Lost 7 stone, bereavement, gained a stone
I've been part of this group for over 2 years now, and it's been an amazing support system.
I've had an incredible experience on Mounjaro, losing over 7 stone since Spring 2024.
Last August, my father was diagnosed with terminal cancer, and I started commuting 150 miles weekly to help my mother care for him. He passed away 3 months later at home. It was an amazing time in many ways to be able to say good bye, but also extremely stressful in others. I have 3 children and work, so it was an awful lot to juggle. Since his funeral in December, I have been helping my mother cope (I'm an only child), sorting out probate for her, and dealing with a stressful work environment and my eldest taking gcses.
It's felt very relentless, and I haven't been looking after myself in terms of good food choices, self care, exercise etc. But we have a much needed family holiday in July, and I would really like to get back into a better mindset before then.
I do need to be kind to myself too, I realise this, as historically putting on weight has meant a lot of self negativity. But I need to try and enter a more mindful rather than firefighting state, if that makes any sense.
Obviously, I would like to lose some weight before the holiday, but more than that I just want to get back into a routine of making better choices.
Any thoughts on how to do this, suggestions etc gratefully received.
- I did have 2 years of cbt which ended before he died, which helped hugely for over eating. I have tried to go back to it but I have a new therapist and I haven't found it very successful.