Week Fifteen: Nope, It's week 16

How do I know it's week 16? I got an award! I was awarded the 16 week Stay and Succeed charm to go on my awesome 10% key chain. I always wondered why 16 weeks in the program was such a big deal that it deserved a charm. Now that I've hit that milestone, I realize that a lot of people don't stick with it that long. I guess it is pretty cool to stay with something for 4 months. I look at where I am and am SO GLAD I've stuck with it!!! I was kind of hoping to hit 30 pounds lost this week. But I was .2 pounds away. That is nothing to be sorry about! 29.8 pounds is pretty impressive, 30 it's just nice and round. But here's what is the greatest about it, I am now at a healthy weight!!! I haven't been at a healthy weight since about elementary school. It turns out that my height is actually 5' 9" (maybe I should have measured when I first started) which means a healthy weight is between 135 and 169 pounds. So this technically happened 2 weeks ago. That's fine though.
Last Saturday was an open house for Weight Watchers where for 5 hours people could come and see a meeting, learn and try new recipes, ask questions about the program, sign up, win prizes and listen to an awesome presentations about healthy oils. I was asked to be a success story and do a presentation on healthy oils. I still feel like a success story in progress but it was still such a fun experience for me! I spent the week studying up on the 5 healthy oils that Weight Watchers recommends and have really become kind of a healthy oil nerd too. I shared what they are, why we need them and how we can use them. I learned a lot and had fun. I was also asked to share my story. I brought some pictures from Ellie's birthday party last year. These ones:

 

And then I showed a picture from Christmas. Ellie's birthday is next week.

 

I shared my simple little story, my breaking point, and what Weight Watchers has done for me. I had a great time doing my presentation (twice!) but what was amazing was the people who came up to me afterwards saying how they are just like how I was and that they're ready to change. One girl came with tears in her eyes saying that I motivated her to get going. I can't tell you how incredible that made me feel. I was so excited for her and hope she can become who she wants to be. 

My mom is here this week and we have done a lot of shopping. I've been grabbing mediums thinking they're going to be too tight because really the last time I went shopping with my mom I was grabbing XXL hoping they'd fit. I felt so awesome putting on the mediums and seeing that they fit! I can move my arms and everything! I tried on some 11/12 pants today thinking there would be no way that I could zip them. I pulled them up and zipped with ease. I feel awesome. And this is just the beginning.

My Progress:
Week one:   4.6 lost
Week two:   2.2 lost
Week three: 0.8 lost
Week four:   2.2 lost
Week five:    3.2 lost
Week six:     1.6 lost
Week seven: 2.2 lost
Week eight:  1.2 lost
Week nine:   2.0 lost
Week ten:    3.4  lost
Week eleven: 0.4 gained
Week twelve: 2.6 lost
Week thirteen: Christmas. Didn't weigh-in.
Week fourteen: 0.8 lost
Week fifteen: 1.6 lost
Week sixteen: 1.8 lost

Total: 29.8 pounds lost!