12/01/2025
For so long, I lived on the “new diet Monday” merry-go-round… always gaining and losing the same weight, always wondering if last season’s clothes would still fit, always measuring success by a number instead of how I actually felt.
Pulling out my winter wardrobe used to give me anxiety — not excitement.
I held my breath every time, hoping the zipper would go up, praying I hadn’t “fallen off” too hard.
Everything shifted when I stopped dieting altogether.
When I stopped obsessing, restricting, counting, and punishing.
When I dropped the rules and picked up real consistency — movement I enjoy, food that fuels me, habits I can actually live with.
Now the seasons change… and my clothes just fit.
My body feels steady. My mind feels free.
And slipping into those same jeans?
That’s my reminder that peace beats punishment every single time.