I’ve been on Mounjaro since November of last year and have lost 65lbs so far. I’m currently half way to my goal and have had a couple of NSV that didn’t feel necessary to celebrate, until yesterday! I went to a fancy spa for my partners birthday and for the first time in a very long time, a standard size bath towel can wrap around my torso and overlap enough to be covered in public. I almost cried 🥹
A year ago today I showed up to a beginner pole dance class not knowing what to expect or if I was going to be able to even pretend to keep up.
A year ago I had also just started treatment for a freshly diagnosed connective tissue disorder, was in constant pain, using a cane to walk any extended distance, and desperately trying to find movement that could meet me where I was at. I needed something, but I didn’t know what was going to be sustainable.
I hear a lot about pole being humbling, but there’s something unique about coming into this from the absolute bottom of your capacity. I’ve never had the experience of believing I could do something and being disappointed to find I couldn’t, I’ve only had moments of surprise when I could do something that previously felt impossible.
It took 4 months before I felt brave enough to branch out from the safety of Foundations and since then, I’ve found strength I didn’t think was possible. I’ve found confidence I didn’t know existed. I’ve laughed and cried and connected with so many wonderful new people.
But more than anything, it gave me my life back, and today I’m just feeling really grateful for all of it.