I shared earlier this week that I’ve passed the 20-lb mark in my weightloss journey; it’s very exciting! It is both encouraging and a bit nauseating to think that I’ve lost the equivalent of a big bag of dog food – those suckers are heavy! – or five bags of sugar (which used to come in 5-lb bags but now they’re only 4 lbs each).

Tonight as I was packing for my weekend trip to San Antonio (more about that in a later post), I decided to try on a pair of slacks that have been taunting me from the back of my closet. Lo & behold, they buttoned & zipped comfortably! I was so stoked, I decided to try on a blouse that I haven’t worn in ages because the buttons were taut. Yeeeeee – it fit!!

Not only that, but my wedding rings are loose and my chin is slimmer. I just keep telling myself, “Man, if it’s this exciting at the 20-lb mark, think how awesome it will be when the loose pants don’t fit at all! What will 30 lbs be like? 50? 90?!?”

My goal is 96 lbs from where I started three weeks ago, so I’m nearly a quarter of the way there! That would put me at the same weight I was when we got married, which was not “thin” by the world’s standards, but it was a comfortable, healthy weight for me.

I know that it’s unrealistic to think that I’ll continue losing at the pace that I’ve been at these first three weeks, but it has been a tremendous jump-start to a radical shift in my mindset and lifestyle.