I love that, live a bigger life as we get smaller. That’s such a great way to put it. And exactly what I feel.
before I was ruled by food, my appearance, wearing black stretchy clothes to cover up, to try to hide, focused on food, getting my dopamine hits from food and drink, just a small life. I also felt utterly shit as I had sleep apnea and woke up multiple times a night gasping for breath, a full nights sleep makes such a difference. My nutrition was poor, yes I ate healthy meals, too much of them, and used a lot of fats in my cooking, and too much booze, at least a couple of bottles of wine a week, now I eat healthy , drink small amounts, exercise daily, wake up refreshed, and keen to get on with the day, always pestering my husband to let’s go do stuff, where as before he’d ask me and I would say no. He often commented I seldom left the house, as I work from home and didn’t want to do anything.
and my vanity has kicked in. There is nothing in my wardrobe I dislike or doesn’t fit. I seldom wear black now when I lived in it before, now I tend to be in neutrals, cream, tan, taupes etc, because hey now they don’t make me look fat and I like them.
yes irs been expensive, and if I’d started now with the price hikes I’m not sure I’d have done it, so I was lucky to start a year ago, but it has been worth every penny, every calorie in defecit, every moment of struggle in the gym.