So, I took the weird and bold step this week of getting a facebook page to match the blog. It’s brand new and shiny, you can see it - here -
Wonderfully, surprisingly and a little scarily, I already have over 1500 likers in there. It’s cool and I love you all and I hope I can find some interesting stuff to share with you all now! Eek.
I also got a free coupon code to make a facebook ad for the page. It seemed a little wanky to advertise myself but hey, it was free! So I made a little ad. It was a bit like ‘oh hai, I’m okay. Come hang out at my blog if you like. It’s at http://www.sailorvee.com. No pressure’. It needed a picture so I figured I’d continue the massive over-exposure of my body and used this one:
I got an email this morning. My ad had been rejected. Hmph. But it made sense. Most ads don’t allow you to actually use a website address. I went in to remove it and saw that they’d given me the reasoning behind their ruling.
The image of your ad violates our Ad guidelines. We don’t accept "before and after" images, and your image depicts unexpected or unlikely results.
What the? Unexpected or unlikely?
I see the benefit of Facebook having this rule. I’d hate to see my before and after be used for a crappo ‘magic pill’ or the ridiculous ‘This mom lost 80lbs by following this one simple tip’ ads that seem to be everywhere.
I’m so lucky to be surrounded by close friends who have achieved GREAT things. Bigger weight losses, greater transformations, faster transformations etc. But it sometimes means I forget the magnitude of what I am doing here.
Unexpected or Unlikely.
I like it. It’s a bit of a reminder that what I am working on is not an everyday result. It’s not something that a lot of people have done.
At the end of the day though, my weight loss is not extraordinary and my results really shouldn’t be considered as either unexpected or unlikely.
I’m just a girl, who found her thing. And that thing turned out to be the power I needed to change my whole life. That’s the only unexpected and unlikely part of this whole deal.
And I am grateful every day for it.
Cheers
Sailor Vee
Every time you write something it makes me pause for a moment. You truly are an exceptional writer & wow to this blog. THIS:
I’m just a girl, who found her thing. And that thing turned out to be the power I needed to change my whole life. That’s the only unexpected and unlikely part of this whole deal.
Incredible.
Much Love xx
Thank you lovely xx
You should take that as a huge compliment! You’ve done so well, it doesn’t look realistic! Great job on your journey thus far.
Thanks Shane! I do always try to take this sort of thing as a compliment, it’s still funny though
Cheers, SV
Isn’t unexpected or unlikely just another way of saying extraordinary, awesome, exceptional, amazing, phenominal….nawwww….they are probably already following you on fb…awesome shot that should be seen with the caption of – expected and likely with hard work! Off to like page now
Gee you are lovely! Thanks for the kind words. SV
You look great! You are truly an inspiration.
This just confirms Bella that you have achieved great things.
I have attached my family blog address, I have had this blog for 6 years and am trying to decide whether to start a new one or just use this. As I write I think I have decided. Lol