That awesome moment when...

I realized I made it 30 days so far. At first I thought I wouldn't make it for a week. It's easier now. I am not saying it is easy, just easier.

I realized I made it 30 days so far. At first I thought I wouldn't make it for a week. It's easier now. I am not saying it is easy, just easier.

Totally! I am at 35 days today and it is definitely much easier than I anticipated. For me it's because my only goal is to count and stay under my calories. Without any added pressure of not eating certain foods, the counting cals thing is no big deal.

Another awesome moment for me - I just bought these shorts in early July and they fit great for most of the summer. Waaaay too big now though. I can wear them around the house but not out. Feels great!

I realized I needed new underwear because mine looked "loaded" in back!

a friend tells you how awesome you are looking and that she almost didn't recognize you in the car! :0)

A friend who hadn't seen me in person for a year asked me how I had finally started shifting the baby weight. I was the same weight as when she last saw me - but I had gained 15lbs since then before finally pulling emergency break on my weight gain and losing almost exactly those 15lbs before the trip. In my mind I had been thinking no one back home would notice as I was almost the same weight has when they last saw me, maybe a couple of pounds less. But although it's a small difference, I have started weight training and honestly, I do look better than when I was last at this weight. Really knowing that put a spring in my step

It was a long time ago, but for sure one of the best moments so far ( probably because before it was always related to embarressement, huffing, puffing, sweating... )

The moment I got on a plane and instead of squeeeeeeeezing myself into the safety belt, I had to tighten it :bigsmile:

The old 'skinny jeans' when on without undoing the button...
The airplane seat had room.... walked square down the airplane isle for that matter...
Stairs NO problem... hell tying the shoes EASY...
Completing my first 5k walk..Next month will run my first 5k..
Inspiring 2 other people to lose 70+ lbs each...
Conquering emotional binge eating... I CAN STOP at one cookie ...

That's just the ones I can recall off the top my head.

How do you stop at one cookie?? Share the secret please!

Going from no cardio and in under a year finishing a 10K one morning...I started on my normal run and pulled a Forrest Gump, I just kept running.

Well done!! That's fantastic!

Congrats

Good Luck with the rest of your journey

Congrats to you!

The freshman 15 that I gained last year is officially gone!! And I'm in better shape than I ever was before.

The first time I was able to cross my legs at the knee! I still get a kick out of it.

The inability to cross my legs was one of the things that first motivated me to start losing weight. Throughout the stage of the top leg sliding off the bottom one I turned a blind eye to it, but when I just couldn't do it at all anymore I started to get motivated! I can cross my legs again now and it makes me idiotically happy. :laugh: