Hi Everyone,
After 7 weeks and 1 day on the program (but who's counting??!) I have made it to my first goal of 25 pounds lost - actually 25.6. I am a third of the way to my goal. Even more importantly for me, today was the first day in the last 9 years that I stepped on the scale and did not see a "2" as the first number in my weight. I plan to never see it again!
The program has been both harder and easier than I anticipated when I started. Easier because after those first few difficult days I haven't really been hungry and I've felt very good. I've also found it easier to deal with work and social situations involving food than anticipated. Harder because I thought the weight would come off a little more quickly. The last couple of weeks have been a bit slow but I seem to slow down some and then speed back up again so I'm hoping for another speedy weight loss phase coming up soon.
The most important thing is that I am both focused and motivated. I am confident like I've never been before that I will do this now for good and that if I'm true to the program I will be successful. Just need to keep at it. Even if it takes longer that I want it to, it will still be a short time in the scheme of things.
We can all do this together!
Sylvia