barefoot_shuffler

I am absolutely speechless!! So very proud of you....you look stunning!!!!!! :)

OF COURSE!!! Thank you for this!!!! :happy: I have not been taking Vitamin D through the summer....but we are always told here in Northern Ohio that we need to take Vitamin D supplements because we have, like, 2 days of sun from Fall until Spring :wink: Will start that back up and see if it helps!! Thanks to all of you for…

CONGRATS!!!!! :flowerforyou: That has got to feel so wonderful to know that YOU CURED YOURSELF!!!! :wink:

Wow!!! You can totally see the difference!!! You are seriously rockin' this !!! :) Keep at it and keep those before and afters pics coming :drinker:

Simply amazing!!!!! You are totally ROCKIN' this!!!!! Keep up the phenomenal work!! You are truly an inspiration :flowerforyou:

Wow! Thanks everyone for such amazingly kind words! :blushing:

I cannot love this post enough!!! Congrats to you....you look amazing!!!! :flowerforyou:

Thanks :)

Ritchiebulk......I am totally with you!! I most likely would have not read such a long post either. I see the question, I have a solution...BAM!! Done! I would have completely ignored the details :wink: That is most of my problem with this whole thing....I can't slow down enough to tend to the details! It is literally…

Thanks all! :) Puckit61.....That butt sweat was hard earned with a push mower so I only have my butt to blame ;)

Thank you for the kindness :) Sharon....I totally feel your struggle and frustration. It has been so exhausting to recommit to this EVERY. SINGLE. DAY!!! If you'd like, please read my blog! I started it...and this journey....in March and have documented my struggles and my little (and not so little!) victories :). This…

"When you fall, get up again and again and again" LOVE LOVE LOVE!!!! So glad you are doing well and have been made stronger from your tragedy. So many other directions you could have easily gone, but chose the hard, yet rewarding, road. Best of luck to you!!

Thanks everyone for your kind words and encouragement :) Good luck to all of you on your journeys as well!!!

Guess I should clarify that I most certainly can see the difference between my Week 1 and Week 19 gut pics...I just have not noticed too much of a change from my last couple weeks of comparison pics :) Thanks for your kind remarks :)

WHY ARE THOSE PICS SO BIG???? I resized them in Photobucket??? Any suggestions?

Love this!!!!! (and all the pics!!) Congrats to you!!! :drinker:

Thanks all!! :blushing: Joanne....if you'd like to know more about barefoot running, feel free to friend/message me! :smile: Yes....my feet just toughen up to the rough surfaces (though stepping hard on a rock still hurts!!:sad: ). I am not able to go bare during our winters here in Ohio (some barefooters do run bare in…

I love this!!!!! So happy for you!!!! Those are some beautiful split times (and heart rates too!!! :heart: ) It is so encouraging to see the fruits of your labor with the decline in your times, isn't it? Your running story sounds so similar to mine....it's amazing how quickly our bodies adjust and improve :happy: Keep it…

Thanks ladies !! :)

Needed this today....thank you :flowerforyou:

Thanks Elisabeisme! This DAILY battle is soooooo frustrating! I long for the day when it wont feel like a constant struggle! Cant wait for it to feel more automatic. I hope I get there someday :) Best of luck to you! :)

LOL! Thanks Autumn! :wink:

Thanks for the words of encouragement Binor and Missionimpossible!! :flowerforyou:

Thanks marhod!! I agree completely with what you said!! It's like magic :smile: For me it is better than any medication :smile:

Phenomenal!!! I hope to someday try a full marathon :) You are going to rock!!!

YOU. ARE. A. ROCK. STAR!!!!!!!! :bigsmile:

Heck yes!!! It takes me 2-3 hours to use a push mower and we have a hilly back yard...I burn between 900-1200 calories! (And I feel it!) :)

Thanks Martha, Scott and Angex!!! :) Me525.....it sure is hard to be a Browns fan, but I will always love them! Football season is right around the corner! :)

Love your post :) Keep up the amazing work! You have made great progress so far! :)

YAY! A fellow Browns (and Buckeyes) fan!!! :drinker: