Lasting Transformations

💛👑🐝 HELLO JULY! Welcome to a month of PLATEAUS & PATIENCE!

When we hear the word plateau, most people immediately think about weight loss!

But the truth is...plateaus happen everywhere.
💛 In our faith.
💛 In our careers.
💛 In our finances.
💛 In our relationships.
💛 In our healing.
💛 In our personal growth.
💛 Even in becoming the person God created us to be.

A plateau isn't the end of your progress... it's where perseverance becomes part of your character.

Sometimes it feels like nothing is changing.
You keep praying...
You keep trying...
You keep making good choices...
Yet it seems like you've stopped making progress.

But what if the plateau isn't punishment...
What if it's preparation?

The plateau is often where God develops:
✨ Patience instead of panic.
✨ Character instead of comfort.
✨ Trust instead of control.
✨ Consistency instead of quick results.

Scripture reminds us that perseverance produces character, and character produces hope.

A plateau doesn't mean you've failed.
It doesn't mean you're stuck forever.
It simply means...

Keep doing the right things until the breakthrough comes.

🙏 My prayer for each of us this month is that our faith becomes stronger than our fear, that we choose discipline over discouragement, and that we continue taking One Choice at a Time, even when we can't yet see the results.

Remember...
🌻 Growth is still happening beneath the surface.
🍯 Patience produces perseverance.
🐝 Lasting Transformations aren't built overnight... they're built One Choice at a Time.!

As Galatians 6:9 encourages us:
"Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up."

🤩 Join us this Saturday afternoon in person as we encourage one another, grow in faith, and continue expanding together.

Because...
💛 You Are Not Alone
💛 Your breakthrough may be closer than you think.

💛👑🐝 ONE CHOICE AT A TIME! https://suno.com/s/J0TVBywXHrShm6z5

💛👑🐝 HELLO JULY! Welcome to a month of PLATEAUS & PATIENCE!

When we hear the word plateau, most people immediately think about weight loss!

But the truth is...plateaus happen everywhere.
💛 In our faith.
💛 In our careers.
💛 In our finances.
💛 In our relationships.
💛 In our healing.
💛 In our personal growth.
💛 Even in becoming the person God created us to be.

A plateau isn't the end of your progress... it's where perseverance becomes part of your character.

Sometimes it feels like nothing is changing.
You keep praying...
You keep trying...
You keep making good choices...
Yet it seems like you've stopped making progress.

But what if the plateau isn't punishment...
What if it's preparation?

The plateau is often where God develops:
✨ Patience instead of panic.
✨ Character instead of comfort.
✨ Trust instead of control.
✨ Consistency instead of quick results.

Scripture reminds us that perseverance produces character, and character produces hope.

A plateau doesn't mean you've failed.
It doesn't mean you're stuck forever.
It simply means...

Keep doing the right things until the breakthrough comes.

🙏 My prayer for each of us this month is that our faith becomes stronger than our fear, that we choose discipline over discouragement, and that we continue taking One Choice at a Time, even when we can't yet see the results.

Remember...
🌻 Growth is still happening beneath the surface.
🍯 Patience produces perseverance.
🐝 Lasting Transformations aren't built overnight... they're built One Choice at a Time.!

As Galatians 6:9 encourages us:
"Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up."

🤩 Join us this Thursday evening as we encourage one another, grow in faith, and continue expanding together.

Because...
💛 You Are Not Alone
💛 Your breakthrough may be closer than you think.

💛👑🐝 ONE CHOICE AT A TIME! https://suno.com/s/J0TVBywXHrShm6z5

🎶🤩 INTRODUCING... "DO IT ANYWAY" 🤩🎶🤩

There comes a moment in every transformation journey when you have a choice...
💛 Do it when you feel motivated...
💛 Or do it when you don't.

💥 The truth is... lasting transformation isn't built on motivation.
It's built on the choices we make when life gets hard, when progress feels slow, when fear whispers "quit," and when nobody else understands the battle.

🎶 "DO IT ANYWAY" is more than a song...
It's a mindset.
It's a declaration.
It's a reminder that success doesn't come from perfection—it comes from persistence.

🙏🏻 To everyone who has:
✨ Started over
✨ Faced setbacks
✨ Fought through disappointment
✨ Carried burdens nobody else could see
✨ Wondered if the effort was worth it

This song is for YOU.
💛 Keep showing up.
💛 Keep believing.
💛 Keep taking the next step.

Because your breakthrough may be one choice away.
🎵 Listen to "DO IT ANYWAY" by Kathy Shelton here:
https://suno.com/s/cEHXqUpNVRbppkhs

💛 After listening, tell me...
What is ONE thing you've been putting off, avoiding, or afraid to do?

💥 Today, choose ONE step a to DO IT ANYWAY!

💛👑🐝 Lasting Transformations
"Love Yourself Enough to Do What Others Won't"

📖 Galatians 6:9
"Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up."

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DO IT ANYWAY! LASTING TRANSFORMATIONS Listen and make your own on Suno.

