Mid Weigh to the goal Friday

                                          WE DID IT!!  1,000 HITS ON OUR BLOG!                            

I made the commitment to post my before and current photo on our blog when we hit 1,000 and today is the day! 

Thank you for your continued support, love, & friendship on this remarkable Meltdown journey.  You inspire me each & every day!  We each have a story to share and I look forward to your photos & stories on the last leg of this race to our Meltdown Finale on July 21st to help with our amazing video.



I know sometimes finishing a race can be challenging but as every runner knows it is very rewarding once your cross the finish line.  I pray every day for the strength & energy to perservere to the very end of the Meltdown.  I pray that when distractions come my way to remember that they are just that, merely distractions, and to not lose focus on what I have been called to do.

If you have a goal in life that takes a lot of energy, that requires a lot of work, that incurs a great deal of interest and that is a challenge to you, you will always look forward to waking up to see what the new day brings.

Susan Polis Schultz

                                      Before                                                                            

I take photos of myself each week so I can see exactly how my body is changing.  It's been a few years since I have been at this weight that I currently am right now and I think it's easy to forget how you look or looked when you were thinner.  Plus it's a really good motivator to see where you started and how you look now & where you are heading to reach your goal.  It helps keep me on track each week and because I am so visual it makes me feel better when I am having a BLAH kind of day:)

AFTER  (Mid Way through Meltdown) taken this morning



We have 5 weeks left to the Meltdown and my goal is to drop an additional 15 pounds:)  I know in order to achieve all that I want by our Grand Finale that my main focus will have to be on 2 hours of daily exercise 7 days a week (and healthy eating ~ which has now become a true habit)!  Again, it's not the number on the scale it's how great I feel and how my overall health is improving!  Thank you for letting me share from my heart each day in the blog and for all of your inspiration.  I think the most exciting part of all of this has been the wonderful friendships I have developed.  It's great to have a community that supports one another & is there cheer you on. 

You each have been a mentor, a power partner, exercise buddy, and most of all a friend.  I have never felt alone in this journey and as women it is so important to take time for ourselves and for our friends and this has allowed me to do both!

With love & appreciation ~ Stephanie