AWESOME Saturday WI - a big one!! :o)

You guys know how slow things have been going for me..... painfully slow this year... I've averaged a 1/2 lb loss per week since January. But it doesn't matter... I know that I'm doing what it takes to be a healthier & trimmer me... and at least the numbers are moving in the right direction, right?

Anyways... I was .8 lbs away from the big 75 lb loss last week & I wasn't so sure I would hit it this past weekend... I was even prepared for a gain because I've started weight training & figured that I might be retaining some fluid from that. It was going to be okay, no matter what the numbers were... I knew eventually the whole process was going to pay off.

Well... it's starting to pay off! :o)

Not only did I lose 1.6 lbs in a week (which is seriously unusual for me)... I have "officially" lost 75.8 lbs! (unofficially 85.8#)

I got a 75 lb magnet AND a Certificate of Accomplishment! It's funny how a silly magnet & a piece of paper can be something to cherish! (& I do!)

AND...I am now in the 180's for the first time in 15 years! This is so awesome!

I was around 170 lbs when I got married & gained around 20-25 lbs that first year. My 15th Anniversary is next week, the 24th. How awesome it would've been to be UNDER that 170 lb mark by that time (it wasn't even a thought until about a week ago), but the fact that I'm well on my way to being much healthier & about as trim as I was when I MET my DH almost 20 years ago is good enough for me!!

This is such a great time in my life guys. Know that you all play a HUGE roll in it. You know how much being here, being a part of your lives like you are a part of mine, means so much to me. I've said this so many times, but I'm saying again, LOL... I know I probably would've been OKAY if I hadn't found GOAD, I was ready to make these permanent changes in my life no matter what... but I know for a fact that I am THRIVING because of the relationships I have here. You guys keep me going & hold me accountable... help me challenge myself to do better & I truly appreciate that!

Thank you for putting up w/ my ramblings & also, thank you for understanding (or at least trying to) my good cop / bad cop personalities!!! I TRULY want nothing better than for each & every one of you to be successful THIS TIME & I know I can be intense at times. I know it’s hard NOT to take it personally if it’s directed at you... just know that as I am knocking you upside the head w/ such intensity, it’s all coming from the bottom of my heart & w/ only good intentions.

Okay... I'm done! :o)

Thanks guys!!!


Julie