I'm half way to my goal!

So, the scale has finally decided to move once again and I am now at the half-way point to my goal. I am also at the point, except for the short time when I was 20 and lost some weight, I do not remember ever being this small as an adult. I currently weigh about 10 pounds more than I did when I graduated from high school 31 years ago.

So, I am now having problems visualizing myself as a thinner person. When I tell people that I still have another 50 pounds to go, most people also have a hard time visualizing me that thin and comment on the fact that I will by very small. Although the charts say that my goal is realistic, as I get closer to my goal I might have to adjust it, if it unattainable or if I just end up looking like a strong wind would blow me over.

So, as my body changes with this weight loss, it will definitely be a "new me". It will be interesting and exciting to watch the process from this point forward.

Fifty Pounds and holding

Well, I discovered that my theory on the acid reflux wasn't right, my band was too tight. A week after my adjustment in August, I ended up going in to have fluid taken out. Once again, I was able to sleep without waking up in the middle of the night feeling like I was drowning. While my band was too tight, I lost 6 pounds in a week. I have tapered off the weight loss, allowing my body to adjust to the drastic drop in weight during that week.

In the meantime, I am enjoying that fact that I am several sizes smaller than I was when I started this journey. Last night, I bought a jacket from Costco that was a "Large" I would have needed a "XX Large" six months ago.

We took our daughter down to California for college and enjoyed a beautiful walk through the Redwood National Forest. It was so nice to be able to stroll down the path and never get winded.

I have also started going back to the gym. Now I hate going to the gym and made it back one day last week. That alone is a victory. I need to start going into the dreaded place several times a week. Finding time for this in my busy schedule is a challenge.

I am posting a picture of me that was taken at my 50 pound weight loss.