Previously Plump... Take 2

Well, it's been a while, hasn't it? I just accessed this blog for the first time in YEARS. I hadn't thought about this blog since the last time I posted (7 years ago). Today, I scanned all my old posts and quickly realised how horrible and unkind I was to myself all those years ago. I was going to delete them all, then I decided not to - I need to leave those there as a reminder in how much I've grown in my mindset.  As you can imagine, like most people who struggle with weight, I'm still struggling. Since my last post, I've gotten married (for a second time), had 2 beautiful children and gained more weight than I ever thought I would. I have not been kind to my body throughout this pandemic and it shows. At the beginning of January, I was weighing in at 247.7 lbs. That is, by far, the heaviest I've ever been. At 9 months pregnant with my son (who was almost 10lbs at birth) I was roughly 230. But, let's be honest - I've done alllllll the diets: Calor