I DID IT! I DID IT!!

I have officially reached my goal of losing 30 lbs before my 30th birthday. In fact, as of this week's weigh in, I have surpassed it!! I technically reached it last week, but I didn't want to celebrate too soon because it was sooo close. I feel safe now saying that I DID IT! I can't begin to explain how excited I am and how good it feels to accomplish something that seemed so out of reach at the beginning.

Of course, this is not the end of my journey. I want to continue eating healthy and exercising. I don't necessarily have a specific weight in mind....I'm just so thrilled to be where I'm at right now! Mostly I just want to make sure that I maintain what I worked so hard for. I never want to go back to feeling so horrible about myself the way I did before.

I also want to thank all of you who have noticed and have said such wonderful things to me. It has encouraged me on those days when I feel like giving up. I hope that I am an encouragement to you as well. Keep your chin and keep reaching for you goals. You CAN do it! I believe in you. Just remember to take it one day at a time, one choice at a time. I heard something the other day about living the 80/20 rule. 80% of the time you make healthy choices, but allow yourself 20% of the time to have things that make you happy. And then don't beat yourself up over it. I'm proud of all of you for the choice you've already made to make a change in your life and become a healthier you!