Teddi Mellencamp Arroyave.Photo: Teddi Mellencamp/Instagram

Teddi Mellencamp

Teddi Mellencamp Arroyaveis ready for a reset.

After a short-lived stint on the new season ofCelebrity Big Brother— where she was the first to get eliminated during the premiere on Wednesday — Mellencamp Arroyave returned home to find out that she had gained 10 lbs.

“Today I stepped on scale for first time since going away 20 days ago. Not as punishment but to see where I am after nonstop candy and cakes in@bigbrothercbs,” the formerReal Housewives of Beverly Hillsstar, 40,wrote on Instagram. “I gained 10 lbs. while there.”

Mellencamp Arroyave took a photo of herself in a bikini to go along with the post, which she shared to hold herself “accountable” as she works to lose the weight.

“It’s not about a number on the scale but how I feel when I am eating clean and taking care of my body and mind — my anxiety decreases,” she said. “Today I am posting to hold myself accountable to making my overall health a priority again.”

The reality star also pointed out that “even those of us who are ‘fitness influencers’ go through different stages in our journeys.”

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Mellencamp Arroyave is no stranger to setting weight loss goals. In 2019, the mom of three shared that there were times when she was “truly struggling with taking care of myself when it came to health and fitness,” andat one point she weighed over 200 lbs.

Now, Mellencamp Arroyave said, she knows that “healthy living isn’t a diet — it’s a lifestyle.”

“And even when I do get a little ‘wild’ (for instance, you may have seen me on #RHOBH in Provence 😂), I have the tools to reel it back in rather than letting myself unravel for week’s worth of choices that don’t work for me.”

source: people.com