BIRTHDAY GIFT TO MYSELF

noreply@blogger.com (Sweetlocs) — Thu, 22 Oct 2015 04:00:00 +0000

One of the gifts I've chosen to give myself is better health. Before this day arrived I decided to kickstart a better me. I owe it to myself. I follow quite a few "healthy users" across social media for inspiration. For months and months I have just stood by and ate on the sidelines aka "doing nothing" proactive to better myself. Finally this summer I promised myself that this time would be different.

Proud to say after much discipline, sacrifice and hard work I have lost 30.5 pounds since August 2015. Proper eating, rest and EXERCISE (no pills, no waist training, nothing but hard work). I debated for weeks about if I would even share about my newfound passion for better health, like the ones who've given me inspiration. But I was truly fearful of disappointing myself, others, negative comments, etc. After much thought and prayer about it, I realized what do I have to be fearful of? This post isn't for likes or comments. It's for me. And if I inspire someone else to make that change for themselves, that's great as well.

"The best project you'll ever work on is you"

Perhaps I'll return with more health updates, but for now I'll share my before & after images.

I'm happy to give myself NEW LIFE with my HEALTH. I'm a work in progress, as many of us are. But I thank God I'm headed in the right direction with great family, friends, prayer & support.

So yeah, Happy Birthday to me!!

#LostAFewPoundsInMyWaistForYa

Photoshoot Sneak Peek

noreply@blogger.com (Sweetlocs) — Mon, 22 Jun 2015 21:34:00 +0000

After many years, debating on to even do this, I bit the bullet and completed my very own photoshoot.

Hair: Myself

Makeup: Joy Denese

Stylist: K~Fleye

Photographer: Lisa Brown Photo