Renew Somatic Therapy LLC

01/06/2026

Week 12.
Looking back to this past October…
this past summer…
this past year…
I honestly can’t believe I did this.
I was at a place that’s hard to talk about — not just physically, but emotionally. I had never dieted in my life. I didn’t even really understand what “self-control” meant around food because I had never needed to.
And then one day I realized something that changed everything:
I had become an emotional eater.
Not because I was hungry — but because I was reaching for comfort.
Salty snacks. Trail mix. Candy. Cookies.
Sugar cravings on full volume.
Eating things just because they were there.
Shopping for clothes stopped being fun.
Nothing hid the growing menopause belly.
I was constantly trying to figure out how to dress my body so I could still feel decent.
Two years ago I was told to buy a black dress for an awards event. I used to shop at White House Black Market — I had been a size 5/6 my entire adult life. I walked in and everything was spandex, form-fitting… and suddenly I was a 14 or 16 depending on the cut. There were barely any options for me.
That was a moment.
Not just about clothes — but about identity.
And yes, the way we feel inside does show up in how the world meets us.
Week 1 to Week 12 has been a gift.
Not painful. Not punishing.
But a relearning.
I feel good in my body again.
I trust myself again.
And the greatest joy has been helping others on this same path — hearing their wins, seeing their changes, watching them feel hopeful again.
That lights me up more than I can put into words.
This wasn’t just weight loss.
It was coming back to myself.

12/30/2025

My employer has a program where they gifted a scale and there was an app but I never really went into the app. no t until this past weekend to see if it actually tracked anything. So, I took a screenshot to show basically what it tracked. I can go back the year. I never participated with the health coach. Was never interested in that because remember, my mind was stuck that there wasn't going to be a remote possibility for them to do anything for me.

12/26/2025

Sharing a post from
From Dr Jodi's page about American bread:
Before I paste a dear client shared with me a brand of flour her mom and grandma all swear by which makes the best bread. I eagerly looked for it and found it at Dillons however much to my dismay it has that BAD stuff in it. Bromide. so I found an unbleached unbrominated flour and will be attempting to make bread from scratch hopefully this weekend.
Carry on.
This one ingredient in American bread is banned in other countries…
and that alone is reason enough not to eat bread in the U.S.

Most people think bread is unhealthy because of carbs or gluten.

That’s not the real issue.

The real issue is what’s added to bread in America.

In the U.S., many commercial breads are made with potassium bromate or bromated flour - a bromine-based chemical added to dough to make bread rise higher, look whiter, and feel softer.

It’s not there for your health.
It’s there for profit and shelf appeal.

Here’s the part most people don’t know…

When potassium bromate enters the body, it behaves like bromide - a toxic halogen that directly blocks iodine uptake.

Iodine is essential for:
• thyroid function
• metabolism
• hormone balance
• breast and ovarian health
• brain function

So bread doesn’t just “add calories.”
It actively disrupts your thyroid and hormones.

This is why potassium bromate is banned or heavily restricted in many countries, including:
• the European Union
• the UK
• Canada
• Japan
• China
• Brazil

It’s classified as a possible carcinogen and a metabolic disruptor.

Yet in the U.S., it’s still allowed in many mass-produced breads.👈

That’s why so many people say:
“I eat clean but my thyroid is off.”
“I can’t lose weight no matter what.”
“My hormones feel wrecked.”
“I’m exhausted all the time.”

Bread is often part of the problem - not because it’s food…
but because it’s chemical exposure disguised as food.

This is also why so many Americans remain iodine-deficient even when they supplement. You can’t out-supplement constant bromide exposure.

And this is why removing bread often leads to:
• better energy
• easier weight loss
• clearer thinking
• improved hormone balance

Not because bread is “evil”…
but because American bread is fundamentally different.

If an ingredient is banned in dozens of countries for health reasons…
maybe it shouldn’t be a daily staple here.🚨

Did you know this about bread in the U.S.?

12/25/2025

12/25/2025

Loving the results of this reset.

12/23/2025

Real change begins with a yes.
August pic to a today pic.
Down 24 lbs since the end of October.
I don't have any regrets. Done naturally, no body contouring, exercising, or weight loss drugs.
Food is Medicine, Medicine is Food - when done correctly.

12/21/2025

The music fits for this year. Grow, Glow, Flow that's the vibe.

Absolutely stunning transformation IMO.
I have not done HIIT except the one day due to a hip issue. Cut back on my iodine to see if that is the cause for me.
Plus I'm a full time mom with a growing pup so a lot of time, attention, sleepless nights have weighed in.
Black and blue last week.
I try to stay consistent with the clothing choice. BUT!!! I want to show you the purple pics that I took and posted a while ago because I happened to be wearing the sMe outfit today and wanted to show you a in this same attire from Nov 8th a little over 2 weeks into the reset and today. The Black and blue is from last week and the purple below that is today.

12/13/2025

Dec 13th. I'm fitting into clothes I didn't think I would wear again. Bonus.