Today is My Birthday! Today is also GOAL Day!

I am celebrating my 50th birthday today. I reflect over this year and I am so blessed. I am celebrating by giving myself the best present ever. I give myself the gift of reaching …. GOAL!
I am calling it today. I said I would know when I got there. I am there!!!
I have been in Transition for 7 weeks, but did not call goal. I met my initial goal of 180 on 12/2, but changed my goal weight as I knew I wanted to be well under 180. I just didn’t know how far under. Last week I made the decision to call it on today’s weigh in no matter what the weight would be; it would be the weight I would maintain. I am satisfied with the size I am. I am wearing size 10s and 12s. So, today is the day I reach GOAL.
I started this journey knowing that I had to lose the weight no matter what. My health was compromised by the weight. I remember the day in June 2010 that I sat in the hair salon after a doctor’s visit that week and was crying uncontrollably. I was shocked! Not to mention, I was ashamed and embarrassed. I told no one at the time (not even my husband) and only revealed it to my hair dresser because I saw myself in the mirror and had burst into tears. I had weighed in at 291 pounds and the doctor wanted to increase my blood pressure medication. She told me that the only way to avoid the increase of the medication would be to lose weight. I asked for time to lose the weight before she increased it. She gave me 4 months to take off twenty pounds. I avoided going back in October because I hadn’t lost any weight. I waited until December and I thought I had lost 20 pounds, but had only lost 9. She said that I was making progress and would re-evaluate me in four months. My blood pressure went haywire in January and the doctor advised me to lose the weight ASAP. She recommended Medifast. I wasn’t sure it would work, but said I would try and if it didn’t we would keep trying until I found something that worked for me to take off the weight and keep it off.
I had, like so many, lost and gained weight over the years. This time I wanted something that would get me to a healthy weight and teach me how to keep it off for good. I have met goal weight in 10 ½ months.
Reaching goal on my birthday is spectacular! I am entering a new year with a healthy body. I couldn’t have asked for a better gift!
My gratitude is extended to this wonderful community, the Medifast staff, the wonderful friends I have found here and my loving and supportive family.
The next leg of the journey starts now!
My mantra during 5/1 was “Just do it!”
Today, I have a new mantra!
G-Going
O-Onward
A-And
L-Living my new life

June 2010 291 pounds
Feb. 10, 2011 282 pounds
Dec. 31, 2011 170 pounds
-112 MF
-121 Total loss