Weighing In on 2025

      Remember when I was trying to lose 48 pounds on my own?  I came up with what I thought was a great plan.  Perhaps it was the perfect plan, but not for my body.  I spent the second half of 2024 in what felt like an effortless struggle to lose less than 10 pounds.

My last blog post in 2024 was my update on what I thought would be a 48-pound loss in 110 days.  January 2025, I mindlessly reached out for help because I had no idea how to conquer myself.  I started with a trainer late February 2025, and the March 2025 picture above is where I started.

I don't know much about personal trainers, but I believe only God connected me with someone who not only works out my body, but also challenges my mind.  She trains my mind, body, and spirit all while teaching me that my body is not like the next person's body.  MY body digests slowly; MY body prefers spicy, warm foods.  MY body, when not balanced, becomes the body and mind that I have become accustomed to.

My goal of losing weight has shifted to the goal of balancing myself, and hopefully the weight will fall off along the way. I now believe that once I am in balance, everything else will naturally fall into place.  Balanced diet + balanced mind + balanced spirit = The results of a healthy Daune.

January 2025, I was defeated and understood that I needed help, weighing in at 275.+ pounds... Above is the picture of how I ended December 2025, and I look forward to completing this work in 2026.