Above are my “Now and Then”  weight loss photos.  Both taken in Cancun 10 years apart and about twenty-five pounds apart. I initially lost over 30 pounds but, like any human being, my weight has fluctuated. Back when I was 19 (left) I remember a diet that consisted of many bowls of Honey Bunches of Oats cereal, frozen pizza, and other packaged foods that shall remain nameless. It was a very carbohydrate heavy diet. I have always had a huge appetite and love for food. I still eat a lot, but it is primarily vegetable and fruit based with clean sources of chicken, beef and fish and little to no grain/wheat or processed food. Don’t get me wrong, I still have cheat days where nothing is off limits. I indulge and then I am excited to get back to eating clean. I will always have to be conscious about what I eat and pull back on the reins when I am getting off track.

It’s strange to look back and see how far you’ve come. I think it is important to share my weight loss progress photos so others can see that I am not one of the genetically blessed who happens to love eating healthy. I love eating healthy because I am not genetically blessed and it has worked for me and changed the way I look at food. That is why I went to school for dietetics and want to help others.  It is also important to mention that the ” progress” or “after” part never ends. If eating healthy is a choice you make, you have to work at it daily. It is a journey with ups and downs. But it is worth the ride to feel great about yourself. I turn 30 this year and my hope is to be even healthier in my 30s than I was in my 20s. I have had anxiety about approaching this new decade of my life, but I believe the old saying that some things get better with age. I hope to be one of them.