Incredible Shrinking Woman (pics!)

As of today, I officially reached what I thought my super-ultimate-wouldn’t-it-be-awesome-if-I-weighed weight. It took 50 weeks of ups and downs and serious dedication. Every minute is completely worth it. I love going to the gym, taking long runs, playing with kid, and generally doing things that people who fell well do. I don’t think I will lose much more than five or eight pounds from here, but I am going to concentrate on redistributing my weight from body fat to nice lean muscle. We’ll see, maybe in another two or three months I’ll have another “I did it post”!

Here are several photos I dug out that were taken over the last year in various states of loss:


And here is today (can’t wait to see what tomorrow brings!):




Here’s my advice when people ask:
Yes, you can do it.
Yes, it is more diet than exercise.
You can only manage what you can control. Stick with a solid diet and exercise program and everything else will fall into place.
Yes, I eat cookies. Small indulgences are completely OK. As long as my decisions are 93% solid, I’m good.

A serious thank you to all my MFP buddies. I found this site in a slump around the middle of my journey and it’s really made a difference in my ability to stay on the straight and narrow. You all inspire me everyday!