Almost Been Two Weeks

Almost been two weeks that my hubby, the kitties and I have been living in our new house. Still unpacking and have been making so many phone calls, filling out rebates and warranty cards. I have had something happening every single day so far. This morning has been what I like to call, a break. lol

Today I realized that three years ago this month I decided to so something wonderful for myself. Change my life forever. It was three years ago that I decided enough was enough, no more unhappy moments just because I was over weight, and boy was I tipping the scales. I weighed in at end of the 2006 year and by the time June 2007 arrived I was well over 300 pounds. For six months I didn't weigh myself ever again and continued to grow in jean sizes up to a size 26 and for one month, a size 28.

When I changed my life forever I began with salads, had them ever few days and before I knew it I was having them five out of seven days of the week. I began not even craving all the fatty foods I once enjoyed so much, including meat!

By the time January 2008 rolled around I had already dropped something like twenty pounds. I didn't begin tracking my weight until a few months into the 2008 year. That first year of weight loss was the most difficult for me, until now.

This year has been one emotional roller coaster. Selling the condo and buying the new house has been a very stressful time for my husband and I. This past January I was doing great with my weight loss, had dropped six pounds already after my month plus illness that I had the end of November and all through December. But once the middle of January hit and the house we were building began being marketed my weight loss came to a stop.

I didn't gain anything between the middle of January and the middle of April, but I didn't lose a pound either. By around the end of April doing into May I was back on track again. In fact I lost about six pounds last month!

Which brings me back to my realization of what month it is. This month three years ago I did the best thing for myself ever in my life so far, I chose to pull myself out of depression and out of the weight gaining spiral I had fallen into. I truly believe that I saved my life!

It hasn't been easy to get to where I am today. This week I weighed in at 180 pounds. From my last recorded heaviest weight that is 115 pounds lighter. For many people that is an entire person's worth of weight that I have lost. Believe me when I say that I feel like I have lost a person's worth of weight. I can move much more easily now, I feel healthier, I am happier, I fit into clothing I haven't been able to wear for about 15 years.

And now all my dreams and goals seem to be coming true. My husband and I have this beautiful new house away from it all yet not to far from what we need. I have two wonderful girl kitties who have been very thankful and happy to be back home with their mommy and daddy, never mind that it's a new house as long as their stuff is where it should be.

All that has to happen now is for me to continue towards my goal. And if I hit a little speed bump on the way that sets me back for nine months I won't mind. Because that's one of my goals too and now we have the space for that little speed bump to sleep if they decide to show up sometime soon.

Until then I happily we do what I enjoy, well, once we're all unpacked. Speaking of that I need to pull myself away from this computer and finish the kitchen and work on the great room. Hopefully it will be a beautiful day today and an amazing weekend! Planning on sending out invitations for the house warming celebration we will be having next month. Hope that many will be able to make it, if everyone does then there is a possibility that we could have 100 people in our new house. Reminds me of new years 2004 in our apartment. Now that is another night that I will never forget.