Almost 6 months to the day and I met my goal! (w/pics)

Today is the day! I finally have lost 30lbs and am at my goal weight! This picture below was from July of last year. I look at it now and I can't believe I let myself get that big. I was 5 feet tall, 160 lbs with high cholesterol and wearing a size 10 jeans and a large size shirt.

My progress was fast at the beginning. In October I was challenged to lose 10lbs by Christmas. My husband and his bother and sister were going to do the same. There was no way in hell I was not going to lose the weight and let them beat me. Come to find out it was only my husband and I that made it. I don't know what happened but something changed in me and I had so much will power to keep going. I did Jillian Michael's 30DS every day, even on my 2 week Christmas and New Years trip home. I took about one day a week that I could eat whatever I wanted. I walked and ran and checked in on MFP every single day. This picture is from my first to my last day of the 30DS.

My weight loss slowed after I lost about 10lbs. I could not get out of the 140's for a long time. It was frustrating and I had to keep my discipline up. I leaned heavily on MFP and the support of my amazing husband. Finally about 2 months ago I got out of the 140's. From that point my body lost about 1lb a week for some reason and I am now where I am. I took this comparison photo in my favorite shirt about a week or two ago.

Here I am today! I am 130lbs. I am wearing a size small shirt and a size 4 jean! I feel more like myself then I have in a long time. The person in the mirror is how I have pictured myself in my head. I bought my first bikini in a long time. I am training for a 5k and I just love this healthy version of me. I have gone from obese to overweight to normal on the BMI. I have gone from hating trying on clothes to loving shopping. I have gone from hiding my body to showing it as part of who I am. Thank you to everyone who has helped me along the way. I could not have done this without MFP.