Letting go of the person you used to be

I can proudly say I have lost 35 pounds in the last year. And it wasn’t done with a fancy diet or pills. What was focused on was developing a strategy and selecting the corresponding tactics. Here is what I would recommend:

Train the mind. Read every day. Occupy that space so that when you are bored, you are not reaching in the cupboard.

Walk every day. 10,000 to 20,000 steps a day (sometimes more even). If you’re sore, there’s nothing wrong with taking a rest day. Buy a pair of comfortable shoes to wear for walking.

Have a go-to meal. For me, it was three eggs with an avocado, spinach, and feta cheese every morning. For lunch, I often went to Trader Joe’s frozen meals. If you’re starving, try eating a bite or two of something to calm your nervous system. In the summer, I grilled a lot of different meats for dinner.

Be patient and kind with yourself. I was pretty ashamed I had let myself go, which only perpetuated the eating habit. Letting go of who you used to be is the first step in becoming the person you want to be.