The Fifty-One Pound Difference

I DID IT!!!!

The goal I set for myself back in February was 135.

My weight on 10.11.12 was this....

 Oh happy day!!  Seeing that number and feeling the way I do was worth every single work out and every fatty food avoided.

 My bestie left me a very thoughtful surprise on my door step.  That would be Starbucks Caramel Macchiato ice cream, vanilla and mocha frapuccino's and caramel chews.  She knows the key to this girls heart!!  Thank you Jayme!!

 I know longer hide from the camera.  I feel the most fit and healthy that I've felt since high school.  People do notice and they ask how I did it.

My answer is simple.  It took 7+ months of  counting calories, working out at the gym 4-5 days a week and a whole heck of a lot of motivation!!!  Nothing was going to stand in my way.

Beginning weight 185.2 (2.25.12)

Ending weight 134.2 (10.11.12)

That's FIFTY-ONE lbs gone.

As a wise woman has told me "It's motivation that gets you started.  Habit is what keeps you going."  So now the hard part begins.

Maintenance

How will I maintain you ask?

I still continue to work out whether it's running outdoors or hitting the gym 4-5 days a week.

I'm going to continue to count calories for the time being until I get use to how much I can eat.  I've increased my calories from 1200 to 1700 per day.

I can and WILL do this.

Thank you to everyone who has supported me along the way!