20.2 Lbs. Lost!

FINALLY! Last week before Thanksgiving I was .2 lbs away from 20 pounds lost so far...soooo close! And then there was Thankgiving! 2+ pounds later, and only took me a week to loose it again and meet my second mini-goal of losing 20 pounds (first mini-goal was getting under the BMI of 40)! So next mini-goal is to loose another 20 pounds. Which let's just throw it all out there... would put me under 200 pounds! YES, I just posted that! LOL I haven't been under 200 pounds in YEARS! I figure it doesn't matter if I post it or not (I have my weight loss ticketer on here anyway) and it just makes me want to work harder to make sure it happens now that my business is all out there in the open.

I gotta tell you though, I don't know how I lost the 2 pounds of Thanksgiving food this past week though. I didn't work out at all this week, and we were eating leftovers all week, including cake and pie and brownies. But at least I know that has to stop or else the scales are going to turn around and start going back up again! When you think about it.. it took me YEARS to gain all this weight, so it'll take time to loose it all and if I have some cake or something for the holidays, that doesn't mean I am going to gain 10 pounds back the next day!

I also know that there are certain things I just can't do in moderation and those need to stay out of the fridge!! Soda being in the Top 5! I really haven't been drinking soda (Pepsi was my addiction of choice) for about 3 years. But get me started on a 2 liter and that 2 liter will be gone by the end of the day (if that long). Then there is cake or pie, the sugarier (if that is even a word!) the better.. the more creamy frosting the better. Next on the list would be chocolate, but I've been really good lately. We have a bunch of Halloween candy left over and I only once in a while have one of the mini-mini Milky Ways.

Bottom line... I'm starting to get it. I get that I need to eat less (in general, but eat 3 meals a day) and better and work out more and have put it into practice and it is paying off! Woohoo!