I didn't want to be the one everyone looked at and said there goes another mom who doesn't care about herself. I was always very thin before. But this time, I'm healthy and toned thin. I don't need to be a specific weight to be considered attractive. I want to be strong inside as well as on the outside. I'm doing it for me and nobody else.

It gives you a sense of overall power of change. That you know you can do this even if other things aren't going great. Your sense of determination to keep pushing yourself, the drive and motivation to strive for what you know is possible is the liberating thought to continue the process of elimination and conquer to achieve your goals and dreams.