Day 218 - Week 31

Well HAPPY HOLIDAY'S ZERO READERS!!! It's been an up and down year. Lots of worry and stress and hard work and success and happiness and miracles. It's been a HUGE year for me.

At this point I have lost 113.6 lbs! I probably have about 50 lbs to go...ALMOST THERE!!! WOO HOO!

It hasn't been easy, I've been exhausted, hungry, elated, disappointed, worried, excited, motivated, eager, impatient, surprised and over all just really happy with this diet. It's gone so quickly, without surgery or any of those expensive alternatives.

I went through that Chew and Spit stage, the 100% commitment stage and currently I'm in the "I know I am close to my goal but I can't help but have this almond, popcorn, veggie". Yet I keep losing weight. I've made good choices on my "cheating" and have really stuck to this plan.

I saw my sister for the first time last weekend and she was THRILLED! She was so happy. She said as we were shopping "I keep looking for you and three times I saw you and didn't recognize you as my Chopper!" lol!

My niece sent me this amazing letter for thanksgiving that was so touching:

I know it's a little hard to read but this is probably one of the most touching things I've ever gotten. So special. I love my niece and to think I've had that kind of impact on her fills my heart with so much love and warmth and pride. It makes my hard work so much more worth it. My niece wants me around for her life, losing this weight was so necessary for so many reasons. 

I walked through San Francisco last weekend, up hill after hill after hill and it was EASY! I LOVED moving so swiftly and freely.

Most people who know or love me really feel like this will change my life, and in many ways it will. I can move so much easier now, I want to go for walks and run around and enjoy moving my body SOO much!! I enjoy dancing so much now!! And I can't wait to walk down the boardwalk this summer!! But I have always done everything I want to do and while I was very much overweight, I was never NOT me. It won't change who I am, it will just allow me to move more freely around the world. I always have traveled and now traveling will be easier.

I am very happy with my success and I SO look forward to the next steps which will be getting me back on food. That will start in about 3 months!

So Merry Christmas and Seasons Greetings my Zero Readers! I don't do to a New Years Resolution...I'm living one!