07/23/2025
I've been waiting three years to write this post. THREE YEARS.
PSA for every woman in a stall, a slump, or a full-on “WHY EVEN TRY” spiral:
I just broke a THREE. YEAR. STALL. 😭
And no, not because I did something magical like churn butter during my moon cycle while drinking a Burner Shot on one leg. Although... don’t think I didn’t try all the things. Because I did.
For three years, I stayed consistent. I tweaked. I prayed. I cried in the potato chip aisle. I gained thirty painful pounds during that stall. And no, it wasn’t from “cheating.” It was from stress. Hormones. Inflammation. And maybe a few incidents with heavy S and crossover meals that I rebuked later (maybe rightfully and maybe with unnecessary guilt).
Let me be clear:
👉 I never quit the plan.
👉 I didn’t rewrite the plan or add anything to it.
👉 I never quit myself.
👉 I never quit trusting God was working behind the scenes.
But friend... I almost did. Many times.
I tried:
Fuel Cycles
Dairy Free
Gluten Free
I switched my proteins
Red light therapy
I upped my protein
I lowered my protein
I upped my fats.
I lowered my fats.
I upped my veggies.
I did more E.
I did less E.
I tracked.
I stopped tracking.
I actually tried fasting (I don’t like to admit that one, but it was MUCH pressured, so I went for it)
I added fermented foods.
I subtracted drama from my life.
I drank water like a fish with a Fitbit competing against the rest of the fish in the ocean for the most water intake.
I exercised.
I stopped exercising.
I added Burner Shots.
I went on GLP1s - two that did absolutely nothing after an entire year.
I went on hormones.
I optimized my thyroid.
I ditched the scale, found it again, threw it out metaphorically (and once literally).
I prayed.
I cried.
I BEGGED GOD to make the scale move.
I endured hundreds of messages of “but have you tried fasting? Have you tried this supplement? Have you tried that supplement? How dare you take a GLP1? This is your problem…that is your problem, move more, eat less”
And still… stuck. Not only stuck, but I saw a weight gain of 30 pounds in those three years, despite my efforts.
Until today when just suddenly…I wasn’t.
It wasn’t flashy. No angels descended with “Finally!” banners. But my body finally said thank you. And the scale finally moved in the direction I wanted it to.
So what changed?
Time. Consistency. Surrender. Eating Wisdom principles. Consistent strength training and walking. Peptides. BHRT. Thyroid optimization. And a whole lot of sanctification.
I don’t share this to say “Look at me!”
I share it to scream from the mountaintop!
DO. NOT. QUIT. Your journey is not my journey and my journey is not yours. What worked for me might not work for you and what works for you night not work for me. You HAVE to stick with it and find your own sweet spot. Maybe that comes with hormone replacement. Maybe it doesn’t. Maybe it comes with peptides. Maybe it doesn’t. Maybe it comes with a whole host of supplements. Maybe it doesn’t. Maybe it comes with integrative medicine, purist ways, drive thru sue ways, reading this and reading that…and maybe it doesn’t.
Your body hears you.
God sees you.
Your faithfulness is doing more than you think — inside and out.
And listen — this isn’t a call to “grind harder.”
It’s a holy invitation to trust deeper.
To keep going even when it looks like nothing is happening.
Because that’s how breakthroughs work. They don’t knock.
They crack open when you least expect it — after years of quiet obedience.
So if you're in the stall of your life right now, feeling like nothing’s changing...
Keep going.
Breakthrough isn’t coming — it’s already in motion.
And when it shows up?
Oh friend, you’ll get to dance in the kitchen with your oatmeal and your Jesus playlist like I did this morning.
You’ll be able to say:
“I didn’t give up. I found freedom.”
Let’s go.
