It's my birthday - pics
LemonBurns
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Ok - Like many of you, I saw a pic of me and was like WHAT THE HECK?!?!? Ewwwwww. Time to do SOMETHING! And after thinking this SO many times in the past and NEVER doing anything about it... I adopted a new Motto: “JUST DECIDE”
So... It was a year ago today, on my 34th birthday, that I popped my first Jillian Michaels DVD in and started to TAKE MY LIFE BACK!!!
I am 35 years old and TODAY... it’s my birthday!!! NOW... at the age of 35 I feel better and look better than I have in my whole entire LIFE!!! THIS is the ‘me’ that I wanted to be – this is the ‘me’ that I knew was in there!
How did I do it? Like many of you... I adopted what I like to call the “I-am-not-going-to-eat-everything-in-front-of –my-face” diet and I started running! I have always said that I wished I had the 'desire' to run... I had been heard saying time and time again that, "I want to WANT to run" but I never did,. Exercise and me have never been friends, oh sure, of course I'd start lots - having the best of intentions, but never followed thru, gave up after a week (if that) Until one day a girlfriend (who has never been an athlete) started the Couch to 5k program and got in shape! She started running - if she could do it, I could too! But I didn't -- not for another year, when another girlfriend asked me to start running with her - together we would go out and run a minute, walk a minute for 20 minutes, and that nearly killed me! BUT I stuck with it, built up the running part, started walking less and less ~ this time I was going to do it! I took the plunge and signed up for my very first race - a 10k, it’s NEXT weekend!! So now I have taken my "I want to WANT to run" and have turned it into simply this: - I just want to go and run! It's AMAzing what one can accomplish if they set their mind to it and JUST DECIDE!
Ok – here are my pics... I think the before one is about 158 lbs and the others are around 128lbs. I have gone from wearing a size 12/14 to a 4 – and I CAN’T believe it ~ I have gotten to a weight that I am happy with, but I know it’s not all about the # on the scale... I started weight training recently so that I can tone all this up, so I am prepared for the scale to go up, and I don’t care ~ I am comfortable with that.... OH!!! and I can’t wait to post a bikini pic one day... ‘Cause It’s not over... I just plan on getting better and better ~ until I die! Ha ha... So stay tuned.
Saw this, decided it was time for a change!!
This was my goal dress... it hung in front of my treadmill for a year!
No longer Scared of Spandex!!
This is my HAPPY DANCE!!
Have a FANtastic Saturday everybody - and to all my fellow Canadians out there - enjoy the LONG weekend!
So... It was a year ago today, on my 34th birthday, that I popped my first Jillian Michaels DVD in and started to TAKE MY LIFE BACK!!!
I am 35 years old and TODAY... it’s my birthday!!! NOW... at the age of 35 I feel better and look better than I have in my whole entire LIFE!!! THIS is the ‘me’ that I wanted to be – this is the ‘me’ that I knew was in there!
How did I do it? Like many of you... I adopted what I like to call the “I-am-not-going-to-eat-everything-in-front-of –my-face” diet and I started running! I have always said that I wished I had the 'desire' to run... I had been heard saying time and time again that, "I want to WANT to run" but I never did,. Exercise and me have never been friends, oh sure, of course I'd start lots - having the best of intentions, but never followed thru, gave up after a week (if that) Until one day a girlfriend (who has never been an athlete) started the Couch to 5k program and got in shape! She started running - if she could do it, I could too! But I didn't -- not for another year, when another girlfriend asked me to start running with her - together we would go out and run a minute, walk a minute for 20 minutes, and that nearly killed me! BUT I stuck with it, built up the running part, started walking less and less ~ this time I was going to do it! I took the plunge and signed up for my very first race - a 10k, it’s NEXT weekend!! So now I have taken my "I want to WANT to run" and have turned it into simply this: - I just want to go and run! It's AMAzing what one can accomplish if they set their mind to it and JUST DECIDE!
Ok – here are my pics... I think the before one is about 158 lbs and the others are around 128lbs. I have gone from wearing a size 12/14 to a 4 – and I CAN’T believe it ~ I have gotten to a weight that I am happy with, but I know it’s not all about the # on the scale... I started weight training recently so that I can tone all this up, so I am prepared for the scale to go up, and I don’t care ~ I am comfortable with that.... OH!!! and I can’t wait to post a bikini pic one day... ‘Cause It’s not over... I just plan on getting better and better ~ until I die! Ha ha... So stay tuned.
Saw this, decided it was time for a change!!
This was my goal dress... it hung in front of my treadmill for a year!
No longer Scared of Spandex!!
This is my HAPPY DANCE!!
Have a FANtastic Saturday everybody - and to all my fellow Canadians out there - enjoy the LONG weekend!
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Amazing progress! You have done so well and taken your life back! nice work and thank you for sharing your happy dance picture!! :flowerforyou:0
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Amazing results! I'm very impressed and HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!0
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Wow - great transformation! You should be VERY proud!
Happy Birthday!!!! :drinker:0 -
Why Thank you, Gentleman
Now - I think I'll go out and do a quick 5k birthday run ~ ha ha... My how things change in a year, eh? 0 -
1. Happy Birthday!
2. Your goal dress is SO cute! And you make it look even cuter!
3. Love your attitude, and your honesty.
4. Looking forward to your updates!! - Heidi 0 -
Happy birthday and way to give yourself the gift of life!0
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Happy Birthday!!!! you look amazing in your after pics ,kudos to you for achieving success 0
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Bump......you deserve alot more kudos!0
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Bump......you deserve alot more kudos!
Aren't you sweet
I think I'll keep you! 0 -
SO awesome...HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
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Happy birthday! Well done! You look fabulous!0
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You look great and a lot younger0
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You look fantastic.. Happy Birthday!0
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Happy birthday from England - good work.0
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Absolutely gorgeous! You look at least 10 years younger now! Happy B-day :flowerforyou:0
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Happy birthday to YOU! Oh my word, you look amazing!0
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You look AWESOME!!! Happy Birthday too! What a great B-day present!!0
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You look awesome! Way to go on your success. 0
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You look amazing!! Happy Birthday and a Happy May 2-4 to you!0
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Happy Birthday! You look amazing!0
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What an inspiration :glasses:
Happy Birthday :bigsmile:0 -
Happy Birthday HOT HOTT HOTTT GIRL....be proud of your accomplishments! Great work...Keep it up...AYE? LOL
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You look marvelous! Congratulations. And thank you for sharing.0
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You've done an amazing job! Happy birthday and keep up the great work! 0
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Happy Birthday you look fantastic!
keep on running - 0 -
you look amazing !! love the happy dance
happy birthday beautiful !! x0 -
Happy birthday - you look amazing and gorgeous. What an inspiration!0
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You look great! Love that goal dress too!!0
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What a transormation! I LOVE your happy dance photo! You look friggin awesome, big congrats!:flowerforyou:
And happy long weekend to you as well! And HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!0 -
You look incredible! Great job!0
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