i went to the dr. today and got two pieces of good news! this was my 3 month check up for my high blood pressure. i went on medication within the last 6 months because my blood pressure was pre-hyper tension. it ran about 140 over 80 and sometimes a little higher. but today, it was 115 over 70!!! i was super excited. the dr. was glad i was losing weigh too. he even said that if i lose much more i will probably need to go off my medication. yay!

also, i had him check my medical records to see exactly how long it has been since i was in the 220's. he checked and it hasn't been since march 2004 that i was 225!!! OMG. i was seriously so surprised. the weight i have lost so far has taken me back 5 whole years!!!!! AMAZING... serious motivation. i go back in august, hopefully at least another 15-20 pounds by then! yeah!