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- Ree Drummond revealed that after losing 55 lbs., she fell off of her health plan and gained weight
- She said that she decided to restart her health journey in February and has since been feeling better
- The Pioneer Woman star detailed the changes she’s making to her diet and exercise plan
Ree Drummond is looking back on her health journey and taking time to refocus.
In her latest blog post, the Pioneer Woman star, 56, reflected on the four years since her 2021 blog post detailing what she does and doesn’t do to lose weight. That plan led to a 55-lb. weight loss within a year.
However, Drummond revealed that she gained weight after her past success and she has now restarted her health plan.
“Boy has it been an adventure since then! I am, after all, a woman and a human person, and as such, I’ve had natural fluctuations since this original post was written — but much more so in the past year-plus,” she wrote. “Bottom line, starting at the end of 2023 I stopped exercising and kinda stopped paying attention to what I was eating.”
“Around February of this year, I decided to jump back the plan I’d found success with in 2021, just not quite as high a gear as the first time,” she shared. “Long story short, I have found that it all still holds true, and FOR ME, it is working again like clockwork or science or whatever the word is. The very hardest part was the first week to ten days. Today it’s not that hard at all, and in fact, it’s actually rewarding as I’m feeling better and better all the time.”
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The Food Network star then explained what she’s going to do differently this time around.
“The game changer for me is two-fold: First, I’m building muscle again, which is crucial. I do lunges, squats, deadlifts, and floor exercises with ankle weights,” she said. “Second, I’m eating more protein and keeping it a higher percentage of my calories.”
Drummond added that she won’t be weighing her food or counting calories. She admitted that after doing that for about five months in 2021, it gave her more awareness about portion sizes and calorie intake.
Additionally, she’s not giving up alcohol entirely this time. She said she doesn’t mind having a little bit of wine topped off with Topo Chico sparkling water, comparing it to a wine spritzer.
“I still LOVE the Happy Scale app. During the year I was gaining weight, I didn’t use it very often,” she continued. “I’m using it again and forget how helpful it is! I can’t emphasize enough (just to repeat) how important it is to build muscle. And how important protein is as a part of that goal.”
“In February, the scale was pretty stubborn until I bit the bullet and started doing all the leg/butt exercises. Within a week, it kicked in,” she boasted. “Thank you all for letting me share!!”
