It's Time For A Change: I Have To Do Better

Something has got to give

January 16, 2023

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4 min

Despite being one of my site's pillars, health is the most challenging thing for me to write about on Zainab Adams Official.

See for yourself.

When I wrote this, there were only three posts about health on the website. And it's not that I didn't have anything to say; it's just that I didn't want to give advice that I have yet to take.

And how can I talk about health goals when I have yet to reach mine?

I am not physically healthy, and like most people in that boat, it's something I would love to change.

This blog post will cover my health history and what I plan to do to change the future of my health.

My Health History

I won't be like those weight loss journey YouTube videos, where most of the video is their entire life story. I'll get straight to the point.

I've been overweight most of my life.

There's not much to say past that. Plus, we're beginning an entire health journey, including mental, spiritual, and emotional health, not just weight loss.

I brought it up because I wanted to emphasize something: I know exactly how it feels to be unhappy in your skin. I know that there's a lack of confidence that comes from it.

I don't know what it feels like to love how I look as much as I love myself.

And I want to finally be brave enough to do something different to experience that emotion.

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This Month's Goal

It's mid-February, and for this month, I have been focusing on eating at home.

The decision was made for financial reasons, but I started noticing that I was more conscious of my food choices when eating the food I cooked.

I noticed a difference on the scale too.

I'll continue to eat home-cooked meals this month and create a new monthly habit that I will focus on in March.

Updates

You're in luck if you want to follow my journey or join me. I'll be striving to post regularly on my Pinterest.

So please give me a follow and send me a DM to say hi!

Conclusion

Honestly, I'm scared.

I've tried to lose weight before and either failed or gained it all back. It was disappointing, but can you imagine how much it would suck if I reverted to bad habits after telling ya'll I was making a change?!

I've never been vulnerable enough to post that I'm going to try and lose weight on the internet.