Top 5!



Here’s my most recent before and after! 

Top 5 reasons I share my journey! 


1. My own accountability! 


2. There are people out there who need my motivation for themselves and who am I to deny that to them?! 


3. There are also people out there who have doubted me, counted me out and decided who I was before they ever even knew me. 


4. To show people that dedication and hard work breed positive results! Positivity goes such a long way! Especially now. 


5. The countless number of people I’ve helped lose weight and love themselves again! They help me just as much or more than I’ve helped them. Loving yourself is HARD. 


    I’m working on toning and strengthening! 


    I realize in one picture I look and in the other I have flash eyes. But it is what it is! 


    *also note that I stand in virtually the same position every single time I do before and afters so that you can see my change. No funky positions to appear smaller! Just your basic head on full bod shots!*


    I love to talk to people about my journey! Because I finally understand that my weight does not define me. It never did, I only thought that it did! The way my brain works is really a mystery! I do know that I let my anxiety do most of the talking before, it’s been such an interesting journey into finding myself! I couldn’t be more grateful for the life lessons, all that I’ve learned about myself, how much I’ve grown and continue to grow and the journey I still have ahead of me! 

 

    I know just how strong I am. I know that I am smart and kind and have a purpose! Every lie I used to feed myself, was just that, LIES! SO many lies. I try and only feed myself positivity now and when I am feeling the darkness creep back in, I have an entire army of people to help me get through the darkness!  

 

    I’m blessed and so thankful for my journey! The good, the bad and the super difficult. There is light at the end of the tunnel and I’m glad that I can finally see it! 

 



XOXO

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