Weigh In - 70 Pounds Gone FOREVER

June 6, 2011: 311
Feb 15, 2012: 242
Feb 22, 2012: 241

Hello, 70 pounds lost - nice to meet you!  :)

Losing more than 1 pound would have been nice, but it wasn't my week to do that and life goes on.  I am very happy with this number.

70 Pounds Down:
1.  I can wrap a bath towel around me and it covers everything.
2.  I can just look down when I stand on the scale and see the number.  I used to have too much belly to see my feet or the number on the scale so I had to bend forward to look at the number.  
3.  I used to squeeze myself into a size 26/28, but I think my true size was a 30/32.  I wore a lot of elastic waist band, cotton pants - they are not cute and I threw them all away!!!!  I now wear 18-22 depending on the brand.  Ten sizes down!!!  I can shop at more stores for clothes.  I can't wait to see how many more shopping opportunities open up for me.  The size range is crazy, but this bottom belly roll and extra skin are really disgusting and make it hard to fit.
4.  I have moved the driver seat in my car forward, it was back as far as it could go so that I could fit behind the steering wheel.  Now there is a lot more space and I can reach the gas & brake pedals a lot easier since the seat isn't so far back!
5. I met James about 20 pounds ago, the comparison in the sex then and now is amazing.  I think the best part is that I am a lot more confident and I have SO much more energy.  I met him right after the crazy, criminal stalker period of my life when things started to finally improve.  I am so much more happy and it really comes through in our relationship and in our bedroom.  Thinking back to sex at 300 pounds, there is no comparison.  However enjoyable it may have been, I still felt a little miserable because it took so much out of me since I was so out of shape and fat.  I'm less fat now and I'm in better shape physically and emotionally, so it's a major improvement!!!  It can only get better, which is saying a lot because it's pretty freakin' hot right now.  Meeeeowww!!!
6.  My face is so much more clear.  I didn't have a huge problem with acne, but it came in spurts and I also got cystic acne.  That makes a girl miserable and there is nothing that can be done about it.  I haven't had that for months now and even during my TOM, I don't have breakouts other than maybe 1 or 2 spots.  I have a very oily T-zone on my face, but even that has improved drastically.  I used to have to use the oil blotting sheets and blotting powder several times a day to keep my face from looking like an oil slick.  The overall skin type is still 'oily', but I use less blotting sheets and can just do a quick touch up with translucent powder and move on with my day.  I am so happy about this!!!!

Alrite, kids.  That's the weight update, I'm walking on sunshine right now!!  Off to an all day meeting in a few minutes.....  Never give up or let people beat you down or break you.  Keep fighting for your self and your health.


You're.Worth.It.