Hello Everyone!

I have not been keeping up with posting as of later so here is an update.

Maintenance is going very well. Tomorrow will be WI #4 and I am currently 3 pounds under my goal weight. Maintenance is tricky. Developing a new mindset, getting used to not wanting to see the numbers go down on the scale.

October 2nd is the big day. I will achieve Lifetime Status at the meetings and I am very excited about that. I feel great. Everyone but 1 person (and she is no longer a part of my life) thinks I look fantastic. I had to go get a new pic taken for diver's license yesterday and even the girl at the counter commented positively by comparing the old and new pics. I plan on taking my camera to the meeting on the 2nd and asking one of the other members to take some shots of me and our leader when I get my GOLD card.

One thing I have learned on this journey is the power of being positive. Positive thinking and getting rid of the negativity around me. Negativity bring on more of the same and can be detrimental to our successes, be it weight loss, healthy living, work, every part of our lives.

My doctor is just so thrilled with me. Everytime I go to see him for a check up etc. he just comes into the room smiling, so happy. He said that in all his years of doctoring, I am the very first patient he has had, that has lost this amount of weight without diet pills or surgery. He is sooooooo proud of me.