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After surgery, Gina was inspired and committed to sharing her story about one woman’s journey back to health, happiness and prosperity.

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I think regardless of size, getting dressed when you aren’t feeling yourself (or your clothes) can be challenging. It certainly is much easier at a 14/16 then it was at a 24/26 though! 👯‍♀️👯‍♀️ So much has changed in the last 2 yrs while not changing at all. I still get dressed in the same room, from the same closet and look in the same mirror. At a quick glance, my facial expressions look similar in both pics but what you don’t see on the right that is clearly present on the left is the depression and feeling of defeat. I still have my off days where I mentally beat myself up about my loose skin, being single or that I’m not losing weight “fast enough” anymore but the truth I have never felt as low in the past 2yrs as I did everyday in 2016-17. And that, I’m grateful for. It’s a slow process, three steps forward one step back, but I’ll get there 🐛🦋 #transformationtuesday Happy Monday! Ready for a great week 🏋🏽‍♀️👩🏻‍💼 #letsgetit Sunday night meal prep ✔️ we’ve got spaghetti squash with spinach, ricotta and mushroom egg cups, filet and roasted cauliflower, grilled chicken and peppers with guacamole, sautéd shrimp on burnt broccoli with mushrooms and some carrots, celery and a yogurt based dip for snacks! 🥕🥒🥬🍋🥑🍅🥩🍤🥗🍽 #mealprep Excited to 🚴🏾‍♀️ 30 miles on this baby today with 2 of my favorite👫 in the 🌍 #familythatworksouttogetherstaystogether To quote the late Aaliyah, "If at first you don't succeed, Dust yourself off, and try again" 🎶🎵🎶 A couple weeks back I went to a climbing wall with some friends. I was overly confident from a recent mt. climbing weekend and thought since I was able to scale up the mt. easily enough then this wall should be a piece of 🎂. Turns out I was wronggg - def not a cakewalk. I kept climbing about 75% up and then fall bc I couldn't grab onto the little jugs. Just when I was about to throw in the towel when my inner voice said "is that really all you got girl?" All I needed to hear was that question and I knew I had more in me. I asked the instructor Dan for some advice, found a different route up the wall and made it to the top of that wall. I was proud of myself and felt great reaching my goal of getting to the top. Simple story but big takeaway. It kinda relates to my post #wls journey. When I first got the sleeve, I was overly confident that I'd get to my goal in record time with zero setbacks or struggles.... Well, I was wrong there too. I've recently been struggling - Yo-yoing between the same 5lbs for months, not wanting to get up for workouts or give my all at the gym, eating/drinking more than I should or need to...these are all things that feel like small failures/setbacks to me and I know they're keeping me from my main goal and purpose. Just like the wall climb though, I now know it will take a couple of tries before reaching the top BUT I will get there. Recently I've asked for help from people in my power circle who know better/more than me, am finding a new route and know I will get to where I want to go. Whatever you're going thru right now - don't give up. Keep pushing forward and trying again! 🧗🏽‍♀️#dustyourselfoff Ready to shine bright this week ☀️☀️ #motivationmonday Meal prep for the week - Turkey Burgers in Lettuce Cups, Grilled Shrimp with Mushroom Cauliflower Rice and Cilantro, Tomato and Artichoke Egg Cups and “Streetcart Chicken” courtesy of @skinnytaste 🍋🍳🥗🥬🥒🍅🥙 #mealprep Not bad for a 20 min meal 😁🤤 Sautéd Scallops with Spinach and Cannellini Beans #getinmybelly Obligatory seatbelt pic 🛫📸💺 Sharing the joy of not having to ask for a seat belt extender is well worth sharing this not so flattering selfie 🙌🏽😃 #nsv "It's hard keeping everything the same when the same things look and feel so different" 🌺🌸🌺 These pics are exactly two years apart. - I'm looking in the same mirror, getting dressed in the same room to go to the same bi-weekly meeting for the same project at the same time and same location HOWEVER everything has changed. I'm no longer trying to hide by being dressed in all black. I'm not worried about getting the closest parking space, or if I will fit into the conference room chairs. I'm not distracted wondering what breakfast spread will be put out or if people are judging me for eating. Today I'm able to fully focus and be present to the task at hand. I speak up confidently for myself and my company and am not so easily pushed around. I wear bright colors, walk with my head held high and make eye contact with the people I pass. It's been a beautiful shift and I am grateful for it every single day. #transformationtuesday Doing my body right and getting in a bunch of veggies and lean proteins this week 🥬🥒🥦🌿🍋🥔🍅🌶🍗🐠 I made a zucchini frittata with rosemary, steamed artichokes, baked squash, roasted Brussels sprouts, swordfish and mixed peppers, grilled chicken with tomato bruschetta (from my garden 🤗) and salmon with burnt broccoli - yummmmm. Really took my time tonight and just focused on the cooking. I didn’t multi task - usually I’m doing laundry, on the phone, listening to music and trying to organize my kitchen all while cooking. Tonight I was just grateful to be in my home, cooking this healthy food and for the life I have... ps mandolining veggies is one of my favorite things to do. You’re missing out if you haven’t tried it 😜 #mealprep Just a little Self Care Sunday after a great beach day reading on the beach. Hair mask ✔️ face mask ✔️exfoliated ✔️ meal prepped ✔️ready for a great week ✔️ #selfcaresunday
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