209

(insert "Hallelujah Chorus" here)
I am so excited to be within 10 lbs of a very big personal goal: to be under 200lbs. I have been over 200lbs for about 13 years now. I am ready to say good-bye to the 200's FOREVER. Now, I have begun working out and it feels great!! I just bought a 42C bra last week, down from a 44D. On Tuesday, I decided I would have some fun and go shopping to try on clothes. When I started this journey, I was wearing a size 20 pants. On my shopping trip, I was able to button a size 14 jeans! I couldn't get them zipped, but just getting them buttoned was enough to fuel my fire and encourage me to keep striving for my goals. Can't wait til my next shopping trip!

214.4

Yeeeeee Haaaaawww! That number keeps comin' on down! I feel like I can do just about anything! It feels so good to finally have control over something that has had control over me for so many years. I am so excited to weigh in every week. I feel victorious already. Thank you, Renee and Medifast!

217.6

"You look like you're losing weight," is what I heard several times at church this past Sunday. How rewarding is that?! But, even better than that is how great I am feeling. My energy level is up, and my body actually feels like moving! I am ready to begin exercising now. Not because I have to, but because I want to. This is all new, exciting territory for me. I've been reading some great stuff about T-Tapp on Renee's website, and I am excited to give it a go. I am slowly beginning to change the word "dream" to "goal" when it comes to what I want for myself. I used to "dream" of being able to shop for clothes in regular size stores, instead of specialty stores for "plus sizes". I used to "dream" of having a body that I could be comfortable in wearing a bathing suit. I used to "dream" of being able to run a 5K. Now, those have all become "goals" for me! My first goal, when I set out on this journey, was to lose 10% of my body weight. I am now 7.6lbs away from that goal! Boy, does that feel great!