Today I shared this photo on Instagram and Facebook, the first time ever posting a progress pic on social media besides tumblr. Tumblr was always my safety net, I felt like I could post anything on here and always feel the love from you guys. Tumblr was the one spot where my IRL friends + family didn’t follow me. I was weirdly nervous to post about my weight loss on other social media platforms because I didn’t want people to be like “ok we get it.” or think that I was starving for validation via “likes”. I also didn’t want people to think I’m bragging or doing the whole “I’m so humble and #blessed to officially announce…” thing that feels so fake and obnoxious to me. But this morning when I stepped on the scale to see I had finally reached the 70 pound mark, I couldn’t help but squeal out in joy. Yes, I actually made a “eep!” noise! Part of me kinda knew that this photo would get a lot of attention if I posted it on FB, so I wanted to use that spotlight as an avenue to shed light on veganism and how drastically it can improve your life and the lives of the other beings we share this earth with. I hope I did ya’ll proud :) Thank you to the fitblr community for always being so encouraging and motivating throughout this journey. I just feel so overwhelmed with love and support and good vibes all around. I never want to be that girl who harps on the amount of “likes” on social media, but the photo currently has 364 likes on Facebook, which is like, unheard of for me. I didn’t even know 364 people even gave a shit about my life hahah. I just want to bottle up all this love and keep it forever. And the amount of people who reached out to me separately to
Here is the caption on the photo:
Today I am celebrating 70 pounds lost since July 2014!!! 🎉 It’s exciting and emotional and liberating and crazy all at the same time. I switched to a vegan diet initially to lose weight, but as I’ve educated myself on the lifestyle, I’ve become more and more aware of how this is something bigger than myself. Now, I can say I am vegan for my health, the animals, our water, and our planet. I’ve also tried to change my view on exercise as an act of self love rather than a chore. I know that this would’ve been much harder without the love and support of my friends and family along the way, so thank you to everyone who has given me the motivation to keep going. If you want to learn more about my journey, check out my blog (cadypillar.tumblr.com) that I’ve been writing along the way. 💚🍃🌿🌱🍏🍐🌳🌍🐷🐮💦🌈🌅🌚
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