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Let’s talk #WeightLoss. I’ve been hovering over the tweet button a while on this 
so bear with me.
I have struggled with my weight since I was a kid. Since going away to uni, I have struggled even more with stress and anxiety feeding weight gain as I ate to cope. 1/8
so bear with me. I have struggled with my weight since I was a kid. Since going away to uni, I have struggled even more with stress and anxiety feeding weight gain as I ate to cope. 1/8
I found myself in a self-destructive spiral. The more stressed I was, the more I ate, the more I ate the heavier I got, the heavier I got the worse my self-esteem got, the worse that got the more I found myself hating myself and the rapidly expanding body I was in. 2/8
This reached its peak during the pandemic. I was terrified because I had the accurate label of being obese which I knew was a risk factor for more severe COVID disease. This wasn’t helped by certain med Twitter baddies. I felt guilt and self hate in equal measure. 3/8
The problem was, I was stuck in a rut. I hated myself, my body and didn’t know what to do about it, but for the first time in my life these feelings were so strong that I actually had some motivation to make a change. 4/8
In late October, having just finished my ICU rotation, I decided the change couldn’t wait any longer. I decided to reduce my alcohol intake and take up an intermittent fasting diet which I found pretty tough for the first month but soon grew to love. 5/8
I stuck at it, eating only for 4 hours a day and making it through the rest of the time with a mix of coffee, green tea, adrenaline and a dose of clinical placement which helped keep my mind off food. I’m starting to increase my exercise now which is a story for another time. 6/8
The upshot is, today I hit my first target. Having lost 17kg in 3 months I am now at a BMI which no longer falls into the obese category. There is still work to do, but already I feel better in myself because of the order which this lifestyle change has brought. 7/8
So still work to do, but it’s 2021. I’ve got one dose of vaccine on board, am happier and more self-confident and am within 15 months of (hopefully) qualifying. The positivity is building and it finally feels like everything might just come together. Fingers crossed 
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