Apr 27 • General discussion
Tequila, pickleball, and what two weeks of travel taught me about my body
Hey Peri Posse! 👋
Just surfacing from two weeks of globe-trotting and I have feelings about it.
Dominican Republic with my daughter Sadie for her 18th birthday. Bahamas with Fraser for his work convention at the Baha Mar. Mahjong, pickleball, treadmills I didn't own, tequila I probably didn't need but absolutely enjoyed, and more resort buffets than I care to admit.
And here's what I want to share with you, because you came here for the nitty gritty:
I didn't follow a plan. I didn't track my protein. I drank almost every day. I worked out when I felt like it and skipped it when I didn't.
And I came home feeling genuinely good. Settled. Not bloated, not guilty, not starting over.
That's not because I'm special. It's because the foundation is built. The habits are ingrained enough that they happen naturally, even when I'm not paying attention to them. That's the whole point of everything we do here.
Which brings me to what I've been posting about on Instagram this week, because I think it connects directly to where a lot of you are right now.
Your nervous system is very likely the reason your weight won't move.
Not your food choices. Not your consistency. Your nervous system.
When we're running on chronic stress, our bodies stay in low-grade survival mode. Cortisol stays elevated. The body holds on to weight because it doesn't feel safe enough to let go.
And here's the part that hit me hardest when I first understood it: most of us don't even recognize our own stress anymore. It's not a breakdown. It's just a quiet hum in the background that we've adapted to.
Short patience. Broken sleep. Weight that clings no matter what we do. Sound familiar?
I've been sharing a lot about this on the feed this week including a vulnerable personal story about how my own body forced me to slow down before I even hit perimenopause. Go check it out if you haven't yet.
And if you have a friend who needs to hear this, my free guide Why The Weight Won't Budge is the perfect starting point.
Now I want to hear from you. 👇
Have you ever had a moment where you realized your stress was bigger than you thought it was? What did that look like for you?
Drop it below. This is a safe space and I genuinely want to know.
Also if anyone has treadmill recommendations under $2000 I am apparently in the market.
Christie x
PS: If you haven't explored the Classroom yet, there are resources in there that tie directly into everything I've been talking about this week. Go have a look around. 👀
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