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Friday Weigh In

How's your week going?


Friday is always my weigh in day, and the past few months it has been a consistent up and down, but I've been keeping off what I lost so far (even if I gain a few, I drop it again).

I still look forward to Friday weigh in like a kid looks forward to Christmas. Is that weird?

I like seeing my hard work pay off, and it helps me keep going.

But this week I am in the middle of a gentle cleanse, and trying my best to be good. And it's paying off.



I hit 35lbs lost this week!


It has taken longer than I had hoped, but I am not discouraged.

This is a lifestyle change, so it's not like in two years I'm just done...so if it takes three years, or even four to hit my ultimate goal, then that's what it takes.

But I refuse to give up.

With Easter right around the corner, we'll get enough chocolate from both parents house to let us have a little treat, so my Target basket is already filled with Protein bars, and low cal snacks.
My wish list also has Starbucks coffee grinds on it.

Looking at myself in the mirror is all the motivation I need to keep going.

I am almost 44years old, and I'll be damned if I'm just going to sit around, gaining weight, and gaining more and more chins. (I'm almost down to only one - I don't want any additional!! lol)

I like taking selfies for the first time ever, and I feel really great about myself.
I can do this!





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