It seems like I have waited SOOOO LONG to post this, but I am THRILLED to finally be able to do it ... Ray & I have officially reached the halfway point of our weightloss journey!!!  With our weigh-in this morning, we topped 50.5 lbs. with only 49.5 to go!!  I am just ECSTATIC right now!  Ray has been posting a nice steady one pound drop over the past few weeks & I have remained STUCK around 177.  I was totally prepared for at least a one pound gain this morning, as my wonderful "Auntie Flo" arrived for her monthly visit  last night!  I was in total SHOCK when I got on the scale this morning & it read 175.5!!  I honestly had to step off & get back on because I was CONVINCED I was just IMAGINING what I WANTED to see!!  I think I FLOATED down the steps!!!  I am soooo excited to see the downward trend again & I am DETERMINED to make it continue now!!  Although we are at our halfway mark, Ray has already lost an INCREDIBLE 28 pounds!!!!  I am hanging in there with 22.5 lbs., but I now have the majority left to lose, as Ray only has about 12 more pounds to go!  I know he will be done before me, but I know he'll continue in his healthy habits AND he'll continue to support & encourage me as I continue the journey!  I have to say, I wondered if I'd be having a good week b/c I put on a pair of shorts yesterday for the FIRST time this season & they actually felt a bit baggy.  Now these were shorts that were STRETCHED to the limit last summer (even took out the string that made the elastic part!) & yesterday, I was wishing I still had that string, as they would have fit a bit snugger that way!  I was a little surprised, but I tried not to get my hopes up ... now I can see that there IS a difference & I wasn't just imagining it!!! WOOOOHOOOO!!!  I am hoping that my 212 family had as good of a week as we had ... spring has finally SPRUNG & it's time to get our bodies BACK in gear!!!!  NO MORE EXCUSES!!!  WE CAN DO THIS!!!  Ali was SUCH an inspiration this past week & if she can do what she did (MOSTLY AT HOME!!!!), then we can CERTAINLY do SOMETHING, don't you think???  She definitely had that 212 DETERMINATION & I was SOOO proud of her!!!  I am going to think of her, sweating it out at home ALONE, every time I want to give up, NOT exercise, or eat something I shouldn't!!!  What a tribute it would be to her & ALL she did to inspire America if we could follow in her footsteps, one pound at a time!!!  Keep up the GREAT work you are doing, America!!  We can do it!!!