Michelle's Journal (6/15/26) (Patreon)

Dear Journal:

Tonight was my third night in a row going to the gym.  I was feeling pretty proud of myself until I made the mistake of stepping on the scale.  It hasn’t budged.  I suppose I shouldn’t be surprised.   I was on the fast train to tubby town, and that train, like any other train, takes a while to turn around.  Dr. Chen told me as much during our session.  Habits and hormones can’t be altered overnight, and the rapid changes my body was going through will take time to reverse. 

That doesn’t make it any less demoralizing, though.  I swear, if I can’t get below 150 before the cruise, I’m wearing a parka ☹.

When I got home, I apologized to Jessie for being such a bitch.  I figured if I can’t lose my love handles, I might as well take some weight off my shoulders.  She was surprisingly receptive.  We even agreed to take a walk tomorrow.  I’m not quite ready to invite her to the gym, as Dr. Chen suggested, but these could be steps (literally!) toward repairing our relationship.

I like the thought of that a lot more than I thought I would.

--Michelle