Egull1- Журнал, 26 окт 19

Thank you so much, everyone for all the beautiful encouragement and support! You know maintenance is not all that sexy, but a nice pair of leopard printed jeans helps sauce things up a bit! LOL - @Carol -> It is very important to this girl's heart to emphasize how genuinely and humbly respectful I am for what this body does for me. So much emphasis is put on image when it comes to loving the form. And, we both know that "body image" is the most temporary state a human will have as we get older. At the end of the day, what every cell in our body is willing to provide us at any given moment to experience this life is what matters most and we're not even entitled to that, because things can change in the blink of an eye. Adopting healthy habits and releasing excess weight AND working to maintain that loss is the VERY LEAST I can give for a heart that beats without me even having to ask it too, or for lungs that take in air without my consciously telling them to do so, for muscles, joints, and tendons that work hard every single moment to take me all the places this mind wants to go. Every cell in this body lives, breathes, and dies just - for - me, even when it is compromised or sick - Now that is some serious love and devotion. How can I not love this body? So, every morning I make sure to look in the mirror and say - "I choose you and I love you too, thank you for everything you give to me. I apologize it took me so long to return the love and devotion. Let's rock the rest of this journey!" @ WholefoodNut - For sure, the most painful aspects of this journey have definitely been deconstructing all the false illusions I created about what I was or wasn't capable of accomplishing. I realize now what a dis-service I did to ever allow any narrative or standard to define this girl's potential or what it looks like :-) @aurora & crazycat--> Awakening is "the" perfect word to describe this process. As a person that practices buddhist principles - that is EXACTLY how I describe it most often. I'm still amazed at how long it took me to realize that the same amount of diligence I take towards changing my underwear, brushing & flossing my teeth, or tying my shoelaces so I don't trip NEEDS to be invested consistently and diligently towards how I approach health, fitness, and what I PUT IN this body. It seems so common sense, but old habits definitely die hard and I've learned patience is key in this process. Both, mind and body love incremental changes, but once one does wake up - there is no turning back. You can't un-know what you know and you come to respect that "bad night-mare" you woke up from, because also provides critical tools to keep you moving further :-) And, thank you DP and Diablo! Princess your own journey is looking pretty dang phenomenal as well and so are you! Keep pedaling sweetheart - you're doing wonderful! And, D - you know you're a continued inspiration and it's horrible that I will look at your muscles and have to remind myself that "I cannot have muscles like that cuz errr...I'm a girl and we just don't create muscle mass like that naturally" BUT, BUT I can have the best muscles this body can have so we're just going to keep plugging away!!! lol {{Big Hugs and love to everyone}} ---> keep pedaling because we.don't.quit! 

Congratulations! 

Congratulations and thanks for the inspiration. I'm struggling now and your story helps me keep going. 

So great! 

Keep On Truckin'....... awesome progress.... 

Well said. Your path and attitude are inspirational. Thanks for the encouragement. 

You look Marvelous ! 

Awesome, buddy!  

Good photos and fantastic accomplishment, both loss and maintenance. A special thank-you for sharing your thoughts!