OP:HEALTHBOD Progress! Day 168

Today is day 168 of OP:HEALTHBOD! I can't believe it. The Inspiration for OP:HEALTHBOD came after my April 2025 trip to Disney/Universal which started with removing dairy from my life then translated into plant-based living.

Eat a primarily whole foods plant-based diet is very easy for me since I was plant-based from 2017 to 2021. The fact that my toes no longer burn after a meal, my body feels light, there's very minimal inflammation in my body, and I enjoy the taste of plant foods are all drivers in my motivation to maintain this lifestyle.

I'm in the camp that you do whatever you want to do as long as you don't push anything on me or attack me. This is why I don't preach my choices and another reason as to why I keep a very low profile in life. I write about this because my blog is about some aspects of my life and about my PSI Practice. And who knows! Talking about this could inspire someone to research, investigate, and try plant-based eating.

I'm down 20 pounds at my lowest. I didn't even think I needed to lose that much, but now I realized all the areas of my body which were trapping unnecessary fat. I choose to weigh myself everyday because I love love love Data! I always say the reason why I continue to do my PSI work is because of the Data, Evidence, Documentation, and Experience. Weighing myself everyday also removes the weight I put on the number that pops up on my scale (pun intended). I see the daily fluctuations. I know that if I eat XYZ then I most likely will retain more water and the number will go up. I really should be using a tape measure to take my measurements though...maybe this month I will!

I keep a log of all the times I exercise. I primarily walk on an incline at the gym five times a week or so while also giving myself rest days. 2024's journey was disheartening due to my groin injury and then discovering that my kidneys have a terrible time flushing out uric acid from my body aka gouty arthritis.

The log shows me how much I progressed in my morning walk! I can comfortable walk for 45 minutes on a 10.0 incline at 3.7 to 3.8 speed. I'm in the process of going faster and I try to slowly increase the speed so I don't injure myself.

Strenght training...I need do more of that. That is just something I hate doing even though I acknowledge the benefits of incorporating strength training twice a week. That is a goal of mine to implement next week! I need to be much more consistent with strength training.

Pressures from others and judgement from others regarding my plant-based lifestyle? Nonexistent. I cut out people from my life who are not additions and enhancements to my life. A great quality of mine is that I do not succumb to peer pressure easily! Don't bother me and I won't bother you. Hello, Healthy Boundaries and a Healthy Self-Esteem!

Eventually I will transition from walking on an incline to running. A goal of mine is to run a marathon at one point in my life! I had to basically learn how to walk again over the last few months because I was having feet issues due to how I walked. Now...there's no issue! I'm very cognizant with how my feet are placed every time I take a step and that awareness and action paid off very well!

If you find yourself reading this then I encourage you to initiate yourself into a healthy lifestyle by starting slowly, consistently, and with intention. Learn how to be unbothered by the opinions of others and work with your intrinsic motivation rather than changing yourself to be validated by the external world.

It is you in this journey of Life and you can make great changes by implementing small shifts to build long-lasting healthy habits.