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32 weeks down!

Tomorrow will be 32 weeks since I started this project. I am proud to say that I have lost 40 pounds as of today!! I am far ahead of schedule with my 50 pounds in 50weeks challenge! I really want to lose 18 more pounds to get to my goal. I haven't hit any plateaus and am still losing about a pound a week. Next week is our family reunion so I am sure it will be an overeating weekend. Even on weeks that I have a 'bad' day, I still either lose a pound or stay the same. I guess it is cause I keep up with my workouts.

It feels so great to be only 18 pounds away from my goal, the charts all say that I should be another 10-20 pounds less than that, but I know that I look and feel better at 160 so that is what I am aiming for. Once I hit it, I will work to maintain it and if I lose more, great!

Sad week, a friend who I haven't seen in forever lost her husband to cancer. It just made me so sad to think of how we have lost touch. I am meeting her and another friend for dinner on Wednesday.

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