Unleashing My Joy: First Day Of The Rest Of My Life

My name is Melissa Joy Black. I go by Mel. This is my blog where I am going to journal my journey to health and clarity.

I have been fighting for my health my whole adult life and have really taken it on over the last 4 years. I have worked with a counselor and now work with a life coach, a personal trainer/nutrition coach, a chiropractor and a great team of doctors.

I feel that I have come so far mentally, spiritually, and emotionally. It is now time to fully take on the physical aspect of this journey. I have a lot of weight to shed, but not only that I have a lot of medical issues to look into, get clarity on, and hopefully solve.

April of 2023 I ended up in the hospital and was not able to walk for a week. I was in so much pain and to this day no one really knows what happened. To get back on my feet I was pumped full of steroids and had to stay on them for some time.

I have let that get to me over the last year. As I was pumped up with steroids my weight went up. During this time I let this get the better of me and reverted back to bad habits in regard to my eating. These habits have continued to have my weight go up. I am now near my heaviest weight ever and it is physically affecting me in several ways and is keeping me from the things that I really want to do.

I am not getting down on what has happened this past year. It has happened and is in my past. I used to feel guilty, have shame when I have "failed," but that would not get me anywhere except eating my emotions and feelings and continuing the same cycle. I am looking back to learn from it and move forward.

Here is a Bible verse that helps me with this, "Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. See I am doing a new thing." Isaiah 43:18

Today is the first day of the rest of my life.