And now I have finally.....

reached goal! After 99 weeks, and a loss of 164 pounds, I have finally moved on to another leg of my journey - maintenance. For the next 6 weeks I will be trying to stop losing and keep my weight the same. I will try to updat my blog shortly with my thoughts on the past few months and this long plateau I was on but I thought I would pop in and post before and after pictures for now.

Before and After

Well, the loss is now

over 150 pounds. I'm sorry I haven't posted sooner. My losses have slowed down considerably since our trip to Mexico. I am still losing regularly, just a lot more slowly.

We had a great trip in February. It was the best week we have ever had. The flights were great, the resort was 1st class and it was a great experience all around. The weight loss meant a comfortable flight, swimming without being self-concious, having the energy to spend the day out walking, climbing, playing, etc.

We went to a great park called Xcerat. We went snorkelling for the 1st time and loved it. When we got back to the resort we bought snorkels and took them out to the ocean. What a blast.

I had set a personal goal to reach my Weight Watchers goal by the long weekend in May but realized in April how unrealistic that was. Being so close to the end of my journey the road gets a lot tougher.

I keep plugging away 1/2 a pound at a time. It is getting there, though, and I will never give up.

When I reached the 150 pound milestone my dear husband bought me a lovely leather coat. I have not had one in about 25 years and I just love it.

At my last Weight Watchers meeting a few of the gals asked what brought me to my 1st meeting and I told them that I just decided that it was time. I think everyone has a different reason why they make choices to change their lives. I just decided that it was time to take control of mine. I wanted to do something for myself for my 50th birthday and this was it.

Thanks for reading, thanks for the support and good luck own your own journey.

One Year and 130 Pounds Later....

so I thought I should post an update.

What a year it has been. Who would have thought that I could become a different person. Not only do I look different because of the weight loss, but I feel like I am a different person. I am more confident, feel like I am more fun loving. I am willing to try things that I would never have considered before.

As a reward for losing this weight my husband and I are going to Mexico on Saturday. We haven't been on a winter vacation in the sunny south for 22 years. It's about time we go to a beach and relax. I would like to try snorkelling when we are there. I want to go swimming and they have aquafit classes every morning. I plan to be there.


Here are a few more things I do now that I didn't before:

I now enjoy wearing dresses and skirts because I can wear pantyhose, and actually had on a pair today that were too big.

I run up the stairs in my house.

I carry the laundry up and down 3 flight myself instead of getting my husband to do it.

I exercise 6 days a week. I still don't like it but I do it regularly.

I enjoy clothes shopping since I can now shop just about everywhere.

My next goal is to reach my Weight Watchers goal by the long weekend in May. I will post again once I am back from Mexico, where I hope to at least keep my weight the same as when I get there.