Hi everyone!  Been kinda busy here but wanted to check in and let y'all know
I'm still around.  Been really busy with wedding plans and running around
Raleigh trying to find the perfect dress for my future daughter in law.  I'm
sure it will all come together, but it sure is stressful.

Anyway, I finally made my goal of getting below 210!  This morning the
scales said 209.5 and I danced around the bedroom naked!  I'm thrilled.
Another milestone, 60 pounds GONE!  When I finished doing the happy dance I
stood at the mirror.  For the first time in years I wasn't disgusted with
what I saw.  Of course I tucked in my tummy, held my breath and well, not
half bad!  LOL  My butt is no longer square shaped and as big as a house.
It actually has a nice gentle curve now.  I've been lifting handweights and
can actually see muscle forming.  My face is thinner and well, finally I see
some pay off for sticking with this WOE!

My future daughter in law has been obsessing over her weight.  We went
shopping the other day and when she came back into the house she went in to
test the ol' scales.  She asked me to get on the scales after she got off.
Now mind you a year ago I never would have let anyone see those numbers.
But I jumped on and I weighed 5 pounds less than her!  If that doesn't give
her incentive I don't know what will.  I keep telling her it's so much
harder to lose the weight as you get older.  She turns 21 on the 27th of
this month.  I'm 42, so if I can do it she surely can.  She just needs to
get into the right mindset.  Of course she is still young and believes that
there is a miracle pill out there somewhere that will melt away the pounds.
I keep telling her that I'll support her efforts in low carb eating, just
give it a try.  But she hasn't come around yet.

Just had to pass on my good news.  I still have a long way to go but these
little milestones really keep me motivated.  A friend is giving me a
treadmill and hubby is going to get it this weekend.  I'm praying for summer
so we can open the pool up again.  Since the wedding is going to be at our
home I'll get quite a bit of exercise landscaping the yard, cleaning and
painting the house, etc.  I also spend an hour a day dancing to my favorite
tunes while working with my hand weights.  Amazing considering that when I
started my little dance workouts that after ten minutes my legs hurt, I was
out of breath and felt like I could die at any moment!  LOL