I wouldn't call it a success story, it's just part one of my journey...

Your progress really shows! You can get back on track. Thanks for inspiring us to all keep working on ourselves.

So proud of you for working so hard to do what is right for your body....you are more than worth it. Now I'll tell you a little story about my son who is 24. He is a special needs child and didn't say 'mama' until he was 4 years old. I homeschooled him and when I taught him to read it was challenging. When I felt he was ready for his first real 'hard bound book' which was a beginning reader, he simply was too overwhelmed to even try. He froze. He was bound by a fear. So, I prayed for wisdom to help him and I got the idea to tell him that if you have to eat an elephant it seems like too much, but if you take one bite at a time, you can do it. I cut out a picture of an elephant and many small squares with his initial on them....one page, one square, to be glued to the paper elephant. That's all I asked. And, as he began gluing each square on he realized the elephant was getting covered and with his little mind understood he could do this. So my encouragement to you is, you have a big goal set, maybe seems overwhelming, but you only have to do one day at a time. Today is the day you work on. You can keep on because you are loving your body and giving it what it needs; it is the right thing to do. Even though you go through a phase where the scale doesn't move, you are slowly building muscle and that muscle will in the future burn your calories more efficiently. You are a winner! Absolutely!!

Thank you @luvforever. I needed a pick-me-up! You look fantastic, can't wait to see more "progress pictures". Be so proud of yourself && keep going!

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So proud of you for working so hard to do what is right for your body....you are more than worth it. Now I'll tell you a little story about my son who is 24. He is a special needs child and didn't say 'mama' until he was 4 years old. I homeschooled him and when I taught him to read it was challenging. When I felt he was ready for his first real 'hard bound book' which was a beginning reader, he simply was too overwhelmed to even try. He froze. He was bound by a fear. So, I prayed for wisdom to help him and I got the idea to tell him that if you have to eat an elephant it seems like too much, but if you take one bite at a time, you can do it. I cut out a picture of an elephant and many small squares with his initial on them....one page, one square, to be glued to the paper elephant. That's all I asked. And, as he began gluing each square on he realized the elephant was getting covered and with his little mind understood he could do this. So my encouragement to you is, you have a big goal set, maybe seems overwhelming, but you only have to do one day at a time. Today is the day you work on. You can keep on because you are loving your body and giving it what it needs; it is the right thing to do. Even though you go through a phase where the scale doesn't move, you are slowly building muscle and that muscle will in the future burn your calories more efficiently. You are a winner! Absolutely!!

Beautiful story of encouragement!! Love it.