For about a year now I have been on and off doing Chloe’s workouts along with tracking my calories and macros. I’ve fallen off more times than I’d like to admit, but now I’m trying something I haven’t done before: working out to Chloe’s workouts 4-5 days a week WITHOUT tracking my calories and macros.

I’m sure a lot of people would discourage me from doing that, but I’ve struggled with EDs in the past, and I’ve noticed patterns of behavior that are uhealthy even though I’m not doing it consciously. Consistently eating less than 1200 calories a day even when I’m working out, forgetting to eat meals, body image issues, wanting that empty feeling in my stomach, and not drinking enough water. Overall I’m not getting the nutrients my body needs, as well as not sleeping properly, so the last few weeks have been a struggle to not fall over from dizziness.

Ive decided enough is ENOUGH. I’m not gonna worry about my calories anymore. I’m going to listen to my body, eat healthily with realistic portion sizes, but also not shy away from things that I love (like chocolate cake 🥰). Some things I do really want to maintain are these goals:

1) avoid dairy where I can
2) avoid gluten where I can
3) avoid eating too much sugar
4) follow 腹八分 (eating until you’re 80% full)
5) DRINK LOTS OF WATER & TEA

I want to focus on my gut and PMOS health first, and then have weight loss be the outcome of that health 💚 we’ll see how it goes. Wish me luck 🥹🫶