Reached my first goal of 10 lbs!

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For too long I made every excuse of why I was gaining weight. I was sure there was something wrong with me, that my metabolism had just turned off or something. After my visit with my doctor, all the results came back normal and it was time for the heart to heart. When I took a real look at what I was doing, it was all very clear. My portion sizes were matching my husbands and although we were hiking and doing things on the weekends, most of the week I wasn't getting any excercise. I decided the time to change was now. I began walking on my 10 min. breaks at work instead of playing on the computer, I avoided the treats in the breakroom by eating small healthy meals every few hours, and I started having a salad before dinner each night. I found that doing that allowed me to have a "normal" meal with my husband but still maintain my portion sizes. I recently started working out in the evenings with a group of friends. This morning when I weighed in I was estatic to find I'd lost my first 10 lbs since writing my goals! This is just the beginning!

Annual doctors visit in Nov.'09: 216 lbs.
Jan. 1st: 203
As of Feb. 13th: 193!
By my Birthday 3/5/10: 185
By July 4th: 160
By my wedding aniversary 9/10/10: 145 (back to my wedding weight! I'll put the dress on to make sure :flowerforyou: )
By next Nov. doctors visit: 130-135 (now see if we are having the diabeties/heart disease pep talk!)