morning thoughts

If I caught the errors in AI in things like my 3D scan, my weight, and my blood pressure. I do not doubt that all of those trendy fitness and health video and apps although they meant well, we're sure to fail because, just like auto"correct" sometimes misrepresented what our intentions were. This morning I realized so much of what I was taught was absolutely true, and the trouble all along has not been some conspiracy by pharmaceutical companies, it was bombarding me with the wrong ads and advice. My trouble was not that I was in my 50's and my metabolism was slowing, and dismissing all the seemingly accurate advice turned out to be such a good idea. Through trial and error and testing my own blood sugar levels, though I still cannot explain exactly what was going on. I did discover something that absolutely works, but, it means going against so much of what I was told. I must consume more calories than my body requires to function in the first place, which I discovered the same way I figured out how much sleep I needed, but being consistent and see what my body does. So, my bmr was estimated to be around 1,600 calories, but I followed that belief and nothing worked, it seems that was far too few. But, I assumed the plans assumed that I would not acutely report my consumption because so many of my daily readings were about cravings and how to avoid them. Um, that has Never ever been a problem for me. I trip up in forgetting to eat or trying to not exceed some magic number so I over report.

For multiple days, I have had exact predictions regarding my weight, and I feel confident in saying I finally understand my body. I estimate my bmr to be closer to 2,200 calories per day. So, exceed that and then do exercise to bring the total back to below that...or else my cortisol spikes and I get stuck again in flight of fight mode.

It has been a very very very long journey, and I have take multiple slams to my self-esteem. Actually believing that I was overweight and needed to just deal with that. But, overweight or not I will properly care for MY body in gratitude and simply be content that I Atlantis have figured this out.

P.s. I do not regret all the side quests like cardio, hormones balance, strength training, insulin resistance, etc. Because they all help me understand how a body works according to natural laws, and that alone was monumental in learning what to trust.