On Friday I reached my 40 pound loss goal for this year. At the beginning of the year I promised myself that I would would loose 40 pounds this year No Matter What. After 25 years of yoyoing, and for the last ten years loosing the battle, my health was at great risk. I literally spent the entire year of 2016 in and out of the doctor's office about my health. My blood pressure was dangerously high to the point that I was having to go for checkups constantly. At one point I saw a nutritionist; what a waste of time that was. By the end of the year my weight was up to 185. At that point my doctor told me that if I didn't start doing something to improve my blood pressure I would have to start on meds.
That's when I made the decision. At the beginning of January 2017 the journey that led to this day began. I'm there. Now what? Actually I'm not there. I'm almost there. According to my doctor, I need to get down into the 120's to be at a weight that is in the healthy range for my size. So I've got 20 more pounds to go.
So now the rest of my journey begins. I won't make it into the 120's by the end of this year. I'm purposely trying to loose my weight slowly in the hopes that it will help me keep it off.
So, that's where I am. Now it's a matter of staying the course. I believe I can do it. It's not fun and it's not easy but I feel better and I like the way I'm looking as my body shrinks. It's a good feeling being smaller. I feel better about myself. It's a good place to be. Stay the course.
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