Weigh in Wednesday

Today is my one year anniversary on my weight loss journey!! It's hard to believe that I started a whole year ago! ? It doesn't feel like I have been trying to loose weight for a entire year and I feel like I was successful at it too! ;) One year ago today I weighed in at 251.8lbs, it was quite the wake up call, I honestly had no idea that I weighed that much and when I looked at myself in the mirror I always told myself that I didn't look that big and that I must carry my weight well!?! I think this is just what I told myself to make myself feel better, when in fact I look back now at old pictures and think "holy sh*t - I was big"!! I feel like I will continue to be on this journey for the rest of my life and hopefully it will get easier as I go along but I don't want it to feel too easy or I might slip back into my old ways and slowly put the weight back on! I still need to weigh in every week (for now) and I still need to do a mental check on how much water, fruit, veggies and dairy I have had for the day. I'm not saying that I am going to be super strict about my diet but rather I need to still make good decisions when it comes to eating out. I will still take the dog for her walks and I want to go back to bowling this winter. So for this weeks weigh in:

Week 52 = 171.0lbs

(-0.4lbs)

I have lost -80.8lbs after one year and even though I am not at my original goal I am happy with where I am at. I went from being in a plus size 22 to a regular size 9!!! Which I don't ever remember being, even though I'm sure it's because of vanity sizing now a days but it's still a size 9!! ;) I feel like I have more self confidence then I have ever had and I actually feel like people are looking at me and not just some fat lady. I definitely think that I owe a little credit to my friends and family, without their support I don't think I would have carried on with the diet as long as I have. My hubby was especially patient and now reaps the benefits of a skinnier me!! ;) The other day I came home from work to find a movie on the counter (Barnyard - it's a cartoon) and when I went to put my lunch bag away I found another move (Flushed away - another cartoon) that he had bought for me..... one "just because" and the other for my one year anniversary on the diet! He also bought himself a movie (Wild hogs - with John Travolta and Tim Alan) we watched it last night, it was really good! We also had nachos and popcorn - my two weaknesses but as you can see I still lost -0.4lbs so I must have been smart about portion size!?

So I would just like to thank my family and friends for never making me feel like I needed to loose weight but supporting me while I did. They accepted me the way I was and I'm sure they will continue to love me the way I am. I love you guys/ gals and thank you for never looking at me funny when I brought my own food to gatherngs !! :)