I've been feeling a bit bummed out over my stalled weight loss the last little while, as you all know ..... anyway, I experienced a bit of an epiphany this morning that has really helped bring the whole picture into focus.

Now that spring has arrived (finally .. ) I decided to drag out all my warm-weather clothes from the back of the closet. They're huge, the pants hang off me ...... like the high-school boys I see walking along with their too-big-jeans hanging so low, there's 2-inches of their butt-crack showing. The blouses fit loose, which I prefer ..... and I no longer need the safety pin behind the second button down (you know, the button that pops open all the time across the bustline??)

Egad!! I have to go shopping! NOT an enjoyable task for someone with chronic fatigue. Ugghh. But, it'll be worth it ..

It really brought home how sometimes we get so focused on the here and now, and what is and isn't happening at THIS moment, that we miss the overall picture completely. Yes, I've been stalled, and slo-o-ooowly things are on the way down again .... Nonetheless, I am 30 lbs. lighter than I was this same time last year. Although I started Protein Power in July at 205 lbs, I had already lost 5 lbs from May last year. So indeed, my highest weight was 210, not 205. I'm at 180 now. With perseverence, I will weigh 30 lbs less at this time next year.

Life from this perspective looks a whole lot better!

Doreen