When my sister asked me to be her maid of honor my excitement quickly dwindled when I thought about my weight. Ugh, finding a dress will be miserable and I will hate every picture I’m in. The thought devastated me

I’m beyond thankful for these programs because it gave me the ability to enjoy everything about her wedding. Am I at my goal weight, no, but I am damn proud of where I am at. There are four, yes FOUR, dress sizes between these two pictures. I can’t even measure the amount of self confidence that is different between the two pictures.

Fitness journeys aren’t always about what we’ve lost. Yes, don’t get me wrong, the weight and inches lost are amazing. But what you gain is in a whole different level of amazing. To be proud of yourself and find confidence you never had before — it’s life changing