Thehardmakesitworthit Member

The leap I feel in my heart now when I see myself in a window reflection....i am making this happen....and that's me!!!

In the beginning of this journey for me (over a year ago) i started on 1200 calories and have lost over 75 pounds slowly. What I am now learning as I read and research, I probably have set myself up for a certain amount of struggle with my metabolism losing the weight on such low calories. I have been heavy lifting for 6…

As I have aged I have become so much more confident in the essence of who I am and frankly, somewhere along the line in my maturity my mindset is: here I am world....you can suck it if you don't like it. Really, there is such freedom in maturing. As for my beauty or attractiveness, I am boldly more attractive now than I…

"Lend yourself to others, but give yourself to yourself." - Michel de Montaigne

bleh

I was googling "Desperate to lose weight".... that was February 2016....and presto.... 76 pounds gone! Woot!

Door jam

I just hope to hell it is not what I ve done so far....somebody tell me please... the answer to this

BWHAHAHA. Okay now for the real test: the day you can rip that mother off whilst sweaty...well takes you to a whole new level of friggin awesome!!!

I do on the stair climber because it is a life safety issue. LOL> 25 minutes in I would fly off the end of the damn thing if I did not. But I dont care if I look dumb holding on.... Of course I am old as hell and no one pays a bit of attention anyway....but I digress. I think you achieve a better workout when you rely on…

Oh topic at hand: Burning Man is on my list of must do... one of my friends will NOT miss it. She describes it as an out of body experience really.....ive not asked how she achieves said feeling but I guess it does not matter.

Yes. Yes I am.

Walked to the grocery last night with a hiking backpack. Needed quite a few things. It was 10 PM...it was still 70 degrees.. I bought ALOT of stuff and I felt like friggin WOnder Woman on the way home with that on my back. I actually jogged the last mile home.....the freedom of spirit brought when we challenge our bodies…

Julie, you are amazing. Just amazing.

okay, this, this is a major NSV and one I aspire toooooooo

For a crispy idea, I buy 34 degree crackers- you can have 9 crackers for 50 calories. They come in different flavors ...they do the trick when I am craving the salsa. Which, if you have not tried the recipe on here for Cucumber Strawberry salsa.....do yourself a solid and try it. OMG

Shopping for swimsuits online..... I love too many of them! Swim suit shopping and liking it.....what universe have I entered? :p

Self love and care shown in your hard work. You look amazing! Very inspirational!!!!

When I started discovering how to be healthier....the key for me was self talk every single day, sometimes all day long. I started walking like a maniac and would tell myself.... "your body is at the top of the next hill....at the end of the next mile.....not inside the fridge or at the bottom of a bag of chips". Our minds…

I rage quit once....walked out of my office at 11:30 am without saying a word and never went back. Dumb and brilliant at the same time. I highly recommend it at some point in everyone's career. Worked there 10 years...came back from leave for cancer treatments and was no longer willing to put up with anyone's BS..... bye…

If you are speaking of the bird of life.....yes....if you are speaking about an actual feathered beast, no .

lifetime supply of VEET

Yes, my children but only if there is absolutely no blood. Cuz that would be a problem for all involved. HYE tried a new sport after losing weight?

Going to Kona in January. I have been in a self inflicted plateau for nearly 3 months now...my goal is to lose 4-5 pounds per month from now until then. I know I can do it. I just need to love myself enough to see it through.....Im 52 years old and the last time I went to Hawaii I was nearly 90 pounds heavier than I am now…

^Oh. My. Gawd. :)

This is me totally! So far, my remedy, THIS WEEK , is a snack for the drive home in the form of celery, fruit, turkey pepporoni. I find that raw almonds with celery seems to satiate my hunger the best so I most often eat those. Keep trying you will find what works for you! Good Luck

The gym is my sanctuary but have little ones at home so after they go to bed I go to an EMPTY gym for at least 1.5 to 2 hours at a time at least 3 times a week. I have a favorite 10 mile walk I also do at least once a week so I can be outside.

lava flow

Costco Black bean...but seeing the above, I may try those

a totally inappropriate comment on my profile this morning..... :p