I'm very grateful for the support and non-judgement from my husband through my health and wellness journey. There have been huge changes in our lifestyle that where not planned out, but have proven to make a profound difference in both of us. April is a significant month for us in so many ways!! It is the month that both of our childen were born; and in a way it is when we were both "reborn" as well. April 1st, 2023 (No April Fools) is when my husband experienced cardiac arrest in our home, I performed CPR for six minutes until paramedics arrived. He was placed in a coma in ICU and was in the hospital for eleven days. He had a defibrillator implanted onto his heart because there was no clear indicator of what caused the cardiac arrest. What was clear, was that both of us needed to change our heath and wellness. For me, my first step was having more regular visits with doctors. I've never really liked doctors and have a hard time thinking that pills (or shots) wou...
I have gone though a year long transformation to surpass my original goal when I started this heath journey. My main goal was to get down to 180 pounds. In October of 2023, being 248 pounds and 5 feet 6 inches, my body mass index was 40, which was considered Extremely Obese. The health implications of being extremely obese are extraordinary harmful. There is a higher statistical outcome of having type 2 diabetes, heart disease, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, stroke, breast & colon cancer, sleep apnea, osteoarthritis, gallbladder disease, liver disease and increased hormonal issues when going through perimenopause. I was feeling the affects of these health issues already. I was borderline diabetic with my A1C level being 5.9 (a normal A1C level is lower than 5.7), I have a history of breast and colon cancer in my family, I was experiencing sleep apnea, I was having gallbladder pains and my hormones were all wacky. I felt horrible almost every day and didn't know how to m...