Closet cleaning

I started cleaning out my closet tonight, with the full intention that it was going to take some time, and that I would get rid of a TON of clothes. Well, that didn't exactly happen. It DID make me realize that I have a TON of beautiful clothes - some not even worn yet - that I would love to be able to wear. So, that is another source of motivation.
I've also asked R about going to Aruba this summer or this September, she's agreeable :) I promised to buy the tix if she can guarantee we will stay for free on the island. I have now hung a bikini that I've worn once on the fridge. Hopefully, that will be a deterrant for me to 1) snack too much and 2) make bad food choices. Honestly, if I can just get my eating under control, I KNOW the weight comes off. When I was going to the doctor weekly and monitoring my food, I dropped over 40 pounds and I really wasn't doing THAT much cardio or going to the gym more than twice a week really. So, getting that under control is key.
The gym is having a "biggest loser" contest - I'm considering it. If I can get the other girls from work to join in, I think it would be a good motivator for all of us. I don't think I'll win, but I certainly could use the competition with them to stay on track. Again - it's the eating habits.
It's really not hard. I've been off soda for the last few days - I'm going to slowly try to give up my caffeine and just get back to water. I've given up milk as I recognize that when I drink milk, I want to have something sweet with it. So, I *think* I'm on my way - slowly but surely if my eating can get better, then the weight should start to come off.
Finally, I think I'm going to stop weighing myself for a while and concentrate on getting my clothes to fit. I'm going to try to weight train at least twice a week - either through the body pump class or just on my own (but I do like the class) - so I know that will actually increase my weight slightly, but over time the inches will drop as I lose fat. So for now, no more scale. If my clothes begin to fit better (the ones I have in my closet) and my "fat" clothes get looser, then I know I'm losing weight and that should be good enough to work with.