GOAL!

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I can't believe the day has finally arrived.  Thirty-one months in the making and I have finally reached GOAL!!  I am actually 0.5 lbs UNDER my goal!  The excitement of the day has been so overwhelming that I don't quite know what to do next and am not quite sure what I'm going to write here today....so forgive me for rambling!

I weighed in this morning at home (as always) before going to WW and I was expecting to be .2 away from goal...then I weighed in again before I left home and was AT goal.  I was SO shocked to see the number on the scale that did show up...0.5 under!  Wow.  I think I'm still in shock.  I went to post my update on Facebook as I always do and before I hit Send on my Blackberry, I nearly went up to the scales to ask them if they were really SURE about that number :)  Somehow it doesn't feel real.

The response from my WW group was so amazing - not that I'm surprised - they are an amazing group of inspiring people who are so supportive of me (and of everyone else!).  I actually got a standing ovation!!!  Never had one of those before :)  Fiona made me come to the front:

My hands were still shaking (hence the offensive stance of my crossed arms :)  I finally got my Goal star:

And now I have six weeks of maintenance until I become a FREE LIFETIME MEMBER of Weight Watchers.  Within that six weeks they teach you how to maintain.  You had some points back into your daily target (scary!) and if you gain more than two pounds you back off a bit, if you lose, you add a bit more (or something like that).  At the end of the six weeks I have to be within two pounds of my original goal weight.  Thankfully....I've done a fab job of maintaining my weight these past few months, so I should be a pro ;-)  haha

I'd like to thank the Academy....

I am absolutely blown away by the comments on Facebook and the emails I have received in the past few hours.  You people are SO supportive and I appreciate you all so much.  I certainly could not have done this without your support.  As much as Facebook and email can be a colossal waste of time, Facebook in particular has been an essential tool for me in this journey.  About 75 pounds ago I began posting my losses (and gains!) every Saturday morning from my WW meeting.  The support and encouragement that has come from these posts has been amazing.  When I'm up, you cheer me up and encourage me to keep going.  When I'm down, you cheer me on and encourage me to have another great week.  I've discovered that, while I did not join WW with a friend/buddy, I have had the friend/buddy support of all of you...and I have made some wonderful friends/buddies AT my meeting :)  Thank YOU.

Ok, that's all I can write right now...not sure what I'm going to do today...soak it all in maybe?  Usually Saturday is my cleaning/grocery day...but I was off yesterday afternoon and so that's all done....ahhhhh

HAPPY SATURDAY EVERYONE!

PS - my blog reached over 40,000 hits this week too!!!!