Happy Friday: Weight Loss Transformation
Sent from reader, Dianne:
Collin, I am so very grateful to you and Ebates. This is a Happy Friday for me.
In the end of April, I embarked on a journey to take myself from unhealthy to healthy. My motivation was to save 20% on my monthly health insurance if I got into a healthy BMI range, normal A1C reading, and waist size <35”. I started at 167.2#s and I will be 61 in two days.
In May, you posted a giveaway for a $100 gift card with three choices from Ebates and of course I choose Kohl’s having just embarked on a journey that would eliminate every piece of clothing I owned. I NEVER thought I would have a chance but I also knew that if I didn’t try, I absolutely wouldn’t have a chance. You see I have always called myself the most unlucky person there is and I don’t even believe in luck and still don’t. Well miracle of all miracles which is what I do believe in, I won…one of three out of thousands of entries. You could not possibly know how important that was to me. It motivated me to get to the end of my goal.
I reached that goal on August 28th – four months to the date from when I started at 119.4#s. Total loss of 47.8#s. Then I went shopping with my Kohl’s gift card from Ebates over the Labor Day holiday weekend from the comfort of my home. With all the codes, discounts, free shipping, and of course clearance items that the end of the summer season brings, it was perfect timing yet again. Thank you Collin and Ebates for my new wardrobe to go with my new health – I will forever be grateful!
HAPPY FRIDAY! 😀
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Dianne you look like a different woman!! And you look at least 2 years younger! I’m so glad you shared your story for others to see what you’ve done, you are truly an inspiration! Way to go girl!
Thank you for sharing that. So inspired me.
Wow! You look great Dianne congratulations.
Wow, you look amazing, Dianne! You are an inspiration!
Congratulations Dianne!!
You have just inspired me to get back to my weight loss goals!!!! Thanks so much. You look amazing dear, and I applaud your hard work and effort!
You are inspiration! Congratulations on your success!,
What a beautiful and inspiring story! Congratulations Dianne! Thank you, Colin for all you and your team do.
I love this story! Way to go Dianne!!
Wow Dianne, you look fantastic and I would say it took 10 years off you as well. CUTE clothes you were able to find! Enjoy your new found health and life!
God bless her!
Wow, you look so different. You really are an inspiration.
You look absolutely AMAZING! Good for you!
You look fantastic! Congratulations on the weight loss and on your amazing shopping trip 🙂
I wanted to come back on and tell anybody that you can email me at dianne0007@hotmail dot com and I will send you my information. I have nothing to gain from this, no fancy weight loss plan, just hard work but there is a method that is simple and works quickly. I documented my whole process and will send it to anyone who wants it. I did have a friend who’s husband had a heart attack so I ask you forgiveness if I don’t get it to you right away, I have many emails to answer. To those of you who have already emailed me, be patient and if I miss you, please let me know it is not intentional at all. Thank you for all of your graciousness, kindness, and humbling comments. I am truly blessed beyond measure.
Dianne, you look amazing!! I would love to know how you did it! Love and blessings, Tina
Dianne, have you considered creating a blog to share information about your accomplishments? WordPress, Blogger & tumblr all have templates that are easy to use and completely free. You could also create a Facebook “page” to share your story.
Congratulations 🙂
Dianne, you are beautiful inside and out!
Wow!! Just in 4 months you look so fresh and energetic.
What an inspiration to us all. You look wonderful.
I love this story! Way to go Dianne!!!
Seriously, you are such an inspiration! This brings a big smile to my face. Best wishes on your new happy healthy lifestyle. You look absolutely stunning 🙂
Way to go Dianne on taking care of your health!
Way to go! What an awesome story and congrats on your hard earned shopping spree!
I so need to do what you have done, I just like to talk about it. You are truly an inspiration of will power and perseverance. I sure wish I could hire someone to do this for me! (Ha ha) as many have commented you look amazing and I know you must feel that way also. Thanks for sharing.
Dianne, you’re awesome!!!
Way to go Dianne! You look great and how fun to have new clothes too! 🙂
Congratulations! Thank you for sharing your inspiring story.
You go!
I have responded to each email that I got from any of you. I’m sorry for the canned email but there were a lot of them. Some people have told me that they couldn’t access the files. If that happened to you, I can try another way, just let me know. Happy to help.
Hi, Dianne ppease email me your method too. I am sick of losing this battle with my weight. I will try ur method and see too.
Sh did you send an email to me at dianne0007@hotmail dot com? I have 3 pages to go through and am doing the oldest first and going through the list. It will take me all day probably but be patient I’ll get to you.
So nice of you staying up late answering the emails. You go, girl. DH is so inspired, thanks to you. God bless you.
