7.5 months out and Patience is key for my success!!!

Oct 04, 2009

I am currently 7.5 months out and I can say this is a journey or should I say I say this new lifestyle. I have to admit I am learning to make better choices in my food. I can say that even my family is making better food choices. My mother started her own journey when I started mine and has lost weight as well going from a 16/18 to a 12/14 and reduced her cholesterol and blood medication. Am I seeing the results I desire? Do I cheat sometimes? Do I feel discouraged at times? But I look at the bigger picture, I am making a difference in someone else life. My weight is coming off and again I know and realize I did not gain it overnight...so losing it will not be overnight!!!

Ok on another note, I went shopping for some new jeans and I thought maybe a 22 since I was a 26/28 and feel like I have not lost that much weight, Ashely Stewart is closing in my area so needless to say they had a ton of 20 petite or 18 tall. My daughter said try them mom cause you never know, I told her I can not wear a 20....but she convinced me and guess what THEY FIT and the shirts was a 20 as well ....you know i said well they are stretch jeans but I got 3 new pairs of 20's.

Then I took my girls to Old Navy for jeans and I love Old Navy but I have been limited to shopping there plus size collection on-line and even the 2X's in the store would not fit. I am proud to say I got several 2x shirts from the rack and wanted to appease myself and tried on a size 20 khaki and an 18 straight leg....The 20 fit but I did not buy them and the 18's fit in the legs but TIGHT on my stomach...I was amazed because!!!  I walk around with this weight and is very critical of it. But to my surprise I am losing the weight!!

So I guess the moral to my story is PATIENCE!!! I can do all things through Christ whom strengthens me.....and 99.5 won't do!

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