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30 lbs lost 11/6/13

20 lbs lost 10/8/13

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20 lbs lost 10/8/13

30 lbs lost 11/6/13

30 lbs!

Today I hit 30 lbs lost! 262 lbs. :) I think the last time I was in this weight range was probably about 6m-1 year after we got married and it just ballooned from there. I am SO close to hitting the 250's and I never thought I would see those again. Tomorrow after I find out what Ryan's schedule for the week is I am going to call and schedule a follow up appointment with my doctor and get my last months worth of phentermine. I am really not all that sure how much of my loss is the phentermine and how much of it is really just hard work and determination.

It's been pretty cool out so I have started going back to the Y instead of walking. Tonight I walked the track and it was totally packed out. I power walked it and felt super proud of myself because I was passing and lapping people that were obviously much smaller than I am. I am far from being in perfect shape but I honestly feel like I am in the best shape I have ever been in. It feels really good to be taking care of myself like this. I am determined to hit 250 lbs by the end of the year and anything on top of that would be icing on the cake. So I will have a month and a half to deal with 12 more pounds. I can do that! I really think I might be in the 240's by the end of the year. I'm really hoping to be into the 250's next week when I go for my doctor's appointment too.

I have been bouncing back and forth between 264-65 for the past 3 days and would just love to break out of that. The closer to the 250's I get, the more excited I get! I seriously can't believe how far I have come! My end of the year goal is 250 and that is so attainable now! No way I could have imagined that when I first started out. I am really ready to start seeing a difference in the way my clothes fit. I think my jeans are a little looser on the legs but not noticing enough of a difference that I would need to buy anything smaller.

266!

I cannot stop sneaking into the bathroom to step on the scale again. It's like I can't even believe what I see. It occurred to me earlier that the majority of my life I have been so overweight and hated how I looked and it has affected everything I do. Even though I have such a long way left to go for the first time ever I feel like I am loving myself (and not in that self-centered kind of way). I am starting to feel comfortable in my own skin and sometimes I look in the mirror and even think I might be beautiful.