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To quote one of my favorite movies, "Life moves pretty fast.  If you don't stop and look around every once in awhile, you might miss it."  That, my friends, is how I feel about my life these days.


It's been just about a month since my last blog post, and life has definitely been busy.  Work has me hopping, family life is good but very busy, and the never ending search for some down time has continued in earnest.  Some nights, I'd think, "I need to update the blog."  And then, I'd find myself sucked into reading the Hunger Games, or spending some time with my hubby watching American Idol.  Even though the blog posts became less frequent, I have no regrets - life is busy, and should be lived.  Now, it's time to catch up.


I'm in week 43 of my diet, and here are my stats:


Week 1:    270 lbs.
Week 43:  193 lbs.


Total weight lost: 77 lbs.


The past few weeks have been slow going on the scale, but highly satisfying in the dressing room.

My dear friend Shaun is getting married in a few weeks, and I needed a couple of cute things to wear to the shin-dig.  So, I went shopping for some dresses.  Once at the store, I found that I was shopping in the regular size section - and fitting into XL dresses with ease.  Oh, the choices - so many more!  Beautiful prints and colors, nothing boxy or obviously trying to hide one's curves - it was HEAVEN.  I tried on at least 20 dresses - and at least 15 of them looked great!  I bought four, and even took a photo of myself in the dressing room and sent it to my Mom.  I felt GREAT... all at once, I felt sexy and girly and wonderful.  I even bought shoes to match, and came home glowing with excitement.


I wore the dress on the hanger in the picture to work on Monday, and got so many compliments, I felt like a rock star.  Everything from my newly found waist to my small ankles were discussed as I walked around the offices.  My weight loss (and my Spanx) had me feeling svelte and feminine.


With the weather changing, I'm not only ready to embrace wearing dresses in the balmier weather.  Shedding my heavy winter coat every day has revealed another amazing thing.  I've  become keenly aware of how far my belly has shrunken, especially when I'm driving.  When I sit in the car, my belly is so far away from the steering wheel, I could put a toddler in my lap without even honking the horn.  (Of course, I wouldn't - that would be unsafe and ridiculous... but still, can you say AMAZING?)


Over the coming weeks, I will be traveling by airplane a few times.  I know my new found body will be apparent when I'm sitting in the seat on the plane, and I'll once again fly in comfort and with a secret smile on my face that has nothing to do with upgrades or complimentary peanuts.  The travel will be a challenge when it comes to food - but I am still committed to being done with my reducing phase by the end of June, and starting my adapting and maintenance phases soon thereafter.  Because frankly, no cheeseburger will ever taste as good as being in those dresses feels.


This process takes time.  That's ok.  But the result is worth every minute of work and waiting.