I feel pretty, oh so pretty

Almost 25 pounds down, a little over a quarter of the way there. I've noticed in the last week how really super good I feel, and feel like I look! I cannot remember a time in my life that I have felt good about myself, I've been plagued with low self esteem for as long as I can honestly remember. Always a chunky girl, normally with bad skin and bad hair...I always felt inferior when standing next to one of the "beautiful people". A lot has happened in the last year of my life to change me, I received a promotion last July into Marketing for the health care field, when I first got that job I felt like there was no way I'd ever belong with this new group of people who looked so perfect. Along the way I started learning about make-up and fashion, unfortunately I was to heavy to fit into what I saw and this only made me further depressed and even heavier! Out of desperation I began a 500 calorie diet in April thinking a quick fix was the only thing that would work for me, it only took a few days and I passed out at work from extremely low blood sugar. That is when my friends told me about mfp, I never thought this would work..nothing else ever had..boy was I wrong! The encouragement is amazing here, the information wonderful, and I feel like if I'm gone or don't workout my friends will notice and be disappointed in me. Now, back to feeling pretty...my muscles are defined, my stomach so much flatter, my double chin is almost gone, and my shirts don't cut off the circulation in my upper arms anymore!! I can now fit into regular clothes, and just pick a size up and will fit! Now nearly everyday someone is telling me how pretty I am, how much they love my clothes, and how much weight they can tell that I've lost...my husband even called me high-maintenance the other day lol! I cannot wait to see how I am going to feel in another 20 pounds...and cannot wait to join the ranks of the "beautiful people"!