“I am motivated by all the things I want to do in life. Eventually, my wife and I want to start a family, and being the size I was, I could not have a healthy pregnancy or give my kids the best quality of life.”
I remember thinking after waking up after surgery “today is the day I start the rest of my best life.”
“Looking back on the person you have become is a feeling I can’t describe. It brings me to tears to see how genuinely happy I am. I have self-confidence now. I never had that before. I love myself, I love others, my bubbly happy personality shines.”
“I tell anyone wanting to lose weight that this is a marathon and never a sprint, you don’t have to be the fastest to cross the finish line you just have to cross it and if you put that in your mind I promise you things will fall right into place.”
“All of the clothes I had before are falling off of me! Which is a huge mind game. Sometimes when we look in the mirror we don’t see the changes! But they’re there, for sure!”
“I’d then notice my old clothes getting too big and clothes I’d had for years were fitting me for the first time. It was the best feeling, knowing I’d bought those clothes telling myself “this will fit me one day” and that day had finally come.”
“I am a firm believer if you move your body you will be successful. Not everyone will have the same workout routine, but as long as you show up and move your body good things will come.”
“A lot of people ask for advice and when you give different suggestions or advice – they respond with excuses. Once you’re ready everything will fall into place.”
“I remember the first time I played hide and seek with my boys and I was able to actually play without needing to catch my breath and could actually find some pretty good hiding spots lol.”
“It did get very rough a few times. I had to remind myself of why I started my journey in the first place, and luckily that little reminder chases me around everywhere and calls me Mama.”