Losing the muffins

So this week has been great! I have been really consistent in going to the gym at 5:10, yes in the AM, with my friend Sarah for the last 3 weeks. (Just so you know, I schedule in a nap). I have also been consistent in eating reasonably and not eating a bunch of junk. I now weigh less now, than I have in years. It feels SO great. Anytime I am temped by junk, I think about how great I feel, and it really does feel better than eating almost anything. OK not chocolate chip cookie dough, but everything else. I have also come to realize that water is essential. I refill water bottles all of the time and leave them around so that I drink all of the time. That has really helped curb the hunger without me really realizing it. I also have weighed myself every day. I get up, take care of some urgent "business" then hop on the scale. I am down to 147.4. It is a good incentive to stay away from the junk at night when I know I am going to hop on that scale in a few hours, esp when I have been good all day. I can't tell you how great it makes me feel. I am shooting for 145 by Halloween. then 140 by Thanksgiving and 135 by Christmas. That is only 12 pounds. I know I can do it now. I don't go down fast. It is REALLY a slow process, but I am just happy to be hovering where I am. Just a few weeks ago I was hovering 5 pounds more. My pants fit great, my shirts don't have the muffin top anymore. YAY no more muffins!!!