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Sorry I skipped a few weeks. I'm down to 200, which puts me at a total loss of 25 lbs. I'm losing 1 lb a week, and I'm pretty happy with that. I have recently started trying to run two laps at a time, surprisingly I can do it. This week I tried for three and I did it! I am so close to running a mile, it's just crazy to me. I never thought I would be able to do that. It's amazing to see my progress and continue to get better. I love running now, and I love being able to run longer and longer.

This is me at 202, can't wait to see me slim down some more!

I meant to post this Monday, but due to being sick, I didn't. This last week I upped my workout. I do a mile or two on the treadmill, and then a mile on the elliptical, plus 30 abs. The results have been another 3 lbs down, putting me at 202. I am so close to getting back in the hundreds, and that's making me pretty excited! Today I officially left the plus size clothing group I was apart of. It makes me feel really happy, I fit in large, not extra large anymore. My jeans continue to get bigger and bigger. I wish I could say I was hard at work this week, but I have been kind of lazy. I got an ear infection on Monday, and getting on a treadmill and running has been the last thing on my mind. I have been getting sick a lot as of lately, so I decided to start taking vitamins to help boost my immune system, fingers crossed it works. Though I haven't been doing any running, I have been walking and doing elliptical. Tomorrow I'm gonna start back on my regular work out. I'm hoping that I can start doing a little more running this week.

I have lost 3 and half lbs since last week, which is good. I'm honestly surprised. I will admit I had a tough weekend. I ate a lot of bad food this weekend.....Including a box of Peanut Butter Patties (in one day). Not my proudest moment, but you gotta have those weak days. I can honestly say yesterday was the worst I have felt in a long time. Way too much sugar, learned my lesson from that. I was surprised to see I was down some after this weekend. I have had a few more people comment on my weight loss. People say they can tell in my face that I have lost weight, which is something I noticed yesterday when I ran. My face doesn't jiggle like it used to. Being able to see the difference makes me feel great! I am officially down to a large in leggings and 13 in jeans. It's exciting being down a size, as I stated last post. I feel like I have more energy now, I just feel so much better. Exercising is getting a lot easier and I'm starting to enjoy it. (never thought I would say that) Everything is going great and I'm encouraged by the steady results. I definitely won't be eating another box of Girl Scout Cookies anytime soon, though.

Today officially marks 20lbs lost. After supper though, I’m sure I gained a 1lb. It is so rewarding to know that I am down 20lbs. I feel like the first 20 are the hardest, and to have them behind me is such a relief. I feel like like the next 20 will be so much easier. I can really tell that I’ve lost the weight. Everything fits so differently now, I also can fit into jeans a size down! It is such an awesome feeling, and it makes me feel so much better. It is crazy how many people have noticed. I have got such nice encouragement from so many. I have got a lot of compliments this last week on how much weight I have already lost. I’m glad to see I’m not the only one noticing the change. I thought maybe I should give a run down of my calorie intake daily. Most days I take in about 1,500, most of the time less, I burn about 3,000 calories a day (thank you work). After eating I sit a while and then head to the gym. I switch between walking and run until I hit 2 miles. After that I do abs, I try to get in 30 crunches. Every week at least twice I do a half mile on the elliptical and a mile on the bike, followed by jumping some rope. It doesn’t seem like much but it has really worked for me. 20lbs left until I hit my goal for May and I couldn’t be more excited. I’m glad I have stuck with this workout plan, can’t wait to see more results.

The end of January was the beginning. I just bought tickets to my favorite bands show in Chicago and started thinking, "maybe I should try to lose some weight before the show." I set the goal small, 20lbs by May 2nd. That's only 5lbs a month. Small but realistic is what I told myself. I stopped drinking pop, cut out a lot of unhealthy snack foods, started eating less, and working out more. I didn't think I would see any results. I'm known for starting diets and giving up. I'm now a month in, and I have lost 18lbs, and I can tell. People started asking me about my weight telling me I look like I'm losing weight. Then I started noticing. My pants don't fit, and I mean my leggings, jeans, sweats, none of them fit right. They sag where they used to hug, they slip off what they used to grasp onto. I honestly haven't felt so good in awhile. I'm almost back to what I weighed in high school, which is exciting! That being said I have decided to shoot for 40lbs by May. That why I'm starting this blog, it is a way for me to keep my weight loss moving forward. A way to remind myself that this is possible. That I can achieve my dream weight. I'll try to keep this blog as up to date as possible, maybe no one will read this, maybe some one will, who knows. Feel free to send me questions, work out routines, healthy food, or whatever. Thanks for reading!