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This was a hair color and blowout I did myself after 6 months of waiting for the hair salons to be open (they opened up a couple of weeks later) My hair is stick straight and it takes a lot (a lot!) of heat to force it to hold any wave or curl. I will go running before I get my hair done then plan on having a rest day (or…

Thank you so much <3 :) this is a fabulous thread, everyone looks lovely!

What a beautiful thread! Jewelry is so much fun! :) I actually make my own costume jewelry and I used to make custom pieces for sale when I worked in an office years ago. Then I kinda just stopped making it for awhile and have just recently started making pieces again since I still have a lot of the materials leftover from…

My motivation: I remember how crappy I felt when I was living a sedentary lifestyle, I used to have chronic aches and pains for apparently no reason and was out of breath after walking around the block or climbing a single flight of stairs. I started walking more because that’s all I could do, then progressed to hiking and…

I skip breakfast entirely and run on an empty stomach because I can’t stand to feel anything sloshing around in my stomach while I run. I have been maintaining for years but just out of curiosity I tried keto for supposed satiety. During the 6 months I was on keto I could run my regular schedule but it required much much…

Kinda got an 80’s vibe going on here in my lipstick and shades B)

A daytime smoky eye look...

I guess I am the the opposite. When I was obese I was constantly cold... always wore a sweater, scarf and gloves in the office kind of cold. I do have hypothyroidism and low iron so that could be a factor but even getting those conditions well managed didn’t help much. When I lost weight I started exercising regularly for…

I give myself permission to eat whatever I want on holidays but I make sure I add in some extra physical activity. I like to go on extra walks and hikes on holidays, it’s something fun to do with family/friends too! :)

NOT true in my case :D I’m 5’11” without shoes and always catch dudes lying about their height. I’ve had guys swear to me in person while standing next to me that they’re 6 feet tall while I’m clearly hovering over them in flats, talk about being in denial, dude if you’re 6 ft then I must be 6’6”! :D From my experience…

In the pool! B)

Awesome!!!

Not a werewolf but a vampire... those two get along don’t they? :D

Thank you! <3 :)

I feel like for me my eyebrows are key... if I’m having a good eyebrow day I feel like I can conquer anything that comes my way! :D my signature everyday look is a light dusting of mattifying powder, black eyeliner flicked up at the corners, clear lip balm and occasionally too much blush (I have a ton of blushes in…

I’d add a jar of pesto sauce to the drained pasta and throw in the beans, tomatoes, artichoke hearts, black olives, chickpeas, salt and pepper to taste. All the extra ingredients I mentioned can come from a can so not much preparation needed. It can be heated in a big pot and served warm or even refrigerated and served…

If I were in your shoes I’d make an appointment with her pediatrician and talk to them beforehand about your concerns about her weight so they can make that the focus of the checkup. Talk to her father as well and take him to the appointment with the doctor if you can get him to go, that way you can put the heft of the…

Barefoot! My feet seem to be stronger and my stability has improved since I started exercising this way but I really enjoy going barefoot because it just feels free, natural and fun to me! :)

Maybe think about it in the way of bad habits you used to do and follow up with how you are currently improving. For example here’s some of mine... :) I used to get out of breath climbing a single flight of stairs or walking around the block. Now I can run up and down hills and mountains whenever I want to! :) I used to…

Congrats! You look great, fantastic transformation!

I sold all my 3X size scrubs on E bay (it’s pretty easy to learn to do) and donated the rest of my old wardrobe to second hand shops. Totally worth it to not have those items occupying space in my closet. Also it’s an incentive for me to maintain my goal weight to continue fitting into my new smaller clothes and not have…

If the topic of weight loss comes up and someone asks me how I lost 43 lbs and I respond “calorie counting” they usually don’t believe me... or they just don’t want to believe that calorie counting was what worked and helped me keep it off for nearly 7 years now. It’s ok if they don’t believe me though, as long as it keeps…

My best friend is heavily into Jpop and some Kpop so I’ve seen a lot of videos and been to a few shows and seen live performances. Their choreography and coordination are freakin awesome! I could never dance like that but it’s truly mesmerizing! Good luck with the dancing, I can see how that would be a fantastic workout! :)

A few interesting Bay Area skies I’ve seen over the years... double rainbow, lenticular clouds, partial solar eclipse, trees and blue skies, sunset on Mt. Wanda. These last two are from this past week. The smoke has been obscuring the sun so much it practically feels like nuclear winter, the first one is how the sun looked…

That’s just “street art” ;) Here’s some I saw in downtown San Jose, April 2019

Redwoods August 2015

Poppies in the East Bay hills April 2016

Fantastic progress!!!

Great post, you are an inspiration! :) <3 I remember when I was trying to lose weight for vanity reasons and could never stick to it. Once my health was threatened by my obesity I’ve been able to keep the excess weight off for 6+ years and counting. I didn’t even consider whether or not I’d get loose skin, I just didn’t…

Thanks! My participation on the forums is sporadic at best but maybe I’ll try :)