melnhardy

Happy New Year everyone!

Well.  I managed to get through the holidays without any weight gain.  As a matter of fact, from Thanksgiving to now, I even managed to lose weight.  Now I just need to get back on plan so I can lose another 12 pounds by the 31st.  That is when I leave for vacation and my goal was to be at 75 pounds down by the time we left for Cocoview.  There is no way I can make that (that would mean I would have to lose 9 pounds per week), so my new goal is 60 pounds down by then.  That means I have to lose 3-4 pound per week between now and then.  It will be difficult, but not impossible. 

This weekend, the hubby and I stopped at a local dive shop to check into ordering a skin for me.  We snorkel on vacation and since I burn so easily, we decided that a skin was probably cheaper than buying sunscreen by the case.  :)  So anyway, the largest size they had in stock was an XL.  I asked the guy how long it would take to order one and he had me wait for the owner who was on the phone.  He told me, “She can take one look at you and tell you what size you will need to order.”   So we waited and she finally came up and asked how she could help us.  I asked if the manufacturer had any larger sizes than this and how long would it take to order one.  She looked at me and said, “I think you should be just fine in a large.”  I tried it on and she was right!  I was so tickled.

When we got home, I modeled it for my husband.  He took one look at me and said, “Look at you.  You’re a normal girl.”   While I don’t consider myself near normal (I’m still at least 50 pounds from where I would like to be), it is nice to think that when people look at me now, there first thought isn’t, “Wow look at how big she is.”

Well until next week……