New milestone met.

I have struggled for years with Hashimoto’s Disease. Losing weight has been near impossible and then there have been the additional health issues of hormone imbalance coupled with my age…. 48 years.

Anyways, after having difficulty managing my weight since adolescence (experiencing an eating disorder), I have tried a few weight loss programs……meaning healthy eating programs. The combination of Modere products (with their focus on Mediterranean ideas), Young Living, Hello Fresh and now Noom have helped with my medications finally helping me. The added advantage of improved sleep has led to the bathroom scales speaking a new story for me. Yay!! I am losing weight finally!

Noom has encouraged me to do some more mindset work. It couples psychology with diet and lifestyle education. Looking at the deeper issues. I am following a Mediterranean diet mostly and have lost 14kg. I have 26kg to go. I am super-thrilled and excited about seeing this change but also being happy and joyful in the process. Can you believe that a salad can be truly enjoyable for breakfast? No? Seriously give it a try!

It is a huge mental achievement for me to take my medication and lose weight! I am encouraged. I am using weights, a treadmill and exercise bike too. Let us not forget the 10000+ steps I am keeping to each day as well.

I have been thinking about the importance of routine. When unwell, routine is what I give up. To be honest it takes all of my will power to keep to any part of a routine when I am trying to heal. It truly is like rolling a rock though. It gathers momentum the more you push it. There are so many things people take for granted as just autopilot experiences which I cannot complete when I am not well.

The Mad Hatter’s Retreat is about my journey in identifying toxic lifestyle choices including thinking that I have kept as routine. Medication, the doctors say, is only part of the solution. I am learning so much about gentle ways and to stand for what is right for me. Perfection is not what I need to be…..it is enough just to be me.

This is a huge revelation for me. My world is not falling apart if I don’t meet a standard. To be given permission to walk as the Lord wants me to walk and not people is setting me free of so much rot!

The future is bright. My garden is well used. My outdoor setting also gets a workout and the birds are now louder than the voices that have plagued me most of my life. My retreat at the Creek is a blessing for now. Who knows where the future will take me. Life’s possibilities are endless really.

My dream endeavor is to work as some sort of peer support/counsellor/life coach for people who have struggles like me. Do dreams come true for someone like me?

May you be blessed for hearing the rambling of this Mad Hatter. Have a great weekend.

Love Rebel xo