Here we go...

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Hokay. So, I have to admit that I haven't been very good at all about counting my points, BUT that doesn't mean I haven't been good (ish) about my eating habits. While I haven't been counting, I have been making a concentrated effort to watch what I eat (for the most part.) I'm also leaps and bounds ahead of where I was this time last year when it came to working out. I try to run about 3 miles at least a few days a week. Considering I did that, like, never last year, that has to equate to some weight loss, right??

I have extra motivation now with Halloween coming. Without giving too much away, I've been considering a couple of different costumes, one of which would require a little belly to show and the other which would be fairly tight, so I wouldn't want any bulging. Either way, it's a motivator.

I'm really only down one or two pounds still since I started, but I suppose it's better than nothing, right? My goal is to make some significant progress by Halloween? If two pounds a week is considered doable, I could potentially be down close to 15 pounds by then. I'll hope for 10.

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