Update: Almost 6 months in

A brief update to all three of you that follow my ramblings:

I think I'm near the 50-pound mark. I am also within 3 pounds of comfortably fitting into a size 14 jeans....from Old Navy!!!!! I can't begin to explain how excited that makes me. I haven't been that size since 2000. EIGHT YEARS!!!!!

When I started this diet I thought I could lose some weight, but never this much. I have to admit that I'm surprised I've been able to commit to this lifestyle change. And it truly is a lifestyle change. And I think it's one I can maintain. But perhaps most importantly I think I've realized that I deserve to be healthy and fit and not hide behind baggy clothes and extra weight. I just needed to start believing in myself.

Now that I'm all hip and stuff and on Facebook. I'll post some photos on the blog in case anyone wants to see the slimmer me.

I used to enjoy the holidays...

Fudge. Peanut butter fudge. Chocolate covered pretzels and, well, anything. Toffee bars. Peanut butter and chocolate ball thingies. Peanut butter cookies with the Hershey's kisses in the middle.

Just remind myself: "Only one a day not the whole plate." How many days until New Year's??

Over the hump

The latest monthly weigh-in was much more satisfying than last time. NINE POUNDS from the end of October to end of November. That makes a grand total of......42 pounds lost so far!! I only have 28 pounds left to hit my goal.

One of the best things is that I don't have to struggle to find something to wear in the morning. I don't have that group of clothes called "Things I'd like to wear but don't want to try-on and get depressed." That group has been replaced with the new group: "Things I never thought I'd wear again, and are now too big."

I'm really starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel. If I can hit goal, I'll be at my pre-baby, wedding weight!! And that is pretty excited.