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Weight & Body
My honest notes on weight, body image and the slow stuff.
The Weight Loss App I Actually Recommend to Other Women (And Why It Isn't the One in the Ads)
Every friend who asks me what to use gets the same answer now: PlateLens. Not because it's marketed at women — it isn't — but because it's the only one whose numbers somebody outside the company has checked, and the only free tier I never hit the bottom of.
The Emotional Side of the Scale Nobody Talks About
Losing weight was never just about food for me. It stirred up old feelings about my body and my worth that no meal plan ever addressed. Here's the honest version.
The Day I Realized Maintenance Was the Real Goal All Along
I spent years treating losing weight as the finish line. Learning to see maintenance as the actual destination quietly changed how I do everything.
How I Got Back on Track After Regaining Some Weight
A hard winter undid a chunk of my progress, and the old me would have given up entirely. Here's how I came back without the spiral of shame that used to sink me.
How I Stopped Crash Dieting and Actually Kept the Weight Off
Four rounds of losing and regaining taught me that the diet was never the problem. Here's the unglamorous approach that finally held.
Why I Gave Up the Whole 'Cheat Day' Idea
Cheat days felt like freedom, but they were quietly keeping me stuck in a punishing cycle. Here's why I dropped the framing entirely and what changed.
What I Learned from a Three-Month Plateau
The scale stopped moving and I nearly threw the whole thing in. Here's what was really going on, and how I waited it out without losing my mind.
Slow Weight Loss Is the Only Kind That Ever Stayed for Me
I used to chase fast results and then watch them evaporate. The boring, slow version is the only one that ever actually lasted. Here's why I gave up on speed.
Why I Stopped Weighing Myself Every Day
The morning scale ritual was quietly running my whole mood. Here's what happened when I finally stepped off it — and what I do instead now.
Eating Enough Protein While Losing Weight (Without Overthinking It)
The thing that made losing weight feel less like deprivation wasn't eating less — it was making sure I ate enough protein. Here's how I actually did it day to day.
The Mindset Shift That Finally Made It Click for Me
For years I treated weight loss like a punishment I had to survive. The day I started treating it like something I was doing for myself, everything got easier.