Tuesday, July 3, 2018
2018 - Day 184
Saturday, June 16, 2018
2018 - Day 167
On my way out last night I texted this picture to my boyfriend and he replied OMG and I texted back what??? He said you look amazing.
When I got to the restaurant one of my girlfriends said she’d never seen me look so pretty. When we were leaving the bar the DJ said I was very sexy.
It’s so funny how other people see is so much better than we see ourselves. And even harder to accept these kinds of compliments from those we love and from those we don’t even know. Compliments are such a weird thing for me. Whenever I receive them I feel silly almost embarrassed and confused often because I just have such a hard time believing what is being said. I don’t mean just physical compliments either. When someone tells me I’m an amazing mom and that my kids are lucky to have me - I doubt myself. It’s crazy.
Why can’t we see ourselves how everyone else does???
It’s a constant struggle. I hope someday to be able to conquer this obstacle along my journey.
Thursday, June 7, 2018
2018 - Day 159
Tuesday, May 29, 2018
2018 - Day #151
Day 31
Saturday, May 19, 2018
2018 - Day #139
Today I needed this face to face.....
I started my weight loss journey on 1/1/08 at 253.8 (3 months after my daughter was born).
I have done Jenny Craig, biggest loser challenges, WW multiple times, counting calories. I have gotten down to 172 and was still working on getting lower. I have crept back up to the 220s and everywhere in between.
I know in my heart I will never allow myself to go back to the person I was in that first picture. I love the new life that I have established over the last 10 yrs with activity and awareness about food. I have not reached my goal weight of 165 anytime in the last 10yrs BUT I have never given up on becoming the best version of myself even with weight gain setbacks. I honestly can’t believe I’ve been working on myself for 10 yrs. Some days I get angry for wasting time going up and down and up and down BUT today I realized it’s my process.
In order for me to reach my goal this year as planned I had to go through all this stuff to realize just how important I am. How important being healthy and fit and happy really is. In the end It’s not about the final number on the scale. It’s about your journey to get there and how you lived while you worked on you. I’m living. I’m doing what’s best for me. I finally think I’m there. I’ll make my goal. I want it to be before end of year 2018 BUT I will accept the process. It’s mine. I own it.