Before this year, I liked to think I was a goal oriented person. I mean, with my husband's help, we saved over 6 months worth of living expenses in just under a year when both of us were working. Living on a budget!
But I never thought I would ever be my definition of "skinny". I looked in the mirror and saw myself as beautiful and thin, but when I walked out in public, I knew I was obese. So I made a decision. It wasn't like just waking up and making a decision to get out of bed. I made a BIG decision....like a decision to have a baby or NOT have a baby; like a decision to dump your boyfriend of 3 years; like a decision to give up something for lent (and really do it). I made the decision to change my life.....forever.
I made the decision that I was going to lose 70 pounds. And get to my "goal" weight. And never go back.
Now, the day after winning "The Biggest Loser - Wickenburg" (that's a town in Arizona), I have lost 66 lbs and 5 dress sizes. I went from wearing size 20 clothes (well mostly really tight 16s or 18s), to wearing nice fitting size 10 clothes.
Am I skinny? Probably not America's standard for skinny. Definitely not Hollywood skinny in any way. But I am FIT and healthy! And I want to stay here....or within 5 pounds of here.
I still want to lose 3-5 more pounds. And if I lose more, well that's just cake (or not cake). ;-)
So it's the day after I finished the most challenging 20 weeks of my life, and I am at work. So I better get to doing my work.
Have a great day friends and family! And keep doing what you're doing.
