Success!

This week has felt like the longest week ever!  Last weekend I was so sick with an awful stomach virus, and now this weekend Jeff has a bug.  On top of that Luke and I both are sick (maybe a sinus infection for me) and it is freezing cold outside.  I can't wait for Spring!!

Lots of successes to share today!  My weight this morning was 218.4!  I am SO excited!  That is down 1.8 from last week and 42.6 total.  This number for me is awesome for a number of reasons:

* I made my Valentines Day goal!  And 2+ weeks early!  I wanted to be under 220 by Valentines Day and here we are!  I'd love to get under 215 by then since I have a couple weeks but we'll see how it goes.  I did super great this week and lost 1.8 so I think it's finally slowing down/evening out.  Which is fine! 1-2 pounds a week is perfect.

* I'm out of the 220's!  I can't even remember the last time that happened.  It is SO nice to see the teens on the scale.  And even closer to a 211 which will be 50 pounds which will feel amazing:)

* My BMI is finally under 40!!!  So exciting!  Still ridiculous and I have a long way to go but I was really looking forward to finally being out of the 40's so that is awesome.

A couple of other NSV's (non-scale victories:) this week too! 

* I realized that I can button my winter coat all the way down instead of just the top two buttons.  It is a Liz Claiborne size 16, which I totally don't understand because I'm not even close to wearing size 16 jeans yet but I'll take it!

* I was able to put on and button my TIGHT jeans with no problem!  I bought them after Luke was born thinking they would fit in a week or two and I have never been able to wear them.  They are super low rise and I haven't even been able to button them.  On a whim I tried them on yesterday morning and lo and behold!  I still want to wait a couple more weeks to wear them out because I still have a heck of a muffin top but I'm on my way! :)

* I am wearing my old gym shirts again!  I bought them when I was at my lowest weight with Mandy and stopped when I got pregnant.  I haven't been able to wear them since, they were just too tight and uncomfortable after Luke was born.  I put one on the other day just to give it a shot and they fit better then ever!

* Lastly, I was going through my closet trying to find something to wear and decided to put on a 14/16 shirt that I haven't worn in forever.  I tried it a few months ago and it was so tight it was ridiculous.  It's been hiding in my closet ever since (where it's been for a couple years).  I tried it on and here it is.....

Wooo Hoooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!