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On a Journey

I FINALLY lost another six pounds.  It's been a slow journey.  The last time I got a five pound star was November 14.  Now I'm at 36 pounds down.  That has been a ten month journey.  I'm not losing fast,but I'm losing.  Slow, surely, slowly and sometimes even more slowly than that.  But, I'm losing.

Today, Ted and I had to go sign some papers to refinance our house.  Taking seven years off our loan!!  WOOT. Anyway, I put a pair of jeans on and they were really, really big!!  So I told Ted, these jeans are going in the bag when I get home. So  - when I got home, I decided it was time to do some purging!!
That's a big pile of clothes

All bagged up!!

I went through my closet to get rid of anything that was too large.  I don't intend on going back to my large size, so I decided it was time to get them out of my closet.  Anything that was too large was thrown out.  Including a beautiful jacket that I got three years ago when I knew I would be going on job interviews.  I spent a lot of money on it.  More than I've  ever really spent for something like that.  I wore it once.  To a job interview.  I got the job.  Never wore it again.

When I was still in my closet, arranging stuff, packing stuff up, I was talking to KayeLynn.  She says, "have you gone through your pants in the upstairs closet?"  I didn't remember having any pants up there.  So - when everything was cleaned up and ready, I headed up the stairs. Holy cow, I could not remember what was up there.  Jeans, slacks, dresses.  Galore!!  I went through, tried on all the pants.  Got rid of some.  Some of them, fit!!!  I had moved my smaller jeans upstairs.  So - I got rid of about eight or nine pairs of pants and jeans and found another five or six that did!!

Also upstairs, hidden away, was the dress I wore to my son's wedding, plus the extra one I bought, they fit - but are a little big.  Then there was the dresses I had for my daughter's wedding reception and the dress I had for my wedding reception/picnic.  Both of these events in the same year.  I was able to get them on!!! They are snug, but I could get them on!!!

Crystal and Brandon's wedding 2005

Today - same dress 
Ted and my wedding reception, 2005

Today

And finally, my awesome fanny packs.  I asked for them
for my birthday.  OK - I asked for one.  And I got three
I wanted something to hold my keys, phone/music and
wallet when I went to the gym.  They make me happy

For those of you who don't know, I was on Weight Watchers back in 2002.  I lost fifty pounds.  I was able to keep it off for almost three years.  After I got married to Ted, who had lost 100 pounds, and I became more sedentary, did not get enough movement in our lives and learned to eat things that were not good for us - again.  A year ago, my doctor told me I was diabetic.  I said, no way in hell am I diabetic and I'll show him!!   So - when I go back in a couple of months, I'm hoping that my newly found healthier ways have changed my body for the better.  I intend to live my years out being a healthier version of myself.  I still have a lot farther to go.  But, I am planning to get there.  Even if it is slowly, but surely.


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