Tomorrow, March 5, 2022 it is five years since I began my personal health and weight recovery journey that I’ve dubbed “A Dietitian’s Journey”. While it began in 2017, it still continues today and that is the point behind this post.
Five years ago, I was obese, had type 2 diabetes for the previous 8 years, and had developed dangerously high blood pressure.
There is no mistaking that I was a very sick woman. You can hear it in my voice in the video below. It is very apparent that I could barely walk and talk at the same time.
A year after I had adopted a low carbohydrate lifestyle (March 5, 2018), I had lost:
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- 32 pounds
- 8 inches off my waist
- 2 inches off my chest
- 3 inches off my neck
- 1 inch off my arms
- 1/2 inch off my thighs
- no longer meet the criteria for type 2 diabetes (achieved without the use of medication)
- had blood pressure that ranges between normal and pre-hypertension without medication
- had ideal triglycerides and excellent cholesterol levels achieved without any medication.
Two years after beginning my journey I had lost a total of;
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- 55 pounds
- 12- 1/2 inches off my waist
- 3 -1/2 inches off my chest
- 6 -1/2 inches off my neck
- 4 inches off each arm
- 2- 1/2 inches off each thigh
- met the criteria for partial remission of type 2 diabetes
- blood pressure still ranged between normal and pre-hypertension
- had ideal triglycerides and excellent cholesterol levels
Then I got Covid, which was followed by months of post viral symptoms, including finding it very difficult to walk. In the weeks that followed, my middle son would encourage me by asking me to go for walks with him. We started by going around the block, then around the neighborhood, then gradually increased.
Then we took up hiking!
Four years earlier, I could barely walk and talk at the same time and for six months, I was hiking every week, or two.
This photo was taken last year on March 6, 2021 — the 4th anniversary of beginning my journey.
Like most journeys, this one has had ups and downs with both “mountain top experiences” and “valleys”. Recently there have been a few valleys, but from the mountains to the valleys, there is no looking backwards for me, only forwards.
I hope my story and persistence serves to encourage you.
To your good health!
Joy
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