more than just talking about it

Woo Hoo!! 100 lbs lost!!! 101.2 to be exact!!

Today marks my 1 year anniversary since I made a real commitment towards getting this weight off once and for all. I am giddy as a school girl to be past that 100 lb mark.

Check out my new progress pics!

One of my dear friends asked me what's different now. Is everything an answer? It just so happens that the other day I got out my weight loss binder that I haven't looked at for years. I have a tendency to write to myself. Jacob, I promise you is the most widely read (do you guys remember that?), but in 2005 I wrote myself again. In n effort to wake myself up I listed all my problems...

• Leg Cramps, sometimes very severe - All but gone
• Heel spurs - None
• Coughing - Nope
• High Cholesterol - Normal
• Need tables and not booths at restaurants - Sit in booths all the time now
• Barely fit into baseball stadium seats - I'm sure I would fit fine
• You almost can’t fit in your car - Almost 8 inches between me and my steering wheel now
• You have a hard time going up and down the stairs - I go up and down now without using the railing
• You sweat, all the time…in every situation - I don't sweat except at the gym
• Clothes are a joke, you can only shop at 2 stores - Went from a 5x to a 3x
• You have to wear Gym shoes every day because of your feet - still do this..habit? bad feet?
• You fear flying on a plane, afraid you won’t fit - I think I'd be fine
• You have to find the widest path at a restaurant - Can squeeze right through
• You always get food on your shirt - Didn't even realize that this quit happening
• You have a hard time putting on your shoes and socks, much less tying them - I can stand in the center of a room, and put my socks on and bend down and tie my shoes.
• You lumber when you walk, you look HUGE when you sit.- Nope
• No matter how nice you do your hair, no matter what clothes you wear and how much makeup you put on, you are still look so obese - Nope

They are all gone!! All of them! And I think that's why I had a problem focusing again, because my situation really lost a lot of it's severity. Not that weighing 268 is acceptable to me, but It's such a far cry from 368 that it seemed so freaking awesome!! I feel god about what I have accomplished. I feel good about me. Every day I realize something else that is better now. The sweating is a HUGE thing. I would sweat awful when I taught, now I don't sweat at all. I tried clothes on for an hour a month ago and didn't sweat. Wow! I keep finding new bones, that's so cool. I can't keep my hands off my collar bones. When I change for the gym I always tie my shoes in the middle of the room, just because I can.

I have been perfectly on plan and eating extremely clean since 2/17. I plan to continue it. I am not even having my nightly dessert right now. Not that I won't have it, but not right now.