I Tried to Fly the Nest! 😳

Shared by DeniseM

In December of last year, I came to the very difficult decision to leave Virta after five and a half years. For all that time Virta had been such a HUGE part of my life! First thing in the morning I did my testing, reported my biomarkers and talked to my coach. I did this every single day, including the weekends, I have always communicated every day with my coach Or coaches. This might not be the best thing for them, but it helped me very much to stay connected and I depended on communication. This is not the easiest situation to be in, not the hardest, certainly, but definitely not the easiest. Then my coach of three and a half years announced he was leaving Virta. (I‘m thinking he did it just to escape me! Ha! Probably had enough talking to me every day for so long! 😂) But I knew the day would come and it finally did and I always had it in my mind when I had to change coaches, yet again I would be done.

I was thinking, SURELY after almost SIX YEARS I could do this on my own! Wouldn’t you think? For one thing, I wouldn’t recommend leaving two weeks before Christmas when you’re very vulnerable. Number two, I was recovering from COVID which so many of us had become sick from by being at my son’s wedding! Talk about wreaking havoc for so many people during the holidays! 😳 Number three I just felt off-kilter because I was missing my coach even though I had an extremely wonderful new coach! But it was hard to bond because I had it in my head that I had one foot out the door.

I was sensing the smell of freedom! 😀 Freedom can be a double-edged sword though. I absolutely loved not logging food, I didn’t really keep track of what I was eating, but I only eat about one meal a day, so not too much damage there BUT what I found myself doing was not being my best which I continually strived to do on Virta. I was still eating keto, but I wouldn’t make myself a proper meal hardly. I would go to the fridge and have some cheese and pepperoni and call it a day! I did find myself nibbling here and there. It IS still Christmas and the holidays and all my vigilant effort, while on Virta, kind of went by the wayside a bit. Not too terribly bad. I didn’t gain much weight, which right there is a miracle from God! But I didn’t test my blood sugar or ketones once in two months! I was wearing a CGM so I did monitor things, but be danged if I was going to do finger sticks! 😱

So I was talking to my sweet Virta friend, Sandra, one day and was telling her what was happening and how I was feeling and she said, “You need to rejoin Virta!” I’m like, “What?” The thought hadn’t even crossed my mind. I just kept thinking and hoping and praying I would get myself together and do as well as I was doing on Virta again, but the trouble was I wasn’t for sure that would happen! What if I just kept backsliding slowly but surely, what would I do? I had two days to do before the Virta price would revert to the full price which I wouldn’t be able to afford. So I thought about it and just decided I’d rather be trying to do my best than risk all the progress I’ve made that I’ve worked so hard for!

So here I am guys! I’m thrilled to be back and it’s already helped me tremendously. I have a great new coach I’m very grateful for, my same incredible Virta doctor, and my same weekend coach who I think is amazing and so supportive, I’m making proper meals again, testing again, and most of all I can’t wait to see everyone in the Community! I missed you all so much! 🥰

So I think it’s a sure thing now, I’ll be messaging my Virta coach from the nursing home when I’m 90! Ha! 😂

Much Love,

Denise❤️