Halfway There: No Looking Back

I started my weight-loss journey on January 3, and today is April 23. So far, it's been 111 days or 9,590,400 minutes (roughly). It's hard for me to remember what it was like those first few days, both because of everything else going on and because of my desire to live in the moment. What I do remember quite well was looking at the scale in my bathroom and deciding that January 3 would be the first day of the rest of my life. "Fat Alyse," as I call her, would begin to disappear. While she had a nice sense of humor and a winning smile, her thinner counterpart was entirely hidden from the world. In fact, she had been hidden for so long that I barely remember what she looked like.

Now, nearly 4 months later, a lot has changed. Over Spring Break, a few weeks ago now, I tried on my Bat Mitzvah suit from when I was thirteen, and it fit. Granted, the slit was a bit higher than I remember, but, otherwise, it was wearable. Pretty crazy. However, that moment was rather interesting because a girl's Bat Mitzvah is said to be one of the biggest milestones in her life. Today, I am celebrating a different kind of milestone--I'm halfway to my weight-loss goal. I've lost 21lbs and am very proud of how far I've come. I am mindful of the fact that the road is still uphill, but I think I know what it takes.

Rather than droning on about myself or delving into other non-weight-loss topics, I want to leave you with a quote that someone shared with me from my weight-loss website:
"Life is too short to wake up in the morning with regrets, so love the people who treat you right, forget about the ones who don't and believe that everything happens for a reason. If you get a chance, take it. If it changes your life, let it. Nobody said it would be easy, they just promised it would be worth it."


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