Crunch Time!
Thursday, June 13, 2013You guys, I am unbelievably excited! This week I hopped on my scale, and guess what?
2.5
That is how many pounds I am away from my goal!
It seems crazy to me that I have successfully eaten healthy and worked out for three and a half months now, and that I have seen such great results! This is the lightest I have been in the last five years, since I gained around thirty pounds after my wedding.
More than the number on the scale though, I have seen so many other benefits. I love the way my clothes fit now, and I don't feel so self conscious about myself. Some of my pants are even too big now! Plus, I feel so much healthier now. I don't feel sick all the time, and when I'm working out, I feel strong!
This whole process has really given me some perspective. I remember being a teenager and, like most teens, I thought I was fat. Or at least I felt like it sometimes. I didn't think I was as thin as most other girls, and there was always someone I wished I looked like more than myself. Well, I definitely wasn't fat, and I wish I had been more comfortable with my body then!
Right now, I am much more happy with how I look and feel, and I'm about ten pounds heavier than I was in high school! So, I'm glad for the new view I have about my body.
I still have a little work to do, and I would still like to see a little more tone in certain spots, but overall I feel pretty great right now. And who know? The scale may keep going a little. I don't plan on changing my eating habits or workouts once I reach my goal. When I started this, it was with the mind set that this is a lifestyle change, not a diet. I treat myself regularly, but within moderation. Most of the time I try to eat really healthy, and that's something I don't want to change!
Also, on a similarly related note, one reason I wanted to lose weight (besides the whole being healthier thing) was for my vacation!
That's right, this weekend we're headed out of town! It's going to be a work/vacation trip, and I'm so excited! We'll spend some time at the beach, and I'll get to spend several days just relaxing by a pool. It'll be an indoor pool, because we aren't going anywhere tropical, but it's still going to be great!
I will try to be a good blogger, and take lots of pictures to share with you all, and I will still be around because of good-ole wi-fi.
I hope you all have a great weekend as well, and that you all find something fun to do on this last official weekend of spring. Thanks for stopping by!
This whole process has really given me some perspective. I remember being a teenager and, like most teens, I thought I was fat. Or at least I felt like it sometimes. I didn't think I was as thin as most other girls, and there was always someone I wished I looked like more than myself. Well, I definitely wasn't fat, and I wish I had been more comfortable with my body then!
Right now, I am much more happy with how I look and feel, and I'm about ten pounds heavier than I was in high school! So, I'm glad for the new view I have about my body.
A crappy selfie from two weeks ago
Also, on a similarly related note, one reason I wanted to lose weight (besides the whole being healthier thing) was for my vacation!
That's right, this weekend we're headed out of town! It's going to be a work/vacation trip, and I'm so excited! We'll spend some time at the beach, and I'll get to spend several days just relaxing by a pool. It'll be an indoor pool, because we aren't going anywhere tropical, but it's still going to be great!
I will try to be a good blogger, and take lots of pictures to share with you all, and I will still be around because of good-ole wi-fi.
I hope you all have a great weekend as well, and that you all find something fun to do on this last official weekend of spring. Thanks for stopping by!
2 comments
So proud of you! Good job you look beautiful as always! You inspire me to keep going on my journey :)
ReplyDeleteGah, I'm so happy for you, and wish I could find that motivation. I put back on my 8 pounds of vegan weight loss when I weaned Lorelei last month so I'm in for lots of work to get down to my goal. If I can do it in three months I'll be very surprised. You look good!
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