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Everything changes when you find what works for you ❤️ 🚫Gluten 🚫Soy 🚫Alcohol ✅ minimal processed foods (including processed gluten free foods which can often times be just as bad) ✅ minimal dairy ✅ all the veggies and fruits I can eat Obviously most people wouldn’t want to eat such a restrictive diet but it’s what’s best for my gut health and so far it’s working ✌🏾

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I made a joke talking to my family yesterday that my before and after look like someone deflated an Asha shaped balloon 🎈 😂 I’ve been in a very weird place mindset wise with the most recent changes in my body mostly because once I hit 140 lbs all the weight loss after that wasn’t my choice and I really hate feeling like things aren’t in my control 🤷🏾‍♀️ the reality is I wasn’t healthy at 220 lbs but I was comfortable at 140 lbs and now that I’m fluctuating between 128-130 lbs I’m still probably healthier even though my diet is VERY restricted between celiac and the random additional food allergies that have come with it (corn, rice, potatoes etc. which is in most gluten free products to substitute the gluten 🙄 good thing I learned how to make my own healthy food a longggg time ago 😉) I’m adjusting to a situation where I truly have to listen to my body and it’s needs and forget about trying to appease my perception of what size I should be and how my journey may look to the outside world 🤷🏾‍♀️ I’m glad the weight is gone now I just have to allow myself the time and space to get used to the new me and my new normal. Just a random thought 💭 that was kicking around in my head maybe it can help someone else going through something similar ❤️

Sharing common symptoms of Celiac Disease for those who may not know them and there are a ton of symptoms… #celiacdisease #celiacawarenessmonth #celiacawareness

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*I’m going to preface this post with a reminder that I’m no longer a fitness coach* I literally just realized today I’ve lost about 90 lbs total at this point 😮 the last 20 or so were due to having to cut out all gluten from my diet because my gluten intolerance became full blown Celiac Disease but 90 lbs is still major so I’m making this post 🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾 (for those that are curious my diet now is 100% gluten free, mostly vegetarian, mostly dairy free as well and for health reasons I haven’t resumed any workouts at this point) most importantly releasing the weight helped release a ton of other emotional baggage from the past few years that I’m glad to be rid of 🎉 🎊 ❤️

50 lbs lighter and none of it can be attributed to any form of exercise 🤷🏾‍♀️ apparently my body just didn’t like what I chose to feed it between 2019 and 2020 go figure 👀 lol 😂 I’m now completely gluten free and avoiding most of the foods that trigger acid (also cut down on dairy but I love cheese too much to give it up completely 🤣) now comes the fun part, replacing almost everything in my closet since most of it doesn’t fit anymore 🙃

According to the Adult BMI Calculator I found online (just to prove this point exactly) I am obese in both these photos 🙃 apparently a “healthy” weight for me is really 101-120 lbs 👀😑 this is my friendly PSA to all of you that BMI is not reliable at all. Aim for what makes you healthy NOT a specific weight because both the scale and that calculator will have you thinking all kinds of unhealthy thoughts about your body ❤️ (and I purposefully am not disclosing how much I weigh in each photo because it doesn’t matter. I didn’t feel healthy then and now I do and that’s what’s important) ❤️❤️❤️

Still can’t workout BUT also well aware a healthy body starts in the kitchen 😉👇🏾25 lbs 🙌🏾❤️