20 sizes down.

WOW!! What a great inspiration you are. Thanks for sharing your before and after. What was the easiest thing for you? What was the hardest thing for you? Did you do anything special for milestones big or small and if so what were they?

Thank you so much!! Honestly, the most surprisingly easy thing for me ended up being not missing fast food. I was an ADDICT in every sense of the word. But once I got used to making my own food and keeping fast food for every now and again, it ended up being not that appealing and I don't really miss it at all.

Learning to take it one day at a time was really, really hard. Learning to give yourself a little bit of give when you need it is also really hard. One bad day isn't gonna make you unhealthy and one good day isn't gonna make you healthy, don't get down! That was my hardest part, anyway.

Usually for milestones I buy myself a dress because I have a giant dress-buying problem that I need to enable. I'm 8-ish kilos from my first goal weight and I should really think of something to do but I have not. :I

OBLIGATORY NEW PHOTOS WITH BARNACLE:




He puts up with a lot.

Wonderful job, you look lovely.

What's your food/diet lifestyle and workout regimen like?

Thanks!
It's pretty relaxed right now ... I'm kind of coasting down these days, as I'm a little tired of being militant after 2 and a bit years. I eat what I cook, for the most part. I eat small portions. I treat myself often, but in small amounts.

I Zumba 2 or 3 times a week and walk my dog most days. I travel a lot and I travel cheaply which involves a ton of walking with heavy bags. At the height of my weight loss I was at the gym 1.5 hours every day, along with Zumba and dog-walking. Which I realize now was silly and totally unsustainable.