4th of July, Goals Met, and Shopping

What a great weekend! I love the 4th of July - the fireworks, being with friends, cooking out! I hope you had a wonderful holiday.

But this particular Independence Day holds extra special meaning for me. I FINALLY broke the 300 pound mark. July 4th, 2010 - and I weighed in at 298.6. And the next day, I officially had lost half of the weight that I want to lose. There is still a ways to go - but I'm over halfway there! WHOOHOO!!! My next goal should happen in about 10 pounds - drop down to the next level for my BMI. I have been morbidly obese for decades. At 287, I will be obese - still not where I want to be, but not where I have been. And that will be closely followed by another goal - losing 100 pounds since surgery. That will happen when I hit 275. When I think about losing 137 more pounds, it seems insurmountable. When I think about losing 10 or 22 more pounds, I know I can do it. And one more goal met, although it is a small one - I painted my own toenails! The cool thing isn't so much that I painted them, but that I could REACH them to paint them.

I went shopping yesterday, with my Mom and a close friend and her Mom. I had $85 worth of gift cards, and Kohl's was having an amazing sale - plus my Mom had a coupon for 15% off everything I purchased. I got a nice pair of slacks, and 6 tops - which would have come to $300 if I had paid retail. My out of pocket expense was $26. Then, to celebrate my birthday later this month - my Mom also purchased a pair of slacks and another top. She made me promise that I will not wear the big, baggy clothes out of the house - and that I will get rid of them. The most difficult thing is getting used to slacks that actually fit. I've worn them baggy for so long that these feel like they are really tight, and I'm having a little problem getting my brain wrapped around the fact that they are not. But my parents, and my husband, and my friends who have seen me in them say that they are not too tight. I either have to trust them, or assume that they are lying to me. So, here I am, in one of my new outfits, and I have to say, I feel pretty good.