it’s #wigfacewednesdays and I’m under an ice cream sign (always on brand) 

Since October, I’ve been going through on-going treatments to suppress my estrogen and I wanted to have an honest conversation to share this little part of my experience. With taking an aromatase inhibitor (anastrozole) and lupron injections, I have gained a little over 10 lbs since starting these treatments and it’s been rough and sometimes ugly. I was warned about this possible side effect, in addition to other menopausal symptoms, but I saw (and still see) the good in what this means for me in the long term. 

We are our own worst enemy and there are times I only see the chubby 36 year old staring back at me; the girl that had to go a size up; the heaviest I ever been. 

This has been a tough reality to face, just the physical changes alone have been causing me emotional anxiety. But… As I slowly understand the new me, my new post-diagnosis life, I know I can’t let this take over and consume my thoughts. I can only do my best to incorporate changes to make myself better, healthier, happier.  And that’s what I’m trying.. it maybe a slow process, at my own pace.

Nothing about this journey has been easy but with so much positivity 💜 it can only get better.