The results are in...

James has the tough task of going through what are some amazing transformations to pick his winner(s)

This was my first challenge and despite what the outcome is I am a winner..

I was always going win.

Thats a bold statement to make isn’t it?!

Calling myself a winner when so many others have done incredibly well.

But hear me out...

My weight is something I had come to terms with and accepted the fact I was overweight.

I was a happy go lucky person, I’d laugh with friends. Confident and generally happy how I was.. or so I thought.

I started my journey back in November, stumbled across James’s podcasts and then took to JSA.

This challenge has given me a target.. something to focus my attention on and a reason to learn and educate myself.

Overcoming so many fears during the past 12 weeks and managing to complete so many NSV along the way.

But the main reason I am a winner is that only last week I considered the fact I may not actually hit my bali goal.

I may actually fail.

And for the first time ever the thought of failing didn’t get to me.

Reason being is that when I look in the mirror I now no longer look in disgust.

https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=11-fIiYQY11z59UTreZLnmc-44e4Fe5pv

I look and see so many changes, I see a work in progress.

My mindset is something that has changed and improved so much in the past 12 weeks.

I’ve learn’t that its ok to be on a journey and not already be at my finish point.

James’s platform is a barrage of knowledge backed up by an outstanding community of like minded people that are happy to help.

But the thing I take away from James the most is that no one is perfect, and its ok not to be.

The added bonus... I hit my Bali goal! 31.5lbs lost

12 week progress

8 month progress

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Gravity....

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Boredom

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Daddies day delight

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A Journey... Again!

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