Less than six weeks to go

I feel like hitting the panic button - there is less than six weeks to go on the Greatest Thriver. I have lost 33 pounds so far (24.5 inches) and have said goodbye to 200 pound mark FOREVER! I feel like I have accomplished so much and yet, I still have so far to go.
I will miss the teamwork portion of the Greatest Thriver journey when we are done. I truly believe that we have become a team on this journey and have encouraged each other along the way.
I also believe that I have learned new skills that will carry me on to the final weight loss goal that I desire. I, like others, will have to continue the journey on for the rest of my life to be successful.
In the past, I lost pounds with a special diet and then eventually got tired of the food and began to add my own personal diet plan to the mix. Hopefully, I have learned to eat sparingly the things I like so I won't go overboard and gain all of my weight back.
This week, I had my yearly check-up at the doctor's office. My doctor was so proud of me and my blood work was really good.

I would say to anyone who wishes to sign up for Greatest Thriver next year to definately get your name in at the Henry County Health Fair. That is where I signed up last year.

The Greatest Thriver has been a wonderful experience for me. I have learned new exercise skills and learned to control my eating not with a specific diet, but by eating wisely the things I love.

Come to the Henry County Health Fair, June 13 at the YMCA and start a new healthy lifestyle!

Remaining Faithful To Myself

I have been reading about how everyone is getting into action and really making this last two months count on our Greatest Thriver journey. That is really great! As for me, I have continued to work out 5-6 times each week and find that whenever I leave the exercise routine behind I miss it. I guess I love routine. Somehow it makes me feel safe.
I still have a lot of weight to lose in the next two months and realize that I won't even be close to the goal weight I desire by the end of the Greatest Thriver journey. That is scary for me. It makes me want to go on a very strict routine, a fad diet or something, and not stick to what I know works for me.
I have to look at the progress I have already accomplished and realize that this "routine" is forever. I can not go back to the lifestyle of my former self and expect to have positive results. Someone said, "If you do what you have always done, you can expect the same results as you have always had."
I watch The Biggest Loser and have noticed that the minute the contestants get an opportunity to eat starch and sugar they always seem to over indulge. They never seem to learn. (even when the cameras are rolling)

My prayer and greatest desire is that Greatest Thriver's experience and the coaching of Lauri Stonerock will remain with me throughout the rest of my life. I want to be a different person and remain faithful to myself and my lifestyle change forever.