Getting there...but I don't know where...
 

I was just talking with my husband, wondering where I will wind up. I've been doing Atkins since the middle of July...and loving it!
He said, "Well, where were you when you were 22?"
I said, "Overweight!"
Since the beginning of my adolescence, it's been a struggle. (Suffice it to say that has been quite a while!) I know at one time my goal was 120...or 130...I frankly don't know what my goal weight is.
I would get up to 150...160...even 185...and panic. Then I would starve myself, take Dexatrim, whatever it took...only to start the cycle all over again.
In the mid '90's I decided I had to get healthy and put a stop to this. I went low fat/high carb, and exercised every day, usually an hour and a half of floor exercises (Egoscue, which I recommend highly) and climbing machine. I got down to a size 12, and was happy. I'm a fairly tall girl at 5'7", and I looked fine.
Then, four years ago, I moved to the mountains, started a bachelor's degree, met an adorable man, got married, finished the degree, and got a job that requires a lot of socializing. Among all this mayhem and wonderfulness, I had no time for exercising, while I was living in a town with TOO many good restaurants. Out went the low fat, out went the exercising, and I started to creep up.
Oddly enough, my triggering event was needing reading glasses. I decided it was time to take a stand before the March of Time made it impossible.
I started Atkins, cut my hair, got rid of the gray: and I love the results. The attachment is me at my wedding, probably at 170 or so...and the picture with Lake Champlain in the background is me a few weeks ago, size 10!
My husband always loved me...but he likes the change too.

:Party: Way to go! :Party:

Isn't it nice to be off that merry-go-round, finally?

What a beautiful wedding dress! :)

Thanks, Kristine!
We had a medieval theme, which was a lot of fun.
Thanks to the classic design of the dress, I can still wear it. Which is great!

Well I would answer Where every you feel most comfortable.
It's just a figure, it can be changed up or down, right?
I'm sitting at 2-3 pounds below goal and I feel great. Plus when I really think about it, when I chose my goal , there really was'nt a whole lot of thought put in it, I guess cause I maybe really did'nt beleive I'd ever be this successful??? Who knows? So just play it by ear, so to speak. I feel confident in that if I lose too much, I can slack off abit, however, I'll do it very cautiously, cause it can also be an invitation to falling off the wagon for some I'm sure.
So just do what feels right for you.
Cheers Kathy

What a great story. It sounds like a fairytale, you got the man, the degree, the job, and the body.

I agree your dress is beautiful.