Briana has broken into the 100s! As of this week's weigh-in, she is 199 pounds! As always, she was excited and nervous about her weigh in. Once she heard the news, she exclaimed, "I am going to be in the fashion show for sure!"
Every year, the Global Down Syndrome Foundation hosts a fundraiser and fashion show. The show features a designer line with paid models, then features models who have Down Syndrome. The fashion show is an exciting event for the men, women, girls and boys who are selected to be models. It is a great honor to be in the show, which takes place in the fall. Last October, before beginning her weight loss journey, Briana attended the fashion show as guest. At that time, she weighed too much and was too big to fit into the clothes. She was happy to be a guest, but she really wanted to be a model. Since October, Briana's goal has been to be in the fashion show. Her motivation to lose weight comes from her drive to succeed and have the opportunity to be up on stage this fall.
"When I'm in the fashion show, I am going to have my whole family come up on stage so everyone can see how much I love them," Briana told me as she did her warm up on the treadmill.
"That will be wonderful, Briana. They will all be so proud of you."
Briana beamed from ear to ear and finished her warm up without a complaint. She was happy to start her workout and gave it her all. I cheered her on and encouraged her when it got tough. She finished strong and told me she would see me next time. As I hugged her goodbye and helped her out the door, I couldn't help but think how much I love Weigh Day.
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