NSV Today I wore a bikini in public for the first time ever. No baggy t-shirt or uncomfortable board shorts in sight!
So I've had this bikini forever but I've always worn it like underwear under as much other clothing as I could manage when I went swimming or to the beach.
This year I've made some big lifestyle changes and I feel like it's paying off.
I changed my anti anxiety medication from Zoloft to Prozac. I'd been on Zoloft so long that I'd forgotten one of the major side effects was appetite increase. When I started I was so desperate for anything to help that I was willing to put up with any side effect and then it just became the new normal and my weight skyrocketed.
I had always been a big eater, like everyone in my family, big meals and snacks when I was bored. I always felt like it was out of my control and there was nothing I could do to change. I had watched my mother try and fail so many times to change her habits and she is one of the strongest people I will ever know.
My big breakthrough was when I got the opportunity to move overseas for a year. It gave me a chance to ditch all my old habits and start fresh. Not having my familiar junk foods handy meant that I could truly focus on building new and better habits. I know this is crazy and not something that's available to everyone but having the chance to shake up my routine made all the difference for me.
I moved to an area where I could walk 30 minutes to and from work. I tricked myself into it by finding a spot where if I wanted to take the bus or subway to and from work it would take just as long and still involve walking (no direct route). So more days than not I ended up getting out and walking for 2x half an hour. It was the only thing that kept me sane in a city it turned out I didn't really like.
So now I'm back home trying desperately to hold on to my no/low junk food and more exercise habits. It's hard being around all my comfort foods again but so worth the struggle to be home. I'm down 18kg and celebrating by taking myself to the beach and feeling good about the progress I've made.
P.S. my butt looks like a deflated balloon now but I'm choosing to focus on the positives.
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