Much to be Thankful For...

The joyous holiday season is beginning with our day of reflection and giving thanks. I realize how fortunate I am to have what others may not have this holiday season: I am happy and healthy; I have a loving husband and family; I have a home with heat and amenities, and plenty of good food on my table. For this I am thankful and will not take any of it for granted. Many people have lost their homes to foreclosure, or cannot afford heat, electricity, or even groceries. Many people are alone during the holidays for one reason or another; or they are not alone but with abusive people.

Being able to recognize how rich my life is has been part of the fuel to fire my motivation to change my bad eating habits. I want to have good health so that I can live longer and enjoy life. I couldn’t enjoy life in a body nearly 250 pounds, it was painful and uncomfortable not to mention deadly.

So on this Thanksgiving Day, I add to my list that I am thankful for making the commitment to myself to lose weight. I am thankful for The Fat Smash Diet which has taught me how to eat right again. I am thankful for the encouragement and support I have received from all of you. I am thankful to myself for staying focused and working hard at rebuilding myself.

Stepping on the scale this morning to a weight of 223 pounds felt great – another five pounds lost! I remember thinking back in September that time will go by no matter what. Thanksgiving, Christmas, my birthday, etc… it will all come and go. I could choose to stay the same or I could choose to do something for myself that will make those days even more special when they come. I choose to change, and now Thanksgiving is here and I feel great! My total weight loss thus far is now 25 pounds and my current BMI is 42. I’ve lost 25% of my goal and I’ve lowered my BMI by 5 points since I started The Fat Smash Diet. I’m so proud of myself and I look forward to celebrating the holidays as the “new” me!

Happy Thanksgiving!

20 pounds I never want to see again!

I had a doctor appointment this week and for the first time in a long time I wasn't dreading it. I new she'd commend me on my weight loss since our last visit 3 months ago. Indeed, when I stepped on the scale I was pleased to see an exact weight loss of 20 pounds! That's 20% of my goal! Whoohoo!!!

I'm feeling really good and the weight loss is starting to show in my face. I can feel a difference in my clothing too, although it's hard to see it because these days I'm looking baggy in my loose clothing! I've moved from a size 20 to a size 18, and instead of 2XL shirts I'm back into my XL's.

I haven't weighed in the 220's since 2005!

Little by little I feel myself getting back to a familiar person that I've come to miss so much. I still have a ways to go but I know I'll get there. A fire has been lit inside of me that hasn't been for a very long time.

Here's to 20 pounds of body mass I never want to see again!