Category Health

I’ve entered my perimenopause era (and I have thoughts about it)

Whoever designed the female body was a jerk.

That’s a heck of an opening, I know, but I have well and truly entered my perimenopause era, and it sucks.

Towards the end of last year, I started sleeping terribly. Like, 3 am-wake-up-like-clockwork kinda terribly. Waking feeling more exhausted than when I went to bed.

And the brain fog. I thought I was losing my mind. I started forgetting things, getting more confused…at one point, I stressed out that it was early-onset dementia. Then I worried it could have been from the Mounjaro GLP-1 injections I’ve been taking. I spiralled a bit.

Next came the joint pain, which I assumed I’d been eating too much sugar and was causing more inflammation.…

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Your body image isn’t the problem. It’s the clue.

This morning, I listened to a podcast from the Butterfly Foundation called It’s not about the body: the hidden story behind your body image.

If you’ve struggled with an eating disorder or body image issues, I’d recommend giving it a listen.

Not because it’ll fix anything overnight, but because it reframes the whole question in a way that actually makes sense. Or at least it did for me.

The big idea is this: negative body image isn’t the root problem. It’s a coping mechanism. It’s your brain doing its best to protect you from something harder. They actually suggest asking, “What is my body image protecting me from?”

My brain exploded.

I’ve lived with an eating disorder and body image issues

I recently posted about the progress I’ve made with my weight loss, thanks to taking a GLP-1, Mounjaro.…

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Celebrating Progress

Every morning, I open my journal and choose a sticker to either represent the day ahead or spark a reflection. Today’s sticker came with a prompt about celebrating progress, and it felt like the perfect inspiration for this post.

Take a moment to revel in and celebrate the progress you’ve made towards your goals. What are you most proud of?

The background

If you’re familiar with me, or my former blog, Kelly’s World, you’ll know that my weight has always been on my mind one way or another. I hate that it’s consumed so much of my life, and while I’ve played a role in that, it’s also simply been part of my reality. I’ve been heavy, I’ve been healthy, and I’ve been diagnosed with an eating disorder.…

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