Sweet Success!

Today has been such an amazing day!  I have been wanting to get on this computer all day and share what happened this morning, but I guess 9:00 tonight is better than tomorrow.

This morning I was feeling so down because I have only lost a little over 12 lbs since Jan 2.  I really was hoping on a 20 pound loss at least.  I know, I have been watching too many "Biggest Loser" episodes.  
I went out to Preston this morning to meet with my dietitian, Jeanine, who is measuring my progress in a few different ways. She uses a scale to weigh me, but she also has a fancy little machine that she hooks me up to in order to see my body fat vs lean muscle percentages.  I don't totally understand how it works, but I do know that when she hooked me up to it a month ago, it was pretty depressing.  Today? Not so much :) I am  happy to announce that I am more than 24 lbs up in muscle, or 'lean weight' and over 37 lbs.down in my body fat in less than a month!  I might as well have won the lottery!

There have been so many times when I have lost weight only to get discouraged and stop, eventually gaining it all back and then some, all because I wasn't "satisfied" with the speed of progress.  Isn't that so crazy!?  It's like hating so badly where you live, that on your way out of town you doom yourself back there for life just because the trip is taking a little longer than expected. I wasn't going to give up because given the current circumstances failure is not an option!;)  I was however, very discouraged until I saw how amazingly well my body was responding to the consistent "beatings" of my trainer, and the drastic cut back in unhealthy habits.

My hydration level has even markedly improved.  It went up by 7.2.  I used to be a slurpee girl and a huge milk fan so that's what my hydration consisted of. Slurpee's are definitely out of the picture now, and milk has a lot of calories so I only drink a little each day. As a result, I am drinking a lot more water.  Overall my body fat went down by 10.7%, and I also lost a total of 10 and 1/2 inches!  The girl I saw in the mirror this afternoon even looked skinnier! LOL! Isn't frame of mind huge?!

I meant to share this last week but forgot.  Another huge benefit is how I feel in my workouts.  I am so much stronger and more capable of  working hard!  It makes me proud to think of how strong I am becoming.  I told my trainer during a tough workout last week that my brother's would be proud.  They were always trying to help me be strong. Even when I was little, they were training me to be this tough girl.  I guess they didn't want anybody messing with me:)  I am getting a colorful glimpse of how it feels to be strong, and I like it.