Lose 20 pounds

My eyes almost popped out of my head when I looked at the scale this morning. I had to weigh myself three times. But sure enough, there it was: A number I haven’t seen in at least seven years, and also a number that means I’m more than halfway there. Only 9.5lbs away from my goal now! Woohoo!

I’m going to a rehearsal dinner and wedding next week and I bought two beautiful Size 8 dresses for them the other day. It was thrilling. I haven’t bought anything in that size since high school.

Well, I’m still 11 1/2 pounds away from my goal, but the BIG news is I’m a SIZE 8 for the first time in 15 years! I can hardly believe it! I even tried on different stuff to make sure, and tried The Ultimate Test—jeans. And they fit.

I haven’t bought anything new yet because I want to get down to my goal weight first, but this is a HUGE boost to my self-confidence! This is really working!

The number on the scale this morning made me very happy. I’m 12 1/2 pounds away from my goal! What seems to be working: exercising an hour a day and eating very little sugar.

I’ll update again when I’m 10 away…

I’m down somewhere in the vicinity of 5 to 7 lbs. Woohoo! Cutting out the sugar, cutting down a little on carbs (not low carb, just less carb) and daily working out is, I think, what’s working. I haven’t seen these numbers on the scale in two years. If I can lose another 5, I’ll be at my lowest weight since post-Ireland, seven years ago.