One month difference, more to go!

I’m sharing my body change journey on here because I still don’t feel comfortable or confident to do it on my other social platforms.

Growing up I was super skinny, even after my two children I was still small. The most I ever weighed was 130 and that at 8 months pregnant with my last child. About a year & a half ago, I became sick with a medical condition known as IC (interstitial cystitis), basically it’s an issue with my bladder and there’s no real “cure” yet , just different medicines and treatments to try. One factor to try to relieve symptoms is what you eat/drink. Different foods & drinks can worsen or improve symptoms. I became so scared on what to eat or drink that at 28 I weighed 104 pounds and looked/felt sick. Finally after a year of hospital visits, different doctors and medications , I finally found what worked to help relieve my symptoms. However I went so long with being scared to eat that once I could again, I over did it. I now weigh 135 pounds which might not seem like a lot to some people but it’s the biggest I’ve ever been. I love finally not looking sickly(& also having a butt haha) but I want to get back down to at least 125 and tighten up my belly! I’m one month into this so far and some days I see progress, other days I feel like I not doing enough or my body will never be the same again. IC does cause bloating in the lower belly area and inflammation & I’ve been on 4 different birth control medications(birth control can infect ic) and I do still like to eat(trying to control how much) so not all of the weight is directly my fault and I try to remember that when I see pictures of me from the past.