💛👑🐝 Hello Lasting Transformations Bariatric Support Group!
💛 Looking forward to seeing YOU on Saturday, June 20th!
💛 June Building Block Theme: EMOTIONAL EATING AND COPING!
💛 PLEASE RSVP!
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🤩💛👑🐝 Hello Lasting Transformations Friends!

💛 Our monthly In-Person Lasting Transformations Bariatric Support Group is this Saturday at 1:00 PM. If you're interested in attending, please reach out to me for details!

🎉 Today I'm celebrating something very special... the creation of the official Lasting Transformations theme song:
🎵 "One Choice at a Time" 🎵

This song captures the heart behind Lasting Transformations:
💛 Loving yourself enough to make the difficult choices.
💛 Taking uncomfortable actions that lead to lasting change.
💛 Finding strength through faith, encouragement, accountability, and support.
💛 Making a difference in the lives of others by reminding them...

✨ YOU ARE NOT ALONE! ✨

💛 As someone who has spent over 12 years learning that transformation is about so much more than a number on a scale, this song speaks to the journey of healing, growth, and becoming the person God created us to be.

🎵 I'd love for you to listen and tell me what you think!
https://suno.com/s/5DGdmH30n0fPtyby

💛 What line or message resonates with you the most?













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One Choice at a Time.... Lasting Transformations Listen and make your own on Suno.

💛👑🐝 Hello Bariatric Friends!

Back in January, I launched the Lasting Transformations Bariatric Support Group, and it has been such a blessing!

We meet:
📱 **Virtually on the 1st Thursday of each month @ 7pm
🤝 **In-Person on the 3rd Saturday of each month @ 1pm

One of the biggest things I've learned is that so many people who have experienced bariatric surgery share similar struggles. While surgery can be an incredible tool, the lifelong journey of maintaining weight loss, managing emotional eating, changing habits, and staying healthy can still be challenging.

Most of us have tried "everything" before finding a path that works. That's why having support, encouragement, accountability, and a community that truly understands can make such a difference.

If you've had bariatric surgery and would benefit from a faith-based community that "gets it," I would love to connect with you.

💛 Our next In-Person Lasting Transformations Bariatric Support Group meeting is this Saturday at 1:00 PM...
Our Building Block theme is EMOTIONAL EATING and COPING!

📩 Please send me a private message if you'd like more information.

💛 Remember... YOU ARE NOT ALONE!

Thanks A Bunch!
Kathy 💛👑🐝

💛👑🐝 12 1/2 Years Since My Life Changed Forever 💛👑🐝

Twelve and a half years ago, I made a decision that would change the trajectory of my life.

💛 As I reflect on the last 12 1/2 years, I am reminded that this journey has never been just about losing weight.
🙏 It has been about growing my faith.
🙏 Learning perseverance.
🙏 Discovering purpose through pain.
🙏 Using my experiences to encourage others walking their own transformation journey.

💛 My journey wasn't meant to end with me.
IT was about gaining life.
🙏 A chance to improve my health.
🙏 A chance to increase my mobility.
🙏 A chance to be present for the people I love.
🙏 A chance to become the person God created me to be.

The lessons learned, the struggles overcome, the victories celebrated, and the comfort I have received are all part of God's plan to encourage and support others through Lasting Transformations.

📖 Matthew 17:20
If you have faith as small as a mustard seed... nothing will be impossible for you."
⛰️ Faith can move mountains.

💛 The journey hasn't been easy.
There have been victories and setbacks.
Mountaintops and valleys.
Days filled with confidence and days filled with doubt.

But one thing I've learned is this:
💛 Lasting Transformation doesn't happen overnight.
It happens one choice, one habit, one day at a time.

The woman in this photo is not the result of perfection.
She is the result of:
💛 Showing up when it was hard.
💛 Choosing consistency over perfection.
💛 Learning to love herself through the process.
💛 Falling down and getting back up.
💛 Trusting God every step of the journey.

The surgery was a tool.
The transformation came from doing the work afterward.

Today, I'm celebrating more than maintaining a 100-pound weight loss for over a decade.
🎉 I'm celebrating resilience.
🎉 I'm celebrating healing.
🎉 I'm celebrating growth.
🎉 I'm celebrating God's faithfulness.

And if you're currently struggling with your own transformation journey; whether it's health, weight loss, grief, relationships, career, or personal growth.... I want you to know this:
💛 You are not alone.
💛 Small steps matter.
💛 Progress is progress.
💛 Your story is still being written.

💛 Never Quit!
The life you want is built one decision at a time.
💛👑🐝 Bee the Best YOU Can Bee!
💛👑🐝 DO IT ANYWAY!
💛👑🐝 Lasting Transformations are possible. I am living proof.
💛👑🐝 Keep moving forward.
💛👑🐝 Faith can move mountains.
💛👑🐝 Comfort others with the comfort you've received.

📖 2 Corinthians 1:4
"He comforts us ign all our troubles so that we can comfort others..."


















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