February Picture and Lost Pounds!

I want to thank everyone for their kind words and support either in person or through Facebook.  It really does mean so much to me, and it helps me more than you can even imagine.  Sometimes this journey of trying to lose weight and become healthier can feel very lonely so these words of encouragement are very much appreciated. 

I lost 4.2 pounds this week!!!  Yippee!  I was so excited.  I needed the scale to go in the downward direction after the back and forth it had been doing pretty much all of January and first part of February.  So, what was different this week?  I did my training, but I have been doing that for three weeks now.  I think the other factor was preplanning my meals for the week and making sure to track my points daily.  I think that helped me a lot.  I plan on continuing to do this. 

I also had a picture taken of me today.  I hate having pictures taken of me...especially full body shots.  The fact that I am now posting one on this blog shows what a leap I am taking.  I am going to post a picture of myself once a month in hopes that I will be able to see the changes in my body and to document my journey and how far I have come. 

Without further ado, here is my picture for February 2013:

Yes, that is a teacher sweater I am wearing.  Some friends of mine found it at the Goodwill so of course I had to wear it in honor of them today at church.  That is how I roll.