GJ to all the people who lost weight when they needed to, but also a GJ to this girl that gained 32 lb! She looks so much better now.. She should be super proud of herself!
13 People Who Set Goals and Reach Them
Curiosities
05/09/2020

All of us have big and small wishes and plans. Some people’s dreams come true faster, while others happen a bit slower. But either way, the people from this article can still be great sources of inspiration for those looking for motivation. They don’t stop at the hardest tasks: they make their bodies look the way they want, they find better jobs, they develop new skills, and buy things they’ve dreamed about for a long time.
We at Bright Side are sure that every person in this compilation had to deal with difficulties on their way to their dreams. But all of them were able to overcome laziness and other obstacles with so much success that we’re inspired to do the same.
“Finally, 100 lb down!”
“Beginning of the decade vs end of the decade”
“330 lb vs 82 lb — feeling way better now!”
“Got my neck and shoulders back. I lost 239 lb.”
“This may not mean much to most of you. But we are humble folks living on a single income and we had a really old fridge that was bad for our health, and now we got a new one!”
“I’m finally feeling comfortable in my body.”
“After financially struggling for my entire adult life, I finally got a good job in a different state about 2 years ago. My bills are finally shrinking, and I saw my full shoe closet today and felt like sharing.”
“Struggled with my weight for years! This is me after an extra 32 lb.”
“My hair glow-up! So happy with my hair I just had to share.”
“This dress ’fits’ pretty differently now.”
Dreams come true.
“My pencil drawing progress: 2013 vs 2017”
“First PC build at 13!”
Tell us about your current goals and what you’re doing to achieve them!
Preview photo credit lolosodope18 / Reddit
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