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!