I am so glad to hear that, I can be covertly blessed through you and him. That’s what it is all about.
Love to hear about your plan. Deebrown2727@yahoo.com
Dee send me an email and I will respond to it. It is just too hard to do it through here, afraid I will miss someone and don’t want to do that so email me at dianne0007@hotmail dot com and I will respond, be patient though it may take a day but I will respond.
Such a great story! Congratulations, Dianne!
What an inspiring, uplifting story! Thank you for sharing! 🙂 (Happy start to my morning!)
Amazing story, no one deserved that $100 Kohls card more! Thanks for sharing her story!
Wonderful job Dianne! You look fantastic and so glad you won the Kohl’s gift card. Keep up the good work!
Thanks for such an inspiring story!!! You look awesome!!! Prayers sent up for your friend and her husband…I will be emailing you shortly!!!
You look like 20 years younger!!! congratulations!! you have inspire me.
Congratulations Dianne. You look great!!
I think this is one of the only posts that I can remember that did not get one single negative comment!!! Amazing job Dianne!
Jennifer there actually was one on FB. I responded to it but well, that’s FB. I have had my neck slit (seemed like) for trying to do good before on FB and took myself off for a whole year because of it. But I am a much stronger person now, bullies come in all forms and ages. I am not going to break bones, as a matter of fact I was breaking them before I started this, fell, just stepped off our deck hurt my foot but now I am not taking any pain medication for my back, hips, Sciatica and that was a daily thing before and I haven’t in 6 weeks plus I don’t have to wear old lady shoes, I can actually walk barefooted. It’s amazing what taking off 50#s will do to improve ones health. Thank you!
Upset to hear that anyone was mean. At least Collin’s venue seems always to be so supportive. Originally clicked over to say, though, “!!!” to you for having the willpower and determination.
Great job!!!! Amazing work and congrats 🙂 Thank you Collin for drawing Dianne’s name 🙂
WTG! Fantastic
-You look fabulous- and I bet you feel fabulous too!
Congratulations Dianne!!!
this is why I love reading the Happy Friday feature – you are inspiring – any plan you used or just ate less moved more?
You are such an inspiration! You look fabulous. Winning that card couldn’t have happened to a more deserving person than you.
Wow! What an inspiration to us all 🙂 I hope you are feeling as great as you look! Well worth all the hard work … keep up whatever you have been doing!
Congrats!!!!! You look fantastic!
I wanted to come back on and say that I have replied to all the emails that I received as of last night. Some are saying that One Drive which is what I use through Hotmail is not letting you open them. I had to refresh One Drive a lot last night so I really believe the problem is on their end. I have shared many documents through them but they recently made some changes. If that happens and I have 3 more pages of emails to reply to today, be patient, I reply to each one, just email me back and I will attach the original documents but I will keep trying, I’m just that kind of person.
And again from the bottom, middle, and top of my heart thank you all and yes I feel FANTABULOUS. I was on daily pain meds for my back, hips, and Siatica but now I don’t have to even wear my old lady shoes anymore and haven’t taken one thing for about 6 weeks now. I AM SO BLESSED!!! Again…thank you.
Diane looks beautiful! Way to go! I surround myself with people who inspire and you do just that! Thank you!
Dianne you look great. So rejuvenated with the new picture. Congrats.. I love Kohls..that is my favorite shopping place for clothing. I like Macy’s as well.. But Kohls has all the great deals.. I see you have Gloria Vanderbilt pants… I love the fit of her clothing.. I am petite and I enjoy that her pants are not cut like hip huggers, yet not like mom jeans either. Just a nice area right above the hipbones and usually have spandex in them. Congrats..and may God continue to bless you. What an inspiration. Great thing you did to help too Collin.
Joy, ya know it’s funny you said that because I love the Gloria Vanderbuilt line because they are the traditional waist pants that actually fit me so I usually go for those but this time when I actually went to Kohl’s I ended up with 3 of the Croft and Barrow because they were all the classic fit and well, I’m a classic model myself. But I love the Amanda and Aiden lines both.
What an achievement!
You look FANTASTIC, many congrats to you!
I am not sure if this has been mentioned yet, but I recently lost 20 pounds doing TRIM HEALTHY MAMA. I LOVE IT. It’s not really a diet, but a new way of life. I love the food, I have more energy, I feel more human…. Anyway… I don’t make a dime saying all this… Just a very happy customer… I am a very busy mom of 6, and I don’t always get the sleep I need, but this program helps me out a lot.
Way to go Diane!..as a woman struggling with losing weight, depression, and many health issues, I congratulate you! you inspire me.
WOWZA! You look fabulous!! Congratulations on your accomplishment a d the healthier new you.