My Journey

It’s been a minute…and I’m still here! Lots of great stuff to report these days.

The first one: I had a total food victory today. I took myself out for a very nice meal and an overnight at a sweet little hotel. So there I was, on my way to dinner at this fabulous restaurant, and damned if there wasn’t *one* cookie under the glass dome, just waiting for someone, presumably me, to eat it.

I got as far as having a napkin in my hand, grabbing the cookie, thinking “oh I’ll break it in half, don’t need the whole cookie.” Then…”I don’t need any part of this cookie because I’m going to have a great meal and have planned to eat the doughnut/ice cream dessert.

My victory…putting the cookie down and going to dinner!

In fact, I brought 1.5 donuts home because I couldn’t eat the whole dessert. It was a tiny bit of ice cream which I did eat because I love it and couldn’t take it home with me. 🙂

Another victory: I’m within 4 pounds of Onederland!! (If anybody has seen the movie “That Thing You Do”, you know it’s pronounced Oh-Need-Er-Land.) On this point, I’ve been thinking that nothing magical is going to happen when the scale says 199.9 or lower. Nothing. I have to continue after that, too. I’m going for 175 and then see how I feel at that weight. It’s been a loooooooong time since I weighed 175. Before my daughter was born. That’s already 20 years. Hard to believe.

Yet another victory: I am feeling stronger physically than I have in a very long time. I’m doing something every day. Sometimes I’m doing two of those things in a day. Today? Three. And I’m just having fun!!

On the flip side, one of my best friends had a heart event. It wasn’t a usual heart attack, it has a name and I can’t remember it right now. The short story is that the plumbing is fine, but the electrical system went haywire for a couple hours. My friend is really, really tired and it’s been 2 weeks. No change. I’m really concerned.

The next victory: Every damn coat in my closet actually fits me or is loose. WOOOOO!

The final victory I want to talk about: I don’t mind looking at myself in the mirror. I don’t mind my husband seeing me without clothes on. I am amazed at what my body can do and has done. Warts and all.

That’s it for today! Have a good one…