It has been a really rough month. Between a huge flare up and what we suspect was a weird strain of COVID (no fever/cough but my other medical issues could skew that) – I have been up and down in huge swings for weeks. Hopefully it’s coming to an end and I can get back to losing.

Starting Weight: 298.8lbs
Current Weight: 252.2lbs
This Week: +9.4lbs (#autoimmune poof)

NEXT MINI GOAL: 223.8lbs (by birthday – May)
NEXT MILESTONE GOALS: 198.8lbs (by end of 2021)
NON SCALE GOAL: NZ Hoodie

MILESTONE GOALS
Goal 1: 273.8lbs (-25lbs) 🏆
Goal 2: 248.8lbs (-50lbs) 🏆
Goal 3: 223.8lbs (-75lbs)
Goal 4: 198.8lbs (-100lbs + Onderland!)
Goal 5: 173.8lbs (-125lbs )
Goal 6: 148.8lbs (-150lbs)
Plan: Tracking in ℹ️ iTrackBites on Better Balance / WW 💜 Purple / 🍎 Whole Foods Focused Wellness

If you aren’t familiar with my situation, basically I live with several autoimmune issues… an “inflammatory overstimulation response” brought on by my basic blood cells thinking they are Spartan Warriors and attacking everything in sight. [Mast Cell Activation Syndrome or MCAS]

This is not water weight, not sodium retention and it doesn’t go away until the cells calm down and the actual muscle inflammation decreases. Everything swells – my muscles, my organs, my eyes…

Foods, chemicals, weather changes, environmental elements… literally, sometimes just existing fires them up. Some things I can control and otherwise it is a #justkeepswimming kinda life.

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📚 RESOURCES 📚
MAST CELL ACTIVATION SYNDROME
https://www.mastzellaktivierung.info/en/symptoms.html