I lost a person, but found me!
In March of 2019, I could be on that documentry, “Fat, Sick & Nearly Dead”. My hair was falling out, and stretchy clothes were the only thing getting me out the door. I was exhausted all the time, had all sorts of aches & pains and just felt horrible!
I went to the doctor on my 46th birthday that also happened to fall on Ash Wednesday. My blood pressure was borderline high, I have always had low bp so this was concerning. Opposed to any suggestions from my doc, she threatned more medication. I was already taking allergy, cholesterol, and anti-inflammatories, so hey, throw another script my way! I mentioned doing an elimination diet, but she wasn’t encouraging. She said, “You can do whatever you want, but it’s not going to help.” This made me mad!
This is where my prayers began to change. Instead of praying for someone or something to fix me, I prayed at church that night for God to give me the tools. I remember saying over and over, God, I know you have the power and I will listen, I will do whatever you send my way. Let me tell y’all within days God sent an anwer to my prayers.
My dear friend, Heather who I met my freshman year at Brevard shared a pic on fb and she looked amazing, Not that she was suddenly super skinny, but she had a glow, she looked healthy and happy and something seemed different! I had to know, What was she up to?
Heather shared that she had found a program, Scale the Limit, that was all about real food, no pills, no shakes, no gimmicks! What she was describing to me was exactly what God had put on my heart months earlier, it was similar to a food elimination diet and immediately I knew. This was it! I knew it would work but, it seemed like on my own it would be impossible to navigate. I knew that something or things I was putting in my body had to be the culprit of all the immflamation. in my mind and most of my friends, I ate pretty healthy, I had been gardening for years and always have fresh veggies, salads, etc No, my daily iv dose of coke zero/diet coke wasn’t locally harvested, but to be honest this was the worst addiction I had!
It was time to focus on my health and my needs, which was a task in and of itself. I always put the needs of others over myself. If I didn’t put my health on the top of my list I honestly believe that I wouldn’t be around long.
Fast forward to today, Nov 2020, I have maintained my current weight for 9 months, thru a pandemic, job change, lots of loss, and more stress and anxiety than I thought could be wrapped up in one year. In the before pic I was wearing am extra large tent for a shirt and sz 14 or 16 pants that were tight! Compared to now a small and size 4 jeans! I’ve lost 36% of my body weight and am literally the healthiest I have ever been! I am on no medications and haven’t had a coke zero/diet coke in over a year and a half! I Lost a person, but found Me!
Through this journry I have learned that some foods work well with my body and some just don’t! Dairy and basically anything processed is a no go! I had to correct what I believed about myself. I was always told, “You’ll never be skinny, You have big bones, You are just plump!” No, I am not big boned! I wear a size 7 shoe! No I am not plump! And actually I am thin. But, more importantly, I am HEALTHY and I am HAPPY with all the things I have learned about myself and my relationship with food. I have an amazing job where I am able to share my passions with the next generation might just be how God plans to use me to share how my FAITH in Him and HIs timing transformed my life. Through Scale the Limit and my faith, I eliminated so much more than just the foods that wern’t working for me!
Luke 1:45 “Blessed is she who believed the Lord would fulfill His promises to her.
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