Monday, September 22, 2008

80 pounds gone!

I hit the 80 pound mark Sunday. Weight loss has been slow lately, but I just keep plugging away at it and hope things pick up soon. I have to remind myself that I've lost 80 pounds in less than 6 months - not too shabby.

I joined a gym about a month ago - Lifestyle family fitness. Had a couple of sessions with a personal trainer and she put together two resistance routines for me. I've been doing the resistance 2 times a week and cardio 5 times a week. I've defnitely noticed some changes in my clothes from the exercise. In fact, I went to the Goodwill 1/2 price sale over the weekend with Mary and Heather and I bought a size 18 skirt that fits! Woohoo! I'm mostly wearing 20's, but it was exciting to actually be able to button up the size 18.

My other new excitement is no sugar added fudgesicles - satisfies the ice cream craving better than popsicles and they are only 40 calories a piece. Yum-O!

I want to lose 20 more pounds by Christmas. My original goal when I had surgery was to be down 100 lbs by Christmas - I can do it! Only 98 more pounds to go and I'll be my final goal - I'm getting close to the 1/2 mark! Kevin has less than 20 pounds to lose to get to his goal - go Kevin go!

Thanks for your support and encouragement!

Sarah

"And the day came when the risk it took to remain closed in a bud became more painful than the risk it took to blossom."
- Anais Nin