MGrace315's Journal, 23 March 2016

I am officially down 7.2 lbs from when I restarted my diet. I am really good at losing a couple pounds then having a food craving like none other and gain it all back then some. I haven't been this close to getting out of the 230's in over a year! I know that being down with allergies and the medicine I have been taking has helped me with my appetite but I feel so much better about myself knowing I'm almost down 10 lbs. I am just praying that God will give me the strength to continue. My right hip was beginning to hurt almost all the time and I know it had to be the extra weight. It hurt to walk, to sit, to sleep, it didn't matter but now that I have gotten just over 7 lbs off, I can feel a huge difference. My goal is to be down enough weight by summer that I can climb a local mountain with my daughter this summer. She keeps asking and asking but this is a steep mountain that I even had trouble with when I was in shape and under 155 lbs. I can honestly say I have never been this determined for the weight to come off and I am excited to hear the first person to mention something about my weight loss. I'm not sure how much I will have to lose to be able to notice anything but it's something to look forward to and it keeps me on my toes. Good luck to all of you out there in your weight loss efforts and God bless you!