It Feels Different this Time...

I have lost large amounts of weight twice in my life.  Both of those times I fell right back into bad habits once I had lost enought to say "just one won't hurt."  This time just feels different.  I am down 15 lbs from the summer.  I don't feel deprived.  I don't long for my Dr. Pepper.  I don't miss the dairy products.  I don't crave the fast food.  Best of all, my skin looks better, my guts aren't in a knot all the time, I am sleeping better and the numbers show my health is improving.

I've developed good habits and now they are second nature.  I take my lunch to work every day.  I cook meals from scratch as much as possible.  I shop for groceries differently.  But I have reconciled myself to the fact that I may not ever lose all of this weight and I am OK with that.  In fact, I feel great about that.  I just feel GOOD.  That's not something I could say for a long time.