I LOST 50 LBS!!!!!

YAY for me!!! I have been waiting for this day for months, I have been plateaued at 49 lbs, and this morning (of course on Thanksgiving-the day you eat a lot) I finally lost that 1 lb. It really has been a struggle trying to loose all that weight. I started my weight lost journey Feb 2007, Benton bought me a treadmill for my birthday. The best present he could have ever gotten me! At first it was really hard exercising and I had to make myself do it. I have exercised every week 5 times a week with very few exceptions. The only time I have stopped was if I was sick, other than that I make myself exercise 5 times a week. In Feb 07 I also gave up soda, I was addicted to coke. I drank about 88-100 oz of coke a day! I never enrolled up in a weight loss plan, I just did it myself. I thought "What could I do to help me loose weight?" In the past I have tried different ways to loose weight from Weight Watchers to Body for Life. Neither of those worked for me, so I decided to run, quit drinking soda and watch what I eat and also my portion sizes. I have changed a little more than that in the last 6 months, I don't eat any sweets (candy, cookies, pastries), try not to eat out (I do maybe once a month) and no french fries for me! You may think, your crazy for doing all of that, but it's worth it for me. I love being healthy and having results! I was wearing a size 16 in pants and now I can wear a 4-6 and I love it. I have so much more energy now it's unbelievable. I've often wondered what I use to do with my time??? I'm not quite sure what I use to do before I exercised, but whatever I was doing wasn't working for me. If I can loose weight, anyone can. You just have to have the mind frame of I can do it and stick with it...don't give up, keep going! I'm lucky to have Benton as my husband and he has really supported me through this weight struggle. I know he loves me no matter what size I am. On days that I'm struggling to work out he gives me encouragement, exactly what I need. I love him so much and am grateful he's helped me during the last almost 2 years. I couldn't have done it without your support. My friends and family have really been encouraging too, thank you all so much. It means a lot when you comment on how good I look now, it's motivation! Let's look at what 5 lbs really looks like....multiply that by 10 and that's what I've lost!

Here's a couple before pictures...



and after....