Changing - Changing

On the first of Feb. 2006 I weighed and measured myself and compared to what I weighed and measured on Jan. 1, 2005. I have lost a total of 30 pounds and a total of 20.25 inches. I really think this is a big deal. I had struggled with "diet" programs for a number of years, never being too successful. I guess being "bigger" than the other girls all through school gave me a minds eye of being big (tho I really was not). I carried a normal-for-my-height weight from the 60s to the 80s. Then we started to adopt kids. When I carried my own kids I would gain "baby" weight and take it off. Did that three times. When I adopted kids I gained 5 pounds with each one - four times - and didn't take it off. Then there was the ever present candy dish at work, stress from various principals I worked for, stress of an ailing husband, etc., etc., etc.
So, what happened? After trying Weight Watchers (again) in 2005, I went to a naturopath who told me I was allergic to milk (read some lables, milk is in a lot of processed food) and that I should not eat sugar and fruit together - in fact keep consumption of them 8 hours apart. I switched to honey and fructose as sweeteners of choice and dumped sugar (look at lables, sugar is in a miriade of processed foods). The weight has been melting off. (I once told a friend that I just seem to have a paintbrush that I dip in fat and keep painting on me. That's the way becomeing overweight felt.)
I have dumped all my size 16 and 14 pants. Am shopping for new bras today. Got a couple pair of size 12 jeans last week. I really need a new swim suit. Maybe I'll get that next week.
Life is good.