08/28/2026
One full year of keeping promises to myself. 🤍
The woman on the left was tired.
Not just “I need more sleep” tired. She was a worn-out postpartum mom, 13 months after having her last baby, still breastfeeding, exhausted, and running on fumes.
The previous six years had held four pregnancies, two babies in heaven, two beautiful baby girls earthside, and a total of four years of breastfeeding.
My body had carried me through all of it.
But I had poured so much of myself into everyone else that somewhere along the way, I stopped showing up for me.
Then one day, I was sitting on the floor with my baby and realized I was struggling just to get myself back up.
That moment changed something in me.
I made myself a promise:
Every morning, I would make a date with myself.
I would stop breaking promises to myself.
I would show up—even when I didn’t feel like it.
And for the last 365 days, I have.
I started prioritizing protein. I added low-dose tirzepatide as a tool. I started lifting heavy weights. And most importantly, I kept showing up.
The progress wasn’t overnight. In fact, sometimes it felt painfully slow.
But somewhere between 205 pounds and 155 pounds, something much bigger than weight loss happened.
I became strong.
Physically, yes—but even more importantly, mentally and emotionally.
The woman on the right trusts herself.
She knows that when she tells herself she’s going to do something, she does it. She knows she can do hard things. She knows taking care of herself doesn’t take anything away from the people she loves—it allows her to give them an even better version of herself.
And THAT is what I’m most proud of.
I didn’t do this just to become smaller.
I did it so I could be stronger for my girls.
A better wife.
A healthier, more present mom.
A better nurse practitioner for my patients.
And a woman who finally learned that she deserves to be on her own priority list.
One year later, the promise I made to myself still hasn’t been broken.
Consistency is everything.
You don’t have to change your entire life tomorrow.
Just make yourself one promise.
Then wake up and keep it. 🤍
If you’re thinking of making a healthy change let this be a sign ❤️
