I hear the theme from "Rocky" playing in my head

Why, ask the fishy.
That's right 50lbs! I am so happy I could shout but it being 7am on a Saturday that probably isn't the most considerate way to celebrate.
I am very happy and know that this is only the beginning.
Only about 30 more until I am at the weight I was when I met Greg. Woo Hoo! I think I am going to cut my hair today, I like being able to pull it back but I hate having to pull it back. I don't have the kind of hair you can leave down so it makes it difficult when it gets long. I don't have many options and the headband look I was doing for so long was really not the most professional thing going. We shall see. Greg hates when I cut my hair but too bad for him, I told him if he will get up with me everyday and french braid it then I will keep it as long as he likes. He said "yes" but I don't even think he knows what a french braid is so it wasn't the most trustworthy answer.
I couldn't sleep so I have been up for a while now looking at different hairstyles online and I think I am going to go with the short and shaggy look I had before. I hope it turns out okay...maybe I will post a picture, maybe you will have to wait until I update my picture in two weeks.

Spoke too soon I guess

So all day yesterday my back was bothering me. Not sure if it was just the power of suggestion or what but...
Anyway I have been soooo good this week it is crazy and it hasn't even been difficult. Not really sure why unless it is that I am noticing my weight loss this time and realize how hard it is to take back off that box of Raisinets(tm). That is one thing I do though I don't usually indulge in empty calorie foods. If I am going to have some type of candy I generally choose Raisinets(tm) where even though the fiber is miniscule it is there; or Peanut M&Ms (tm) for the zinc and protein in the peanuts.
I am feeling good though and focused on my health and that has got to be a step in the right direction right? (of course right.)

I am so psyched...

Something that I meant to mention that a question from my friend Faith brought up is how much better my back has been since I have lost the weight I have so far. It only makes sense that carrying all of that weight in front of you is going to put a strain on an already bad back. I haven't had to go back to the Chiropractor since about April, and I haven't used my Tens unit in at least a month, and even then I think it was when I strained my back working in the garden.
Anyway I feel great about that, however problems with my feet are still pretty bad. I am very excited for weigh in day this week though as I am hoping to have made that 50lbs goal I mentioned oh so many times before.
I was looking over my diet journal, which has been getting more frequent use than ever and looked back at the early pages (when I first started in September I lost 25 pounds fairly easily and then came Thanksgiving, Christmas, etc... and I fell off the wagon for quite sometime. When I got back on it was after having the flu and I had lost the 8lbs which I had gained back over the holidays. I had made a chart in the back of my diet journal back in September though and it felt so good to see how truly far I have come. I have lost 48lbs, hopefully 50 this week. That is awesome. Last time I lost a lot of weight I wasn't really focused on it and trying, it was just stress and illness that made it happen, this time it has been all me(with God's help of course).
I just pray that God helps keep me on track and focused on my goal, so that next year at this time I will definitely need a new bathing suit.
Speaking of there is thunder and lightning so no pool today but I did laps last night so at least I got some in. Also I did get to do my exercises so I should be doing fairly well for my exercise this week. I am up to 20 reverse crunches, 30 regular crunches, and about 90 alternating standing crunches. I have a bunch of other core stuff that I do too but that isn't really something I keep track of numbers on, so...
But I am feeling better every day and I have more energy than I have in years. Maybe it is the guarana extract in my vitamins though...who knows all I know is that I can do this. Hopefully in the 4.5 months I think I can. It would be cool to be back to the weight I was when I met Greg by his birthday.