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When I started my “weight loss journey” I had no concept of what a realistic end goal was.   I was SO out of touch with the reality of where I was, that I had no foundation to imagine where I wanted to be.   I would kick around numbers in my head, trying to extrapolate from my high school weight what I thought a good weight goal was for myself.   I eventually settled that I could maybe get back down to the 150’s.   Knowing that my senior weight was 155 lbs. (with a LOT of muscle), even that sounded like a pipe dream.   I looked at recommended weights for my height, and thought “that’s never going to happen.”   And believe me, I had a whole series of solid justifications.   I didn’t know where to set my goal, but I looked in the mirror and I said- “I just want my belly button to be a circle.” (Not an elongated slit smashed between fat rolls.)   Yes, that is a detail but a detail that served as a metric and indication of where I was and where I wanted to be.   It was the only concrete

Here is the Full List of 70 Gains and Victories referenced in this blog post .        1.       One time, I saw my reflection in the window of a retail store and didn’t recognize myself. 2.        Having to retire my favorite pair of pants (that used to look painted on), because they would no longer stay up.   3.        I rode the zipline at my parents’ house.   I had tried to do it in the past but couldn’t support my own weight.   This was especially rewarding because it was on my list of reasons to get healthy. 4.        I took the kids to Urban Air and played dodgeball.   Not just as the parent who wanted to be out there to have fun with the kids, but I was able to COMPETE.   I did have fun, but as an athlete I reveled in having the ability to get out there and go head-to-head with the dads and high school boys. 5.        When I try on a pair of jeans and they do not fit correctly, it doesn’t breed insecurities about my weight.   I know they simply weren’t made for my