Onederland

I am a little late this week posting as I have been so busy at work that it is leaking over into my personal life. I am so happy to say that I have finally reached one of my biggest goals; ONEDERLAND! I have been waiting to get over this hump for quite some time. I have literally been dieting for the last 3 years only to reach 202 and not be able to get past that to 199. That is when I decide that it is way too hard and give up.

This time it is a little different and I knew that I would reach that weight and then continue to drop the pounds until I reach my ultimate goal of 135 pounds. My weigh-in was an even 198.0 pounds and my weekly weight loss was 3.9 pounds. I am tickled to continue to have these great numbers and I am going to try my hardest to continue to have good numbers until the end of the program. 

In our group class we discussed the ability to manage stress and know when stress causes one to do things that they normally would not do. I find myself in the midst of stress on a daily basis, which I am sure is not a problem that only I face. I am trying so hard to change how I handle stress, negative people, too much work, etc. I am trying to put on a different face and smile. Sometimes that is all it takes to make me feel better. When I do this it seems to diffuse most situations and other people also react differently.  Why am I just learning this now? 

Opportunities...that is what I am being given. It is never too late to better oneself. I am proof!