I turned 50 on May 15. Stress eating during two moves in a year, combined with unhealthy eating habits I developed during the pandemic, it seemed as though I blinked and had gained 15 pounds. It became my goal to lose The COVID 15 by the 15th for my birthday. Â
I don t know what I thought I could achieve in a month. I know that 15 pounds was a lofty goal. But, I m happy to say: I ve lost an average of two pounds per week with a combination of keto and intermittent fasting.Â
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Although I m still seven pounds away from my goal, it s only been a little over a month since I ve really gotten serious about resetting my weight to my pre-COVID self. This former national pageant titleholder wasn t about to NOT be fabulous when I turned 50, but all vanity aside: my main reason for losing weight was my health. As a mother, wife, daughter, and friend, It s important to me to be around to celebrate many more birthdays. I was recently in the emergency room with uncontrolled hypert