Just 21 pounds

21 pounds and 13 inches gone and I feel great! My clothes are fitting again, I do not get winded walking up a hill or stairs, and I feel gorgeous! I still would like to lose at least 30 more because I am so short but it isn't going to be hard at all. I can't believe I spent so much time wishing I could lose weight instead of just DOING IT! I am still eating foods that I love such as ice cream, chocolate, and other sweets. I have just had to make some adjustments to recipes and ingredients. For example, we have been buying blue bunny sweet freedom ice cream. It's made with Splenda instead of sugar but you would never taste the difference! I don't feel deprived, and I am never hungry. The pounds, however, just keep falling off. Every week I have lost at least one to two pounds. At first I was like "oh wow this is going to take forever at this rate" and I wanted to give up. Now, I realize that this is the only way to healthily lose pounds and inches and keep it off. There is, and never will be, a "quick fix" or miracle to help me lose weight. Now, I consider each pound a mini victory on my road to my big victory! I am no longer on a diet. I have a new life style and way of thinking about food. If I am hungry, I eat. If I am bored, I do something besides stuff my face with my number one enemy...SUGAR!