Has anyone else felt similarly?
I've been waffling with calorie counting for a few months now... meaning most days I don't count, sometimes I do if I feel particularly "disciplined." But I can no longer afford to be so flippant with my health.
I'm 26, F, 280 lbs. I have asthma, sleep apnea, and hypertension. All are pretty managed on medication (& a CPAP.) But the asthma & HBP in particular, as well as being 150+ lbs overweight, are all correlated to complications in COVID-19. After all, obesity is a factor in complications for influenza and other infectious diseases. They're finding obesity (& its common comorbidities) to be risk factors for Coronavirus as well. I read an article today on how obesity contributes to chronic inflammation in the whole body. There's no question internal fat is affecting my asthma by constricting my lungs. And my doc says my hypertension is almost certainly due to my weight.
My mantra through this whole pandemic thing has been "control the controllables." I've been hydrating, taking vitamins, staying home from work, and distancing myself as much as possible. My health has some uncontrollable conditions, sure... but this is within my sphere of influence. As much as I hate facing my past self who has made terrible caloric decisions, my weight is within my control.
I'm also fighting a defeatist attitude, ie "how much weight could I actually lose before COVID-19 affects me." It's already in my city, and while I'm not assuming infection is inevitable, it's not impossible. I could catch it tomorrow. But every bit helps, right? No better time to start than right now.
To get existential, if I may: considering my own mortality and risk factors in light of this pandemic has made my resolve for life skyrocket. I want to LIVE. I want to THRIVE. I'm not done. I'm nearing my late 20s- my body's resilience is waning. I'm on a direct course for serious disease by age 40 or 50. There's too much I want to do and see in this world to sit idly by and leave my health up to fate.
I've always chosen comfort over challenge- emotional eating, lack of physical activity, carb-heavy and sugar-laden food. The pursuit of comfort has been a major driving factor in most of my life decisions. But I've decided I want to live more than I want to be comfortable.
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