Day 73 Almost there!

Day 73 of 90

It's hard to believe that I am so close to the end of this 90 day journey. I've had such a crazy time figuring out what's going on with myself. I have inspired quite a few people who have begun their own weight loss journeys (mostly through WW) and some have surpassed me with their weight loss. This made me jealous. At first. Then I remembered that this is NOT a competition with anyone or anything except MY LIFE.

I started this journey because I wanted to reduce my risk of heart disease, diabetes, stroke and not die like my Father at 49 (just 5 years away). So far I've reduced my cholesterol to normal limits and am well on my way to having my trigl at a normal limit as well.

I've lost 24 lbs but still have a long way to go. I weigh 190. Another 53 lbs. My goal is 137. I've had some people say "OMG that's too low!" Really? Look at the chart: http://www.healthchecksystems.com/heightweightchart.htm

this says that at a large frame at 5'4 is 131-154. Granted i haven't weighed that since middle school!

I am positive that I will never be too thin. I do find it interesting that a lot of people seem to feel threatened by my loss. Are they afraid I'll be in better shape than them? Who knows. I do have one friend who said her goal weight was 193. She is a gorgeous lady who looks amazing and probably dresses better than most small women I know.

Like me, she has gained and lost over 500 lbs in her life and confided in me that on her wedding day she was at her heaviest. I admired her and thought to myself "there is a lady who has accepted her "weight fate." She then told me how she lost weight afterwards and felt great. She is since divorced and now has an amazing man in her life who has also struggled with his weight. They are an awesome couple and I love seeing them together. So loving, supportive and together in trying to make good food choices.

She has no idea how much her words of encouragement mean to me. I'm hoping that we can encourage each other to better people, performers and pinups!