Week 15

I made it over the plateau! I only went down 1 pound but I went down 2"! I was excited! I had rededicated myself to try to be VERY good on my plan. I worked hard at the gym and was really good at eating on my plan. It was a success! I hadn't been bad before, but I rededicated myself and reminded myself of my motivators, which are:

1 - I want to be able to play with my 2 little boys. I want to be able to run with them, keep up with them.
2 - Because I was older when I had them, I will be in my late 40s when they graduate. I want to to be here as they get married and have children of their own. I want to be able to be healthy enough that I can play with my grandchildren. This is funny saying this as my boys are currently 4 and 1, but this is something that I think about.
3 - I have always been the "fat" sister. Looking back, I was so NOT fat when I was younger, but because I was taller and bigger than my sisters, I felt like the fat one. When I was working out at the gym with a trainer, one of my sisters told me, "If you ever get skinnier than me, I will kill myself." Since then, I have had the desire to be the skinny sister for once. Not so that my sister would "kill" herself, but so I can be "so there!"
4 - This is a vain motivator, but it is there. All the cute clothes are too small for me. I want to be able to buy cute clothes. I want to be able to shop in the "normal" section of a clothing store.

Weight: 229
(By the way, the total weight lost is 36 pounds!)

Chest: 42 1/2"
Waist: 42 1/2" (down 1/2")
Hips: 50 1/2" (down 1/2")
Thigh: 26" (down 1/2")
Calf: 17 1/2"
Bicep: 15"
Forearm: 11 1/2" (down 1/2")

I love seeing progress! Yea, no pictures yet. I need to get my act together, but I am not promising anything until the beginning of May. :)