Where to go from here?

Losing 100 pounds is a pretty big deal. However, my journey is NOT over. Like I mentioned in my last post, this will never be over for me. I will need to maintain my healthy eating and exercise the rest of my life. I am totally fine and willing to take that challenge. Now, looking back, the way I feel now is worth it. Being so obese was debilitating. Anyway,what is next for me?

I still want to lose another 25 pounds. I am so happy with how I look and feel now, but I have a lot of toning to do. I am currently in a size 12 (from a 24), my goal in the beginning of all of this was to get down to a size 10. I figure losing another 25 pounds would put me there.

Instead of losing as much as humanly possible in a week (as healthy as possible of course) I really am going to relax and take my time with my last 25 lbs. I have a lot going on with school, and I don't have as much time to work out as I used too. If I can only get to the gym twice a week instead of three I am not going to beat myself up like I used too. This doesn't mean I am giving up, or using school as an excuse to not work as hard. I am still working extremely hard, and want this next 25 terribly. However, I am just not going to be crazy about every little thing. I need to learn to be able to live while being healthy, not live while trying to lose 100 pounds. Know what I mean? I need to get used to maintaining this. I need to see how that aspect will fit into my life. So moving forward, the goal is to lose 1 pound a week. Just 1. That means, I will reach my , what I am going to call now, my ultimate goal, right around the time of my 2 year anniversary of getting healthy. Perfect timing!

I wanted to share this picture on my blog, like I already did on my facebook. Just a little dose of inspiration for you :) This "before" picture was about 2 and a half years ago, and my "after" was from 2 weeks ago.