Two months after the end of an era

Today is officially the last day of my second month on the 5&1 plan. I've dropped 30 pounds which is more than 10% of my starting weight. I've gone from Class III to Class II Obese. I have gone from size 22-24 to a solid 20 (top and bottom). My wedding rings fit and I wear them every day. I used to have to remind myself to stand up straight, but now I discover that I am doing it already when I go to remind myself. I've had to adjust my sleep number 3 times - because I weigh enough less that it makes a difference. I sleep a shorter duration but with fewer interruptions every night. I haven't experienced terrible insomnia (where I'd only get an hour or so of sleep) since starting the 5&1. My cramps during TOM are manageable where they used to be debilitating. The list goes on and on and on.

The most important NSV is that I am confident that I will get to goal. AND that because I am confident that I will get to goal, I am willing to accept that there are certain things that are out of my future forever. Some people will be able to go back to eating a little of everything in moderation. I don't believe that I will be one of those people. My body has too many fat cells that have been plumped up and duplicated too many times for that. But I am ok with that knowledge now. It isn't demoralizing. And, it isn't demoralizing because I believe that I will get to goal. I recognize that it will probably be another 10 months, but I WILL GET TO GOAL. Goal isn't a dream. It is a reality. Because, this plan is rewarding in its results. And, because I will have gotten there, I won't want to lose that progress. 

I have a lot of time to keep working on the mental aspects. BUT, I am so excited that this is working and doing it consistently. I really needed that.

For me, today isn't the end of the world, or even an era. That happened two months ago when I started MF.