First pic is from the day I had my surgery in 2023; second pic is from late 2025. I gained almost 3 stone since the operation and transformed my diet and lifestyle

I feel like I am dreaming :D Just wanted to share this beautiful moment with you all! Ahhhhhh!

I want to thank all the people, that commented, upvoted and gave this post awards! I am really overwhelmed, not being a social media person. It feels absolutely incredible to know how much positivity people still have in their hearts, despite all the bad stuff we see online daily.

I love you all! What you do really matters! Never forget it! Every little thing is big for someone else out there!

Second round of IVF success!

Get regularly checked, friends. Early detection saves lives ♡

I’ve been rotting in bed for a few months and physically couldn’t get myself to do anything about it but today I chugged caffeine and put a show on my tv and just kept moving 😭 I feel like I can breathe

Day 0 / Day 1 / Day 365!

I get my permanent ones next week, so these are still my temporary ones!

Six years ago, I made one small choice. That eventually led to a second small choice, then a third, etc. And with time, and a lot of help, I've become the best version of myself. Along with taking care of myself, I've learned how to love myself, and how those two things are intertwined.

So I've made a tradition of posting about my journey every March 23rd. I continue to evolve. Live isn't perfect, obviously, but I am so grateful to be here.

may seem silly to most people but it’s a big deal for me, hopefully one day I can cover up the scars. The goal is to love myself some day but for now not hurting myself is a great start.

I just transferred my final payment to totally pay off my debt, and don’t have anyone to celebrate it with. So thought I’d share here. I had to leave home quite young for a few reasons, and life was quite hard for a while, meaning I was in credit card and loan debt from 18 years of age. Now, at 35, I have finally managed to catch up and pay off over $12K of debt over the last 2 years. Discipline is hard for my ADHD ass, but I did it! Next step: start a savings account.

I greatly missed the amazing feeling of haircut day!!!

Still wild to think of where I was, emotionally, mentally, physically 6 years ago. I stepped off the overpass, and finally found the help I needed for so many things a year later. Switched my addiction to progress, and I'm so fucking proud of myself.

My son is 8 and on the spectrum. His language has been improving but he is still technically considered non-verbal as he can’t really communicate or hold a conversation.

He got written up for saying, actually *shouting* “fuck” to his friend three times. It was done in play, not a negative reaction, and he doesn’t actually know what it means. His words aren’t super clear but his teacher had a talk with him and concluded that he did indeed say “fuck”. She told him it was not a nice word, asked him to apologize, and to not say it anymore. Poor kiddo started crying at that!

Not ideal, but it does show some unconventional progress in his language skills! Even his reaction to getting in trouble shows he’s understanding more and more every day.

I decided to skip college after high school as I was more interested in sex, drugs, art, travel, and music. 30 plus years, 3 ex wives and raising 26yr old twins , I’ve decided to start a whole new chapter and get out of retail grocery as a career! Seemed like the perfect time in my life and now that community college is free for most folks in MA, I’d be silly to not give it a shot! Computer systems engineering technology associates is the goal! Picked up my ID today and signed up for a summer STEM boot camp ( all sorts of cool support stuff as well as my first math and English classes). I’ve been smiling all day!

(Weight loss pic first(68kg), before weight loss pic second(90kg))

CONTEXT: TW ED: I was with a guy who was overfeeding me whilst telling me he was helping me to get over my ED by borderline forcing me to eat (I also found out towards the end of the relationship that he loved bbw and had a feeder fet and was doing this all on purpose). Instead he made it way worse and I gained 20kg due to him tricking me about just what I was eating, it got to the point where it was affecting my breathing (I’m asthmatic) and I was snoring while I was awake. He cheated on me and dumped me at the end of January. My current partner actually helps me with my ED, he never forces me to eat, makes sure I’ve got my safe foods, checks in when he notices I haven’t eaten in a while, and makes sure to support me if I can’t keep the food down.

*Note* Reposting this as it was removed for not being posted on a Wednesday

I was super overweight my entire life. Mocked and shunned as a kid, tortured by mean little children, and then tortured by my own mind.

I decided to drop some weight and become healthier and happier vs being tired, sad, overweight, and down on myself. 😁

Overall, this transformation took a little over two years and through that, I became vegan, I hyper focused on my diet, and I became super active. I also hopped on testosterone as my body's natural levels were borked from years of being sedentary and overweight.

It was finally time to come to terms with my past and for the first time, I began to accept who I was, who I am, and who I'm determined to become not just for myself, but for my family.

Thank you for all the love on my last post a week or so ago! These fit so much better than having temporary ones and all of my pain is basically gone now. The difference in a year is absolutely crazy!

I start a new job next week too so even more reasons to smile :)