So today I saw my new PCP. The first thing they did was weigh me, and I was excited to see that I lost 3 pounds by just eating 5-6 small...

[Note from 2026] Originally published July 26, 2018. When I originally shared this, I was deep in the trenches of trying to force change, caught between progress and self-judgment. Today, my work is rooted in Compassion Key facilitation, transformational coaching, and sustainable inner growth. I’ve chosen to keep this post available exactly as it was written—not to focus on weight loss, but to honor where so many of us begin: struggling with the inner critic, guilt over "bad"