As of this morning I have officially lost a total of 15 pounds since I started this journey July 1st.  I am so proud of myself.  I have stuck to my program even when I was in situations where I could easily have cheated.  Of course I can tell, my husband definitely can tell and the real test was going to be from my hawk eye sister and she turned out to be my biggest cheerleader.  I haven’t seen her in about a month and we saw each other over the weekend and she was so excited for me.  Her reaction was “you look like a different person”.  Ok, that is a bit much for only 15 pounds but like I said, she has a very critical eye.  I guess 15 pounds is a lot on a short person.  Her excitement was really encouraging.  I was feeling like I should have lost more by now but she helped me keep things in perspective.  Any weight loss is a huge accomplishment.  Yay for me! 😊