Confession

Underwear. Everybody (ok, most people) wear them. So I don't care if this is TMI for some people. It's just underwear, come on.

When you are obese, it is not easy to find cute underwear. Even if you do, it's still not that fun because they are uncomfortable or fit funny or whatever. Doesn't matter if they're technically your size, they still just don't feel right.

So, after years of feeling unable to buy "cute" underwear due to my obesity, it came as a welcome bonus when I realized I could finally buy pretty much any underwear my little heart desired...no problems with finding the right size and no feelings of ridiculousness or like a huge sack full of jello being squeezed into a small sandwich baggie. No more embarrassment at buying something stylish when really I feel like I look as though I should be wearing a tarp. Nope.... I can buy whatever kind of underwear I want and feel physically and mentally comfortable doing so.

And it.is.amazing. Like I say, you should embrace both the small and the big successes - while this may be "small" in comparison to good health and fitness, and being a positive role model for my kids - it's still really damn exciting, and I'm not afraid to say so!!

It's a big week!

This week is the MN Wild Game that I will be attending as the Lifetime Fitness "Fit Fan". I am crazy nervous but it should be fun! I am also glad to report that I am doing fairly well eating healthy and exercising, in fact this weekend I had what I would consider a "good" weekend...the first in a long time. If I can stay "on the wagon" this week, I am excited to see another pound or two drop off. Hitting 90 lbs is so close I can taste it. I am trying not to be impatient, because I realize the last few pounds are always hard. Not to mention, when I started this journey, my goal was to lose 77 lbs and weigh 150. That seemed to be a ridiculous, lofty goal as it was. My blog even said "My journey to losing 77 lbs". Now, well over 2 years later, I've lost almost 90! I never imagined in a million years that I would get to where I am, but at least now I finally know how strong I can be. How strong ANYONE can be, if they make the changes and prioritize and balance things as needed in order to meet their goals in a healthy way.

It just takes dedication. Scratch that - you have to be stubborn! I guess I am stubborn....I am sure my husband would NEVER say so, of course ;-)