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The Best 10 Pounds I’ve Ever Gained and Ever Hope to Lose
Well, if this wasn’t the most enjoyable and weirdest evolutionary experience.
In case you missed it, I went through a breakup this summer and did my own small-scale version of Eat, Pray, Love. Except, there was no praying and no loving. There were, however, oysters. And cheese. Lots of cheese.
My travels spanned three states and two countries. As one could imagine, it took its toll and I am standing here before you today a solid 10 pounds heavier. This is on top of the 10 pounds I gained and never lost during the first year of the pandemic.
For the record, this was absolutely not a matter of me eating my feelings. I already have enough of those and do not need to put more into my body. I have a genuinely healthy relationship with food. By that I mean I am in love with it. Deeply. Some people eat to live, I live to eat.
Food is glorious and I want to taste and enjoy all of it. So I did. The pounds I gained were earned doing amazingly fun things. I let myself live my damn life. These are hands down, my favorite 10 pounds. They also need to go.
I’ve had to do some serious compartmentalizing of my life in the last six months. What my body looks…
