Ten more Pounds gone!

I thought it was going to be at least another week before I posted this beautiful news. I had three more pounds to go last Sunday until I hit my loss of 20 pound mark. I was ecstatic when I stepped on the scale today and I lost four pounds. So, not only is it this week I am officially 21 pounds under my starting weight of 248.8. Yes I am down to 227.8. There must be something about me and .8 on this scale . 

To me the most amazing this is that this weight just seems to be leaving without any effort on my part. I know that is not true. We are eating so much better. Yet, when I am feeding on cupcakes and ice cream and have yet consciously cut down on fruit or even chocolate it seems like very little effort on my part. 

Did I start eating Paleo to lose weight? Partially. I first stumbled upon information on Paleo while planing on heading back on South Beach (Yuck!). When I read further it seemed so much like how we should be eating as a family. L should not be eating gluten. S reacts poorly to sugar. J hated eating bad food. I needed to get back to my pre ABA therapist weight. 

It is not often one thing fits the needs of everyone in my family. It even fits needs that I did not know were needs. I did not expect J's control to increase to the degree it has. I did not expect the dramatic difference in S. 

The one thing I really did not expect is the changes in my children's bodies. J has a six pack. He has never had fat - but at least now his bones are covered in muscle. S, who's psychiatrist was starting to be a little concerned about weight gain, is getting a body shape that every girl dreams about. Thankfully she is not concerned in the slightest about it. Even S is developing this beautiful healthy glow to her skin that I did not realize was missing. I can also tell every time that she eats gluten because she has red raccoon eyes. She has always had these. The amazing part is that some days they are gone. 

So, why I am still jumping up and down for joy that I have lost 21 pounds and will soon be able to fit into all the clothes I own, I am also excited about all the healthy changes I have seen in my family.

Even as I post this my house is quiet. That is a miracle!