"Now if you are going to win any battle you have to do one thing. You have to make the mind run the body. Never let the body tell the mind what to do. The body will always give up. It is always tired in the morning, noon, and night. But the body is never tired if the mind is not tired."
- George S. Patton, U.S. Army General, 1912 Olympian

From Plus size to Regular Clothes!!! Imagine THAT!

While on vacation just a little over a week ago, I was so excited to get to go shopping! I was thinking I MIGHT be able to get in to a size 16, but wasn't sure!  Well....First stop TJ MAXX....I was buying size Large shirts instead of XL and XXL, and....I was able to get in to a size 14W pants and a size 16 regular (without the W!)  Do you have any idea where I started and what I was wearing in pant size in just April which was 4 months earlier? A 22W!  Imagine that!  I was able to buy clothes at American Eagle, Old Navy, and other places without shopping in the Plus Size department! It's been a VERY LONG TIME since I've been able to do that...I'm talking over 12 years!  I am SO happy!

Trip to the Beach!

It's amazing how confident I felt having my picture taken at the beach this time! I feel so much better about myself and I love it!  I still have such a long way to go but I'm on my way! There's no stopping now!

Ok so I said I wasn't going to show you a picture of me in my swimsuit...well...I changed my mind! That's how confident I am! However....next year at this time...I'm hoping I won't need the shorts to cover my thighs! = )  By the way...I'm at 189 now! Only 14 more pounds till my next goal which is 175!!!! So close!!! I can do it!