Today at boot camp class I noticed how much smaller the girl looking back at me in the mirror has gotten. I don't really think I let myself look at her very often but today I'm glad that I did.
The last month has been a rough one for me as far as weight loss goes. My goal at the end of January when I started this journey was to lose 100 pounds in a year. At my next weigh in I should pass 30 pounds *fingers crossed* which is far less than than where I think I should be six months later. I should have been reminding myself of the weeks I couldn't do anything on my knees (heads out of the gutter people) and the weeks I couldn't go to the gym or in the pool because of surgery. I know it's not all about the numbers...but sometimes it's hard not to get fixated on what the scale is doing, or not doing in my case. Today looking at myself in the mirror I can appreciate how far I've come since January 24th.
This isn't just a diet I am on, I have made life changes in my eating, my fitness level and my overall attitude about myself and life. I am not on this journey alone, I have to thank God for putting me in a position to work on myself, Jessie who encouraged me to start the weight loss challenge and for introducing me to my trainer...in him I have found someone that I trust not to break me, someone who understands my limitations and has given me the tools and encouragement to get to the point where I can look at myself in the gym mirrors and smile at what I am becoming.
3 comments:
Dani...This post brought tears to my eyes...Not tears of sadness..but of joy...I am so proud of you...and you should be proud of yourself...Making life changes to better yourself mentally, physically and spiritually is so awesome!!
And girl...Don't worry about what that scale says...It's all about how YOU feel...I had to stop weighing myself because I would feel like all the hard work wasn't paying off...I go by how my clothes are fitting me...The scale can be our worst enemies!!
I love you Dani!!
Thank you Moni...I love you too!!
The life change is the best thing, that's kinda where I am, I dumped my family and am not going back! 30 years of family depression and insanity is enough. keep moving forward! Gym = therapy! and watch Rocky 3 training montages those sick ass Mr. T pull ups is wut it's all about! grrrr! :)
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