Celebrating CJ, and a milestone, too!

I'm so happy and blessed to be celebrating my son's 8th birthday today. If you had told me where I'd be today 8 years ago, I might have believed you, but that day I was a bit out of it.... ;) So, happy birthday to CJ! I love him so much and always will. I'm so proud to be his mom. Especially since yesterday he won the "Citizen of the Month" award for his class!

And a small milestone to report. I am now officially OFF of the hydrochlorothiazide (HCTZ). Translation: No more blood pressure meds for me. My pressure has been stable in the healthy zones for over a year now, there is no need to refill that prescription any more. I've been off of it for a month or so, but the doc just confirmed that there's no need for the meds yesterday. Very happy about that, and proud too! Oh, and I just got some rockin' hand me downs from my sister Kelly, and some of the size 8's fit. ????? Seriously? Did I just type size 8????? Hm..... interesting. Good, but interesting!

Some progress (fingers crossed)

I know it's only a tiny bit of progress, but when you've been stagnant for a while a tiny bit in the right direction is great. I'm down a good pound, and only a pound away from a huge milestone (weight in the 150's). I'm working out minimum five days a week (usually six and I feel guilty on the seventh when I don't work out LOL) and doing good on points and The Daily Plate. I'm loving the Daily Plate for tracking things like my exercise calories, my daily intake of things like protein and sodium, etc. It's a fun tool.

Otherwise I'm just keeping on, as they say. I can and will do this, I can and will finish this journey. I've had the opportunity in the last week to do two "intro" posts about myself for my new online classes, and I've noticed the sense of pride and accomplishment that radiates from me when I'm getting to talk about what I've done in the last couple years. That's just a beautiful thing.

Love and blessings, until next time!