Physical

I went to doc today for my physical. I'm officially 5ft 4.75 inches yeah! I'm officially taller than last year. Amazing what taking another person off you will do.

I'm down 144 pounds also ;)
Glucose all normal, blood pressure etc all normal. Yeah ! Yep I've got to go get my ear fixed but all good

My iPhone versus hubby

Yep my camera sucks but I'm not Trading in if a iPhone 5 coming out hah

A year ago

Side by side

Went to church today so dressed up so remembered to ask hubby to take a shot. Nearly 11 months now

Doing a jig

So today stood on scale naked of course and was delighted to see that I was 158.6.

That's 11 stone 3 for my folks in Ireland and UK. So I have got rid of nearly 140 pounds or 10 stone. (note I didn't say lost - lost sounds like I want to find it again!)

I was carting F1 my son piggy bag style and he's about 35 pounds and I had energy to carry him and thought. Wow. I can carry him and imagine carrying around 4 of him all the time. No wonder I was feckin tired!

The other milestone that was great today was at music class I stood up with my wee guy while holding him in one motion.

That was the straw that broke the camels back for me and my aha moment. When I couldn't lift my crying baby two years ago in one motion and had to leave him on floor crying while I tried to get standing up in kids music class. I thought - i need to change - for me and my babies

Today I was holding the baby and stood up. I felt like rocky and it was the Irish dancing song on the tape - doing a jig to Carlow town so I did a jig. Me and hubby even did a gentle swing ( folks who know my family know that swinging Irish style dance for us is more like rugby..)

So doing the jig ladies and gentlemen. I'm doing a jig

Only 8-9 more pounds to go and I have a normal bmi and hit goal. One of my goals. I hit my own goal today and I'm bloody proud of myself

Sorry didn't recognize you

Got a few comments like that today when I dressed up for work. Not that I wear sweats to work but I don't do a dress/skirt with it being crack of dawn when I leave and I'm cold and want to just get to work not late. So after a night of real sleep yeah! Dressed up and also my managers last day at work. A good guy and sure will be seeing him again as it's a small valley.

So went to his goodbye lunch and folks who I hadn't seen in a month and some two months walked straight pass by without saying hello. They were shocked then as they didn't recognize me. Super fun and keeping me on track as I have found that I can eat more and I've been getting hungry around my time of month

But it's only 6 weeks to go before my one year anniversary on this journey and be nice if I can meet my goal before then

And here's another picture taken in bathroom.

Party

Was not only able to get knockout dresses off the rack for the hubbies xmas party in Feb but also down 2 sizes in shoes and seems no longer extra wide feet! Whoo Hoo