6 years ago I PROMISED myself I’d get to a healthier weight...
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RunsWithBees
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... and I did it! It’s a promise I don’t take lightly, and I will not let myself off the hook from this promise, I made it a priority in my life. Today I’m celebrating my 45th birthday and also celebrating maintaining the weight loss for 6 years. Making a choice to get healthier by losing 43 lbs is one of the hardest and most rewarding things I’ve ever accomplished
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#wow well done2
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I've been looking for you! I find your story so inspirational and I love that you run bare foot. I have 120lbs to lose and I just took up running. You are my motivation because I want to run like you.7
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You're 45?!?!? Wow! I wish I looked like you now let alone when I'm 45, bird you rock!4
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Happy Birthday!2
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saresimsr36 wrote: »I've been looking for you! I find your story so inspirational and I love that you run bare foot. I have 120lbs to lose and I just took up running. You are my motivation because I want to run like you.
Thank you! You can definitely achieve your goals! Patience and perseverance will get you there, I’m certainly rooting for you!1 -
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goldthistime wrote: »Happy Birthday!
Thanks!0 -
RunsWithBees wrote: »... and I did it! It’s a promise I don’t take lightly, and I will not let myself off the hook from this promise, I made it a priority in my life. Today I’m celebrating my 45th birthday and also celebrating maintaining the weight loss for 6 years. Making a choice to get healthier by losing 43 lbs is one of the hardest and most rewarding things I’ve ever accomplished
You look amazing! Congrats2 -
And now your birthday is in my calendar 😁2
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Congratulations! You look great!1
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FluffyKitty987 wrote: »This post is so wonderfully inspiring!!! You look incredible!! 🤩🤩🤩 Congratulations on maintaining for six years!! Maintenance is no joke!! 💪🌟💪🌟💪🌟
Thanks! Maintenance certainly has its own challenges but I’m determined to keep the promise I made to myself all those years ago. My lifestyle has changed so much since then, I try to be as active as possible and keep challenging myself because only then will I know what I’m really capable of achieving1 -
RunsWithBees wrote: »... and I did it! It’s a promise I don’t take lightly, and I will not let myself off the hook from this promise, I made it a priority in my life. Today I’m celebrating my 45th birthday and also celebrating maintaining the weight loss for 6 years. Making a choice to get healthier by losing 43 lbs is one of the hardest and most rewarding things I’ve ever accomplished
You look amazing! CongratsGeorge_of_the_Jungle wrote: »And now your birthday is in my calendar 😁Congratulations! You look great!
Thanks!1 -
Mexicangreensalsa wrote: »great job you look amazing but you post this same post like 4x a year lol
Right, should for sure be monthly at this stage.4 -
Mexicangreensalsa wrote: »great job you look amazing but you post this same post like 4x a year lol
But OP has every right to celebrate her success right? Keep on posting runs with bees. You look fab3 -
You look great! Thanks for inspiring us!2
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Mexicangreensalsa wrote: »great job you look amazing but you post this same post like 4x a year lol
Lol wow do I really post 4 maintenance anniversary/bday posts per year? Well so goes maintenance... it’s not as “exciting” as losing weight I suppose so it can seem quite monotonous “great job staying exactly the same!” just doesn’t have as much enthusiasm I guess
It’s a very small percentage of people who achieve their goal weight and subsequently maintain it long term. Most usually end up regaining after a couple of years... I intend to NOT follow the majority in those statistics! One of the ways I keep myself “motivated” is to share my experience with others by posting my story and pix. You just never know who you could inspire at any given moment. I would wholeheartedly encourage anyone in maintenance to find whatever motivation they can to keep on the path of the healthier lifestyle they worked so hard to achieve. In fact, here’s a couple more threads I started about “boring” ol’ maintenance, feel free to share your experiences and photos there as many times as you like
https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10698628/the-maintenance-appreciation-thread#latest
https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10736462/the-maintenance-photo-thread#latest
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