When I look back on my life at that time, I feel compassion for Past-Megan. She was desperate to find a better way to handle food, but she didn’t yet have the tools or the direction. There were simple changes she could have made, but she was too overwhelmed (and she didn’t have the accountability and help) to do anything about it.
In 2018, I decided to do something different. I got extremely curious, so I started researching. I began to uncover the short list of simple changes that allows all people to find a lower and happier weight, even if you use food to cope right now. And in the course of one year, I lost approximately 100 lbs and built an incredible well of self-compassion and self-trust.
That short list of healthy actions I learned? I still do them every single day. And they help me prioritize not only my healthy weight, but a positive body image too.
They are acts of kindness towards myself. That feeling of positivity towards myself and my body is what makes them non-negotiable. My body-positivity is what keeps the weight off.
Because of this newfound confidence and self-love, every other facet of my life (work, relationships, and leisure) has improved too. This transformation is what pushed me to start coaching others to do the same.