Here I am at 201 pounds!

I forgot to journal the day I turned 199 pounds! it was Mother's Day of this year. That was awesome, to say the least! I am finally under 200 pounds! My hard work has paid off! A few years ago I told myself I'd buy a robe for myself when I got under 200 pounds. I never made it to 200 pounds, so no new robe for me:( The day after Mother's day this year I ordered one from Lands End! I did it:)

Today I am 196 pounds. Down 54! I am doing it. I am trying not to use negative talk when I talk about my journey. I used to reply to compliments about my weight loss with, "I am down 50, 50 to go!" I learned in Weight Watchers that I was turning something positive into a negative. I have worked hard on this and now I just respond with a simple "thank you".

I am so happy. Hayden (3.5 years) made my father look at my butt! she told him, "it's smaller!" when I was walking away from her to my car. We try not to talk about size with the kids, but it's hard not to notice.

I have lost five inches off my waist in five weeks of hula hooping with my weighted hula hoop! This I find both exciting and crazy!

I feel like a totally different person. One who grasps life by the hand and is loving it! In 11 pounds I will be "overweight" and no longer "obese" on the BMI charts. I can't weight! Pun intended!

202 pounds! Down 48:)

I got pretty sick after the race with a bad case of bronchitis. I was starting to get sick before the race and wouldn't have been running had it not been for the race, but no one was going to stop me! I don't think I have ever had bronchitis so bad. I got a nebulizer treatment and two additional meds prescribed to me.

I was finally able to run again a week after the race. I did continue to hula hoop during the illness. When I started running Saturday I ran a 1/2 an hour on the treadmill. I ran pushing both kids in the stroller on Sunday and ran while Logan biked with the kids today. While he ran, I biked with the kids.

Logan has started to become serious about running himself. He was running a bit before the race I just ran, but has really steeped it up since we signed up for the race in July. He has lost about twenty pounds through our new healthy lifestyle. he had a cholesterol scare which was corrected through getting rid of butter, eating lowfat and whole grains and getting the right supplements in addition to exercising

I cannot believe I am 3 pounds from 199! I am doing this! One pound at a time!

I officially started Weight Watchers last week. I know all the healthy things to do and do them all, but I need some major help with portion control:) There is a booklet at WW outlining the healthy guidelines. Guess what? I do them all! Working out, drinking water, little or no wine or pop, flax oil and fishoil, ect. The leader suggested we add one of these healthy habits each week. I do them all, by accident, but I do them:) I joined WW with a good friend from work. We go to the early Saturday meetings because we both are available at that time. It is awesome to have the support of my friend at WW.