The past 6 months...

In the past 6 months I have faced many challenges that don't include just weight loss. Some may see some of these challenges as horrible but I looked at the upside of them and have turned them into the positives of my life. For instance, I separated from my husband at the beginning of the year and am now waiting for when I can file for divorce. Now some would see that as horrible but it was MUCH needed. Once I was separated I realized fully for the first time how much that marriage was destroying me as a person. I had lost all motivation while I was with him, now I am out as much as I possibly can be doing whatever I can. Today is actually the first day in over 3 months that I have just been able to sit down and relax for once. This is a much needed break from the chaos of my life, lol. Well since separating from my husband I met a wonderful man. He has been through so many of the same things that I have been through and he understands me because of them. This man is unlike my soon-to-be ex-husband in so many ways. To him I am perfect the way I am and don't have to change a thing for him, which is new for me. He also used to be overweight (265lbs) and now he isn't so he understands the things that I need to be motivated to lose more weight. That was one positive of leaving my husband. The other is that since I have left him my whole life has changed because I am actually happy. Now that I actually want to get up and do things it has been GREAT for my weight loss. In the last 3.5 months I have lost 20lbs just because I have been out enjoying myself instead of being in the house all day. Losing this weight has made me more energetic and has motivated me further to keep losing weight. Losing this weight has also made me a better mother because I can do more with my daughter. Now I don't mind taking her out to the park all day and just running around with her.

So now I'm up to 44lbs lost! This is big for me. First, I am under my pre-pregnancy weight from almost 3 years ago that I had not been able to get down to until now. Second, this is the first time in over 8+ years that I have weight this weight, I was always much heavier than this. Third, this is the first time EVER that the weight on my drivers license is actually MORE than what I actually weigh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I can't help but to be so happy over all these wonderful things in my life now and honestly my weight loss is a large part of why these things have happened to me.

I know that was probably a bunch of rambling and didn't make much sense, but this is a huge success for me. Thank you for taking the time to read this if you did!