happy litte victories
My weight has been stuck for a month. I've been so frustrated. It's been obvious that I'm getting smaller though. I am wearing my smaller jeans and they aren't tight. I'm able to cross my legs easily. I'm sure that the size change is due to exercising almost every day. I did an hour of aerobics to a Richard Simmons tape today. I won't deny that by the end, I was seriously ready to be done. My muscles were tired, hurting just a little and I was sweating like a dog. I just kept going and trying as hard as I could.
I rewarded myself for my little victory by buying myself work out clothes. Up to this point, I've just been wearing my jeans to work out in. It was fun to be able to pick out a size 16/18 straight from the rack and not even try them on because I knew what size I was. Tee hee. I got home and put them on and I look pretty cute in them, if I do say so myself. Imagine that! Me! In YOGA PANTS!!!!!! ME! Tee hee. I kept finding excuses to walk by the mirror and see myself in them.
I have lost 140 pounds from my top weight. My body is far from perfect but I'm really happy with it anyway. After weighing 339+ pounds, I am delighted just to be able to wear them and look reasonable in them. I can't wait for my work-out tomorrow. After wearing jeans to do aerobics in, my new yoga pants and tank top will surely feel awesome.
Yay for me! And yay for every one of you who keeps plugging forward despite set-backs, troubles and plateus. WE CAN DO THIS! WE CAN SUCCEED! RAH, RAH, RAH! Every time we step on the scales and have not gained weight, it's a victory. It's okay not to lose weight as long as those scales are not climbing up, I count it as a success.
I'm rambling and it is so late. Just wanted to share my little victory with people who can share it with me and understand how significant it is. :)
I rewarded myself for my little victory by buying myself work out clothes. Up to this point, I've just been wearing my jeans to work out in. It was fun to be able to pick out a size 16/18 straight from the rack and not even try them on because I knew what size I was. Tee hee. I got home and put them on and I look pretty cute in them, if I do say so myself. Imagine that! Me! In YOGA PANTS!!!!!! ME! Tee hee. I kept finding excuses to walk by the mirror and see myself in them.
I have lost 140 pounds from my top weight. My body is far from perfect but I'm really happy with it anyway. After weighing 339+ pounds, I am delighted just to be able to wear them and look reasonable in them. I can't wait for my work-out tomorrow. After wearing jeans to do aerobics in, my new yoga pants and tank top will surely feel awesome.
Yay for me! And yay for every one of you who keeps plugging forward despite set-backs, troubles and plateus. WE CAN DO THIS! WE CAN SUCCEED! RAH, RAH, RAH! Every time we step on the scales and have not gained weight, it's a victory. It's okay not to lose weight as long as those scales are not climbing up, I count it as a success.
I'm rambling and it is so late. Just wanted to share my little victory with people who can share it with me and understand how significant it is. :)
I understand exactly what you mean. I weighed 341 pounds on the day of my surgery and now hover at 172 pounds. Even though a lot of people would feel awful at my new weight, it feels great to me. If I do not lose any more but maintain the loss, that is fine with me. I have beautiful new clothes and feel wonderful so what more do I need? Sometimes, we focus so much on the future, we do not truly enjoy the present. Congratulations on getting it! Janice
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