Good evening, my name is Lindsey. I'm 39 and recently hit the reset button on life after a near death experience. I have been on a weightloss journey for a few months and back in school while working full time and being a single mom of teenagers 😮‍💨 super excited to join the community

Hi all, was on the way back on track. Now I've a shoulder injury with heavy inflammation and I'm not allowed to move my arm. I can't move it without heavy pain. Have wonderful "sling" for it. Have to take alot of pain medication and need to eat before otherwise my stomach can't handle it. Hopefully it takes only two weeks to get movements back and then to start slow again. It's kinda frustrating. 😕 also feels a bit like losing control.

Honestly, every part of me wants to go all in, lift heavy, and push hard like I normally would. But after speaking with my physio about my back, the focus right now is slow, controlled progress. It’s frustrating because I want to be further ahead already. But I keep reminding myself that progress isn’t about rushing to where I was — it’s about rebuilding properly so I can keep moving forward instead of risking setbacks and ending up back at square one. So for now: lighter weights, more patience, better form, and trusting the process. Slow and steady isn’t falling behind. It’s how I make sure I don’t regress. Anyone else having to remind themselves that recovery and restraint are part of progress too?

Just wanna say… when ppl lose faith that u will follow the plan, just remember ure doing it for yourself! And that got me 2 kg down in the last 3 weeks! By really consciously trying to be mindful of my eating volume. Next to prioritize more on my protein goals. And making more staple foods into my meals. Slowly but surely! I may not be able to track 2-3x per week. But im somehow tracking into Fitness Pal the rest of the week. Work continues to be stressful and im burnt out actually. But im taking more conscientious approach to take on off 1-2 days from work to totally stay away from work.

This week started strong. By the end of it? Sleep debt hit hard. Old mindset would’ve said: “Push through. Don’t stop.” Current mindset: “Recover properly so next week isn’t compromised.” I took yesterday to reset because long-term consistency beats short-term stubbornness every single time. I feel so much better for it and ready to smash this week and to make sleep a focus. Anyone relate?