I've decided that most of my body is thin enough now. I've lost 100lbs, and although I've got another 10lbs to go til I reach 'normal' bmi officially (my first goal), I think this is where my body wants to be right now. My original personal goal was to get to 135 which would mean that I had lost 1/2 my body weight, but I don't think that I was being realistic. My collar bones stick out nicely and I don't want them to stick out further, and I've got skinny legs and my girls are shapely (with a good strong bra - without, well, lets just say the floor gets a sweeping hee hee ) My belly is the problem area, but I don't think trying to lose more will fix that at the moment. When I said this all to my husband, he agreed and said I was skinny enough - how weird is that - I've never heard that in my life - I'm skinny enough Woohooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I have decided to try and stay where I am for a while and let my body settle. I'm also going to see my PCP to see if I can get a LBL (& try for thigh lift) without having to self pay (which we can't afford). If I can maintain where I am without trying to lose and not put weight on, I will see what happens after a few months after my body has done all it's adjusting. Maybe the fat will re-distribute!! or maybe I will want to work at losing again. But for now - I'M DONE LOSING - I'M HERE I'VE ARRIVED - How amazing is that - it is such a great feeling (if not slightly daunting worrying about gaining it all back in repeat performances of previous diets ).

The hotel we are staying at has an indoor pool - so far I have avoided going swimming in my new body with all it's saggy skin (I used to go swimming even at my largest) as I am so self concious even though in my mind I know it's crazy. But my daughter wants me to go swimming with her so desperately - she even pointed out a swimming costume in a thrift store (no I didn't buy it hee hee), but I don't think I can avoid it while we are in Texas - guess I'll have to bite the bullet and keep my fingers crossed that no other guests decide to go swimming

Yippee, that's Texan for yahooooo!!! Where will you be staying? Bring your summer clothes, Texas is usually uncomfortably warm @ Christmas!!! Cindy

Deanna I am so proud of you! You just keep on moitivating yourself and don't rest on your achievments, but keep on moving forwards. Remind us when your next race is coming up so we can cheer you on

Hello everyone! Yesterday I ran my second 10K race (6.2 miles). It was raining and I got so wet! I noticed that almost all the runners that came out for this race were "die hard" runner types. I think all the normal people stayed home because of the heavy rains! So I felt a little scared that I would be last because I felt like I didn't quite fit in. But I wasn't last ... I finished in 1 hour, 7 minutes, and 1 second. I actually beat my last 10K time by almost 3 minutes! And I finished 95th out of 120 racers ... and every single person except for 1 that finished after me was YOUNGER than me! How funny is that?! That made me feel pretty good! Especially since they all looked like the stereo-typical runners with long skinny legs. Mine are short and not so skinny! Anyway, I'm still signing up for races once a month to keep myself motivated to keep working out. I'm aiming for a half marathon in April (13.1 miles). Deanna