Congratulations! It's hard work sometimes.

Hang in there and keep going!

way to go!

Wow, thank you all so much for the support and encouragement and "attagirl" comments. :D What fun! :carrot:

Definitely hasn't always been easy, and sometimes I get discouraged because I'm still so far away from my goal (or so it seems) and I thought I'd be so much farther along by now, blah blah blah...

BUT! It's exactly like one of you lovely folks mentioned up-thread: What a great way to start off the new year! FOR SURE!!!!

:carrot:

Gotta stay focused on both the goal AND how far I've come! :D And make good choices every day! Yay!

Thanks again, everyone. Have a delightful weekend. :D

Way To Go!
 

It sounds like you have a great attitiude. I hope 2009 helps you loose enough to reach your goal. :D:D

Originally Posted by jaypaul:
It sounds like you have a great attitiude. I hope 2009 helps you loose enough to reach your goal. :D:D

Me too! :D

Congrats! You are doing great!

Congratulations! i remember reaching that milestone myself........and I know it feels GREAT!

I am so excited for you. Yay!!!!!!

Congratulations!

I really want to start off the New Year "overweight" myself. I'm 1.5 lbs away and I've got a week. I hope I can make it!

congrats!!!
 

Thanks for sharing your motivational story!!!

Thank you, everyone! Your support means so much to me!

I love that 2008 was the year I said good-bye to obesity. It means that I am motivated enough now to maybe say good-bye to being overweight in 2009!

I don't have "get thin quick" goals. I really do take a realistic approach to both my progress and my abilities! I know it's a set-up for failure if I make my goals unreachable. I have to be able to live with the eating and exercise every day, and that means not being sooooo rigid that I rebel. But that's what works for me. Everyone is different of course!

Anyway, thanks for the encouragement and support! Here's to a wonderful 2009 for us all!!!!!!!!