[CyberTOPS] Angela's Roll Call - And EXCELLENT news!

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Hi, All~

I weighed in?this week .4 below goal.? That's good news in it's own right.? However, I have even better news.? The weather here in Michigan is getting quite cool.? I had David grab my plastic tote with my winter clothes to try them on this morning.? I didn't recognize a lot of the clothes but most of them fit albeit a bit tighter then I usually wear.? I was somewhat disturbed because I really thought they'd fit better since I weigh less this year since last year at this time?when I was on a medical for the kidney surgery.? 

He found another tote in which the clothes looked much more familiar and I finally realized that the clothes I was trying on were a few favorites that I put away in the hopes that I ever got back to my original goal of 138 (my goal now is 147).? Woo Hoo!!!!? All the buttons buttoned ... all the zippers zipped .... all the snaps snapped!? What a wonderful motivation to continue doing what I've been doing.? Here are a few things that I've changed since the beginning of August that have helped me tremendously ....

Greatly limited my intact of high fructose corn syrup (some weeks I don't have any at all)
Cut way back on artificial sweetners (I'll have real sugar in limited amounts instead of the fake ones)
Very little processed foods (used to eat them everyday and now maybe once a week if that)
No artificial colors (when possible ... this is pretty hard to do)
No MSG
Really watching my sodium (used to after about 2,500 mg a day or more and now about 1,600-1,800 a day)
Having a larger variety in my diet (I think this helps with boredom and keep my metabolism in check)

I feel better and the scale has really been cooperating.? Now to continue ....

Angela