well, 77 lbs actually…

A woman who works on the same floor as me, but who I see only a few times a month, asked me yesterday how much weight I’ve lost this year. I told her 75 lbs.  We exchanged pleasanties, I explained calorie counting to her and off we went our separate ways.

It didn’t hit me until I was walking home from work that losing 75 lbs in 42 weeks is quite an amazing accomplishment. I still have another 10-13 lbs I’d like to lose to reach the mid-range of my healthy height/weight chart. I’m on track to reach that goal around Feb 2011.

When I go clothes shopping, I still have troubles trying to determine my actual size. I often pick things off the rack that are many sizes too big. Sometimes I still look in the mirror and see a fat chic but I’m starting to see a skinnier version of me more often now. Now to keep her here…

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