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I was just reflecting on this idea this morning after I weighed in (still 139 pounds, hope to be 138 tomorrow!  Or at least 138.5 :)  )…  When I started this, I weighed just over 150 pounds and I thought that was my body’s “Natural” weight - overweight, yes, but not obese, and it was the weight where I’d been stuck for several years…  The thought of weighing 125 was ridiculous….  130 was out of the question…. 135 was near impossible… 140 would be way more trouble than it was worth…. I was happy to get down to 145.  Now, I’m at 139 and my whole perspective has shifted! 

I know for sure now that 135 isn’t impossible!  In fact, it’s so close I can taste it!  (OK, bad choice of words :)  )  130 even seems within reach… after all, I’ve already lost more weight than I have to go and all it took was determination, discipline, but most of all PATIENCE!!!  I think the 2 things that have gotten me this far are patience and focusing on my goal.

I ran my first marathon last year (yes, at my heavier weight!) and that was a goal I never thought I would achieve!  But once I started training and improving, I realized it was possible, and I did it.  That experience was life-changing for me, because it proved to me in a very real way that anything is possible if you believe it!  I truly believe now that the only barrier to most things in life is the mind. 

So, I’m re-committed, redetermined, and ready to go.  I can SEE myself weighing 130…. and who knows, maybe even 125 in the near future.  All I need to do is keep my goal in the forefront of my mind and be PATIENT!!  I know it will happen!

So anyone out there who is struggling with weight loss and wondering if you can do it, YOU CAN!!  Just push all doubts out of your mind and stay the course!  We can do this!!!!