What Goal Looks Like 3 Years Later

**grammy1952** · June 25th, 2014, 04:46 PM

I've been at goal at least 3 years. It might be 4. I've lost track. LOL I was at a big award banquet (Rosemary Cottage was a finalist for the Christy Award in the romantic suspense category) and I was attending the convention to launch my new book Seagrass Pier. I wore this black dress. The dress belonged to my dearest friend who lost her battle with ovarian cancer right after Thanksgiving. Her daughter wanted me to have the dress, and I wanted Di with me on this special night so I wore it. Looking at the picture, it was so amazing to me to see how far I've come and how well I've maintained my weight.

**grammy1952** · June 25th, 2014, 04:47 PM

Well, rats it came out sideways. LOL But you can still see it. Nothing else has ever worked for me like hcg. Nothing. And I'm 62 so I've tried a LOT of things!

**Last10** · June 25th, 2014, 04:55 PM

Congratulations! Maintaining is the most difficult part of this journey. You look terrific!

I'm so sorry about your friend. What a great way to honor her memory.

**grammy1952** · June 25th, 2014, 04:57 PM

Thanks, Last!

**txbluebonnet85** · June 25th, 2014, 05:18 PM

You look fantastic. You give me hope. I may have to carry your photo around with me for inspiration!

**Maxi** · June 25th, 2014, 06:09 PM

You look wonderful Colleen, such an inspiration for us all! That is a beautiful dress and what a great way to remember your friend and have her there with you!

**booklover** · June 25th, 2014, 06:28 PM

That is really sweet that you brought your friend along in spirit like that. You look great. Really and truly wonderful. BtW-I have your book in my Kindle and it's in my reading queue. I love to read and I'm exited about your book. BTW, what was your start weight?

**ILuvKats** · June 25th, 2014, 06:41 PM

Coleen, I have spoken with you about your friend, but I didn't realize she lost here battle last year. I am so sorry. But You look fabulous! She would have been proud.

You and I seem to be the last posting folks on here who have maintained our losses. I don't think that means others haven't...they just have moved on with life. And the ones who haven't maintained have moved on as well. That is the way a forum works....for good or for otherwise, lol. Congrats on your new book. I look forward to reading it as I have all your others.
Barb

**Mendocinoco** · June 25th, 2014, 07:27 PM

Wow. You look fantastic! Congratulations on the accolades. It is an inspiration to see someone that has maintained so well. I hope I can say the same about myself in a few years.

**Leez** · June 25th, 2014, 08:07 PM

Thanks for posting that picture....its great to see a current pic of you..

And its inspiring to see proof that HCG can be an avenue to finally being a normal size for those of us that believed it could never happen for us after so many years of failures. Like you, I did every plan under the sun, and I got to that normal size several times, but I could never stay there. HCG has been a miracle for me as well. That's the holy grail. Finding a way to maintain.

**It'sMyTurn** · June 25th, 2014, 10:19 PM

You look awesome!! Thank you so much for all the help and inspiration. Sorry about your friend but a wonderful way to have her there with you. Congrats.