90lbs and I think I'm done...

I reached 90lbs last week. rather, 90lbs lost. I do not weigh 90lbs. ;-)

I think i'm finished trying to lose weight. I think.

Anyway, here's a cute pic that the kids and I took for A for Father's Day.

What 83lbs lost looks like!

For some reason, this post is REALLY hard for me to write.

I've exceeded my goal and have new pictures to share. The first set is just the typical progress pics from along the way. Then are the before/after pics from everyday life.

I'm very self conscious about the way I look now. I have a lot of excess skin. I have deep creases in my face b/c of the weight loss. I feel like I look 10 years older than I am.

I still see lots of room for improvement and will probably continue to try to lose weight, but not as aggressively.

(be sure to click on the pics to see the whole thing)






The 'before' taken almost exactly a year ago when we were in Tijuana (which is why I look so icky and sweaty... it was HOT!) The 'after' was this past weekend.






I bought myself a little present for reaching my goal... It's the necklace you see in the pics. I had it made and I'll wear it each day as a reminder of where I once was.

one pound BELOW my goal weight!!

That pretty much sums it up!!!

I'll be updating next week with pictures!

Single digits!!

I have EIGHT pounds to go until I reach my goal! EIGHT!!!

I'm fairly certain that I'm going to want to lose more weight, but I'll decide once I hit my goal. It's not just the number that makes me want to lose more, but I truly believe there's more to be lost.

anyway, it's pretty exciting to me... i'm down 74lbs now... i can't believe i was able to do this!

having a rough time

the last week, i've had a hard time with eating right. this weekend was especially bad since we were out of town.

i wouldn't say that this whole weightloss journey has been easy by any means, but this last week has proven to be exceptionally hard.

i guess there's always tomorrow... get back on track and keep heading toward my goal. only 11lbs more to go. and once i'm there, i know i can treat myself to one meal a week of anything i want and not feel guilty.

i just don't know why it's so hard NOW.

70lbs down!

Guess that sums it up! I have 12lbs more until I reach my goal! Woo hoooo!!!

Awesome compliment!

My uncle came to visit this weekend. I'm used to people commenting about my weight loss as soon as they see me. He never said anything and I'll admit that I was a little bummed.

After the kids were in bed, A and I were chatting w/ him and the topic of the gym came up. My uncle said to me, "You sound so much stronger now. Not just that your voice sounds stronger... You just sound [I]stronger[/I]."

I can't even begin to say how much that meant. Because most of the time, people only acknowledge the physical change in me and rarely comment on the mental aspect of it all.