08/13/2026
I cannot believe I’m saying this, but today I am officially celebrating 99 POUNDS of all natural weight loss since May 29, 2025 😭🔥💪🏼❤️
Like WHAT?! 99 freaking pounds. 🥹
When I first started this journey, I did a ton of research into Ozempic and some of the other weight loss tools available. Ultimately, for my own personal health and wellness reasons, I decided that wasn’t the direction I wanted to take.
And I want to be very clear, there is absolutely no shade toward anyone who has chosen that route. ❤️
Everyone’s health journey is personal. We all have different bodies, different circumstances, different needs and different stories. You have to do what is right for YOU.
For me, everything really started when a very special friend encouraged me to take my weight, my health and my wellness into my own hands during one of the roughest periods of my life.
And I am ever so grateful for that person. 🥹❤️
Sometimes one person believing in you, encouraging you and giving you that little push can completely change the direction of your life.
Showing up was not always easy.
There were days I felt uncomfortable in my body. Days I walked into the gym feeling like I had absolutely no clue what I was doing. 😂 Days I felt fat, unequipped, intimidated, tired, depressed, unmotivated or just straight up LAZY and did not want to go.
But I kept showing up. 💪🏼
Sometimes because I pushed myself and sometimes because the people around me encouraged me when I didn’t have enough encouragement left for myself.
And slowly, everything started to change.
I started intermittent fasting, usually around 16:8 and sometimes up to 18 hours. I stayed in a calorie deficit. I cleaned up my diet. I ate mostly keto style foods. I prioritized protein, took my vitamins, used a good protein powder, drank a ridiculous amount of water 😂💧 and made movement a normal part of my everyday life.
And truthfully, I believe the biggest part of this transformation happened in my kitchen and through what I chose to put into my body. 🍳🥑🥦🥩
You do not need some insanely expensive gym membership.
You do not need the fanciest gym.
You do not need the most expensive supplements.
You do not need every new fitness gadget.
And you definitely do not need the most expensive workout clothes.
Although I’m just saying, a cute gym fit absolutely DOES help the motivation sometimes 😂😂💅🏼🔥
Outside of eating healthier and going to the gym, I’ve really just focused on MOVING.
I get a ton of steps every single day. 🚶🏼♀️
I hike. 🥾🌲
I absolutely love climbing waterfalls and getting out into nature with my dog. 🌊🐶❤️
I paddleboard. 🏄🏼♀️
I canoe. 🛶
I swim. 🏊🏼♀️
If it involves moving my body, exploring, being outside or doing something adventurous, chances are I’m IN. 😂🙌🏼
And I am so incredibly grateful to everyone in the fitness community who continues to inspire me through their own stories, their transformations, their knowledge and their words of encouragement.
The gym community can actually be pretty freaking remarkable. ❤️💪🏼
I’ve met some amazing people and developed some really beautiful friendships through fitness, and I feel incredibly blessed to be part of that community.
There’s something powerful about being surrounded by people who are all trying to become stronger versions of themselves.
Not better than anyone else.
Just better than the person they were yesterday. 🔥
I’m 42 years old and I know I’m not getting any younger. 😂❤️
I want to be the absolute best version of myself that I can possibly be.
Spiritually. 🙏🏼
Physically. 💪🏼
Mentally. 🧠❤️
Emotionally.
ALL OF IT.
And for anyone who doesn’t realize how closely connected physical health and mental health can be, let me tell you from my own experience, getting active, fueling my body differently, spending time outside, challenging myself and keeping promises to myself has changed SO much more than the number on the scale.
I have never felt more alive.
I have never felt stronger.
I have never had this kind of energy.
And most importantly, I feel like I’m becoming ME again. 🥹❤️
For everyone who keeps asking me, “How did you do it?”
My biggest answer is still the same.
CONSISTENCY. CONSISTENCY. CONSISTENCY. 🔥
You do not have to be perfect.
You do not have to feel motivated every day.
You do not have to have the perfect workout.
You do not have to eat perfectly every single day.
You do not have to completely change your entire life overnight.
You just have to START.
Start somewhere.
Take the walk.
Drink the water.
Make one healthier meal.
Go to the gym for 20 minutes.
Get outside.
Take the stairs.
Put the phone down and move your body.
Whatever your starting point looks like, just freaking START. ❤️🔥
And then keep coming back.
Because those tiny little choices that feel insignificant in the beginning eventually start stacking up.
One day becomes a week.
A week becomes a month.
A month becomes a year.
And suddenly you look back at the person who started and barely recognize how far you’ve come. 😭
Today I am sitting at 99 pounds lost.
ONE freaking pound away from 100. 🤯😭🔥💪🏼
And I am so unbelievably proud of myself.
Not because I did everything perfectly.
I absolutely DID NOT. 😂
I’m proud because I kept going.
I pushed through the uncomfortable days.
I pushed through the sad days.
I pushed through the lazy days.
I pushed through the days when progress felt slow.
I pushed through the days when nobody else could see what I was working toward.
And I kept choosing myself. ❤️
So if you are going through it right now and you have no idea where to begin, my best advice is simply this...
START SOMEWHERE.
You’ve got this. ❤️
If I can lose almost 100 pounds naturally and completely change my lifestyle, you are capable of doing absolutely incredible things too.
And that doesn’t just apply to weight loss.
Whatever you’re dreaming about...
Whatever you’re trying to overcome...
Whatever version of yourself you’re fighting to become...
Keep going.
You are capable of so much more than you realize. 🔥❤️
And finally, thank you from the bottom of my heart to every single person who has encouraged me, cheered for me, worked out beside me, answered my ridiculous gym questions 😂, inspired me through your own journey, celebrated my progress or simply reminded me to keep going.
You have helped create the kind of environment where I could actually get to this place.
And I will never take that for granted. 🥹❤️
99 POUNDS DOWN BABY!!!! 🔥🔥🔥💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼
One more pound until triple digits and I might actually lose my damn mind when it happens 😂😭🔥
XOXO
Love you all. ❤️❤️❤️
