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Today, August 19th, 2025, I celebrate not only my 61st birthday but also three full years since I started tirzepatide on August 19th, 2022. Birthdays always bring a moment of reflection, but this one feels especially powerful. Three years ago, I was weighed down by more than just age and numbers on a scale. I was living with Hashimoto’s thyroiditis, PCOS, insulin resistance, and hypoglycemia. My inflammation was sky high, my thyroid and blood pressure medications kept piling up, and I felt like my body was working against me no matter how hard I tried. Now, at 61, I’m standing in a completely different place. My thyroid medication has been cut down to a quarter of what it once was, my blood pressure meds reduced by half, and my Hashimoto’s antibodies slashed in half. The chronic inflammation that once ruled my days has eased in ways I never thought possible. My body feels resilient, my systems are calmer, and the fireflies of inflammation that once swarmed me, 116 of them, are gone. Ye...

I've had losing phases over the last 10 months, but they were always short-lived, frustratingly inconsistent, and often followed by rebounds. The backstory matters: last September, my doctor had to lower my dose of tirzepatide from 12.5 mg to 7.5 mg—not because of blood sugar meds (I don’t take any), but due to repeated  reactive hypoglycemia  episodes. That’s a rare side effect, especially for someone who isn’t diabetic. We couldn’t find 10 mg at the time, so we dropped to 7.5—and it completely backfired. I gained, my inflammation returned, and I felt like I was trapped in my own body again. Eventually, I pushed to try 10 mg again. I couldn’t get the brand version, so I switched to a  compounded GLP-1/GIP mix through AMBLE , and things started to level out. But for months, the journey has been rocky. Even while eating right and staying active, progress felt elusive—mirroring the way things were before medication. The one major factor always working against me?  Slee...

 This morning hit different. After a rough week of hypoglycemia, GI distress, and fatigue, my metrics have  snapped back hard —in the best way. It's only 10:35 a.m., and I already know today is going to be  a recovery win . 💓 Wellness Snapshot (10:30 AM) 🧘‍♀️ Stress:  21% →  Low and steady ⚡ Energy:  83% →  ↑ 40% from yesterday 🛡️ Health:  100% →  Very high resilience 🧠 Focus:  61% →  Slightly above average 🫀 HRV:  2.79 (my norm: 2.68–3.05) 💚 HRV Score:  84% (High) 🔁 Coherence:  0% (needs a little breathwork later) 🧠 Nervous System Balance:  PSNS 100 / SNS 24 →  Fully in recovery mode 😴 Sleep Recap (via SleepCycle) 🛌 Total:  6h 42m 💤 Deep:  1h 40m 🌙 REM:  2h 02m 🌤️ Light:  2h 36m ⏱️ Awake:  24 min 📈 Sleep Quality:  +9% above average This was the kind of night that restores you  from the inside out —I could feel it before I even opened my eyes. 🩸 Glucose (via ...