The thought occurred to me that although I need the accountability and encouragement, there may come a point where I don’t want to share that I’ve lost 75 … 80 … and eventually, 96 lbs. It’s just my pride; I don’t want to admit that I really have that much to lose. My goal weight is actually pretty liberal; some charts say that my “ideal” weight is another 30 lbs lower, but I say screw the ideal charts – I just want to be at a healthy, fit weight.

It doesn’t help to dwell on where I started; it’s much more fun to see how much progress I’m making. That said, it’s my joy to report that I have surpassed the 50-lb mark! Here’s a picture to prove it. 🙂

I feel great, and like I mentioned last week, people are really starting to notice. I was able to put my college pinky ring all the way onto my finger, and it took a whole minute before my finger started turning purple, lol. Hey, that’s progress – before, I could only get it past my knuckle.

I will celebrate by going shopping tomorrow. My awesome mom gave me a few more things that I can borrow for work (one more mini-goal accomplished: to be able to fit into her clothes!!), but I am going to look for some more slacks or maybe a skirt and a couple of blouses. There should be some good holiday sales this weekend, which would be great, b/c I don’t want to pay full-price for something I plan to only wear a few weeks.