Congrats everyone!! Its so inspiring to read about everyone's successes!!

Speaking of shopping..... I can do it for free in my closet!!! Since I have clothes down at least a few sizes.....

Anyway - I'd like to share. I was at a banquet, and passed up dessert last night. And it looked good!! But I knew it would not be worth it. And this morning when my pants buttoned a little less tight, I was glad I did!!

Ooh, I have a good one!

People have been mentioning my weight loss to my husband, of course, and he reports back to me. Yesterday, a parent told him to make sure he told me how good I look. She said she saw me running through town and that I looked so "alive and healthy and energetic." ME! Alive, healthy, and energetic? Do you know how many years I went without being anywhere close to those things? I used to worry that I looked silly running, and I still think that but I just don't really care, so it's nice to hear from someone that I actually looked GOOD running through town! I was thrilled.

This morning I complimented a lady on her pale yellow suit and said I wish I look good in yellow but I look hideous in that color. A male coworker standing nearby said, "Please. As small as you are, how could you look bad in anything?" That one threw me for a loop. Really, no matter what shape my body is in, with my coloring yellow will always be an atrocity on me.

One more little NSV -- I had and wine and still stayed in my point range for the day, even without extra calories for exercise.

This one does it for me....what a sense of accomplishment you must have! That it is truly a lifestyle now...not one of deprivation but of moderation and portion control. Good for you, CONRATULATIONS!

Great NSV"s everyone!

I signed up for facebook last night (yup, got sucked into it ) and I found some friends I hadn't talked to in a while. I posted a pic of myself and I got like 5 compliments on how good I look! One of my oldest friends saw the pic (haven't seen him in a while) and he called me immediately and was gushing over the change. It felt so awesome!

Liz, that must've felt so good!! You're having a great week, hitting Onederland and getting lovely compliments on how great you look! Enjoy it!

Mine's a funny one!

I've been working out in the yard all morning. I just came in and looked to see this big strip of mud across my face and a TREE BRANCH sticking up in my hair. We won't even TALK about the mud down the front of my sweatshirt! Anyway, I was in the front yard earlier and waved to one of my son's friends as he drove down the street. He didn't wave, but I thought it was just because he had his music on loud and was listening to it. I went on with my edging.

All of a sudden I see the car stop and BACK UP to our driveway. My son's friend says, "Whoa! Mrs. B.!!! Where's the REST of you? You musta lost 100 pounds!" I laughed and told him, "Just a bit over 80!" He said, "Well you're lookin' SWEET! Thought you was Mrs. K. helpin' out over here!" Mrs. K. is our MUCH-THINNER-THAN-ME neighbor.

It's SO great when compliments come at such unexpected times! I guess teenagers can still see the thinner person underneath all the mud and tree branches!

Cheryl

Dana, congrats on those poses! I always think I won't be able to do that, but I guess one day I will.

Great NSV's everyone.

Last night I rented the large commercial rug doctor to do our carpets with. DH was here to help. Now, before that monster shampooer was too hard for me to empty and shampoo with. But, this time DH and I took turns with it. I felt good. I'm much stronger now than I was before. DH just bragged and bragged about how much help I was this time.

That's fantastic! You know with teenagers & these things they are just being so honest. Good for you!

Cheryl, that's absolutely PRICELESS! And I'm more than sure you'll remember it for a long time to come!

Mine was just a simple dinner conversation with DH tonight. He was commenting that a he and a co-worker were talking about me and the co-worker told him to be sure to encourage me to continue my WW meetings after reaching my goal to help with maintenance. I told DH that I have no intention of stopping, blah, blah, blah, but that I was anxious to get to goal so that my meetings will be free. He asked how much more I want to lose. There it is, the big question. He's never asked a single question about what I weighed before, how much I've lost, or what I want to weigh when I'm done. I held my breath and then told him "about 25 more pounds". I thought he was going to hit the floor! His response was "Good heavens, Kel, I don't know where you could possibly lose another 25 pounds!!!" It felt so good to read between the lines and hear "you're perfect just the way you are"!

Kelly, you must have been thrilled to hear that from your DH...what a nice NSV.

Mine for the week comes from my mother - who asked me what size I'm wearing these days, and when I told her I'm wearing mostly 12's, she said that I am in a smaller size than her - she's wearing 14's these days. I don't think that I've been smaller than her in my entire adult life - and she certainly doesn't appear overweight to me at all (although she admitedly does wear her clothes looser than I do)

djs06, that's incredible! A friend once tried to push me into the first pose, and it just wasn't happening. Good for you!

My NSV is that I tried on a pair of pants that were a bit tight when I bought them at 205lbs (several months ago, haha), and I can now get them on! I'm still 5lbs heavier than when I bought them, and they're still tight, but 10lbs ago I couldn't even slip into them.

Oh, also, I just thought of another! I weight train at home with dumbbells, and I do it in front of a big mirror. Well, I spent a good five minutes today just flexing and noticing all the muscle I've put on. I find it funny when I flex my biceps and my pects and lats (I think that's what they're called) also flex. Being able to control parts of your body that you couldn't previously control is just so strange!

Oh, I feel like crying (happy tears, of course). I'm wearing a jean skirt that I have not been able to get into for at LEAST 3 years!!!!!

Congrats on the skirt Ritzy!! I know the clothes NSV's just tickle me soooo much!

Cool Ritzy! I have a jeans skirt that I'm dying to get back in to. I hung it up so I can see it everytime I go into the closet.