Yesterday I stopped to pick up a friend and she said, "Hi Skinny". What a jolt of confidence and determination to keep going.

Ever since another friend got me onto SparkPeople I have been recording here how my weight is going, but I haven't told anyone other than my husband what kind of progress I have been making. As a measure of success I wanted to see how much I had to loose before other people started noticing a change. Eight and a half pounds. That's what it took for the first comment.

Onward and downward!