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2017 NOV 4 -- Day 77

OMG! 375.2 lbs! This is the lowest ever!!! Wow. I can't even tell you how exciting it is to see 375 lbs on the scale. Most people would be, like, "that's still super heavy, though." I know. I know it is, but you don't understand! I've been over 400 lbs for so, so, very long! I'm almost 25 lbs under the 400-lb mark. Imagine you've been trying to lose that last 10 lbs that just wont budge, and then all of a sudden it's gone. That's the closest thing I can equate to this feeling.

Starting weight: 415 lbs
Current weight: 375.2 lbs ⇩ 
Long-term Goal: 145 lbs
Short-term Goal: 359 lbs

How much do I love down-blips? All of it. All of the much. Think about this. It's a loss of almost 40 lbs. That's, like, 4 10-lb bowling balls. Try carrying 4 10-lb bowling balls. One is heavy enough!

I use a 10-lb ball. I know how heavy that sucker is! And let me tell you, losing the equivalent weight of 4 of those: wow!  

I'm also having "skinny" dreams. LOL. I have been dreaming of myself as a thin person shopping for clothes or trying on wedding dresses and looking amazing. I love those dreams. My husband and I had planned to renew our vows and perhaps have a larger, fancier ceremony on our 5-year anniversary. I don't know if we will still do that, but the prospect is fun. That won't be until 2020. There's time for me to get skinny by then. Maybe we will simply take a super fancy vacation.

Lost 4 bowling balls graph:


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