Another mini goal hit!

I have now lost 40 pounds in 16 weeks!!! WOOT! I am averaging 2.5 pounds per week. That's a lot, and I still think it will slow down soon. I would hope that it doesn't slow down too much, but it is expected at some point.

Stress is still the focal point of my day, and I am trying to be logical and systematic about it all. Problems don't just disappear, and I feel that I will have the biggest success if I tackle one thing at a time. It seems to be working. I didn't have too much in the anxiety department today (although I had a massage so it's pretty hard to be anxious in the middle of that).

I have been getting up at 5am all week to work on my trainer certification. It's coming along pretty good. I have completed 5 1/2 chapters in 3 days! I will be done in no time! I am excited! I have some really good ideas (I hope) to get clients and to help people achieve their fitness goals. For a long time, I was dragging my feet on finishing the course because I figured who would want to hire me....but...now that I have lost 40 pounds and I am halfway to my goal (just about) my confidence is huge! I have TONS of passion for exercise, and I think that shows no matter how much I weigh. I actually think that maybe it will give me an edge with the kind of clients that I want anyway.

This post is all jumbled together. I guess I just had lots of different things to say :) But mainly I wanted to record that I have lost 40 POUNDS!!! Woot!!!