Really close

I weighed this morning and I am REALLY close to my 20 lb. goal that I set. We have an analog scale, and not a digital, so it is hard to tell exactly, but I figure I am less than a lb. away. It is pretty exciting. Once I reach that then I will have lost not quite 10% of my body weight and weigh the least that I have weighed in over 4 years. I have been feeling frustrated and tired of always thinking about what I eat. Sometimes I see what everyone around me "gets" to eat, and I even feel deprived. Being so close to this milestone is fantastic though! I think I can keep going and I hope that eventually all of this will be second nature to me. I feel like some things are getting that way, which is good. Also, I still do have treats sometimes, just smaller and fewer of them. I am going to buy myself some Crocs as a reward. I can't wait 'til I start needing new clothes. I have been able to fit into some of mine better, and someone finally noticed, besides my family, that I am losing weight. I could have kissed the lady!

On the exercise front. I am doing the treadmill 4 days a week, and this past week I was able to do my program without holding on to the rails, 3 of the 4 days. I feel like I am improving. The only thing I don't like is that the more weight I lose, the fewer calories I burn with each workout. Our treadmill has a calorie counter that makes that very clear. I know that it will help boost my metabolism though. Anyway, I am proud of myself!! (Did I actually say that?) I hope I can keep it up! I hope you all are doing well too.