What did you lose?

In 2023, I thought I needed to lose weight.
But what I really needed to lose was much deeper.

I lost the pressure to prove myself.
I lost the exhausting cycle of starting over.
I lost the mindset that my body was a project to fix instead of a gift to steward.
I lost emotional weight—stress, striving, and silent disappointment.
I lost the belief that willpower was the answer.

When I chose daily movement, nourishing food, and time in God’s Word, I wasn’t chasing a number—I was choosing obedience. And slowly, faithfully, 25 pounds came off.

But more importantly, so did the heaviness in my spirit.

What did you gain?

When I released what was weighing me down, God filled the space with something better.

I gained clarity.
I gained energy.
I gained peace with my body.
I gained consistency instead of extremes.
I gained compassion for myself.

After my breast cancer diagnosis and double mastectomy in 2024, I gained something even greater—gratitude. Gratitude for breath. For strength returning slowly. For another chance to steward this body well.

I may have regained some pounds. I may be rebuilding endurance.
But I haven’t lost my foundation.

I gained a deeper dependence on God’s strength instead of my own.

And that is a transformation no diagnosis, no setback, and no scale can take away.