This past couple of weeks have been a bit grueling for me I must admit. The trade of sleep for workouts and the comfort of the "old" way of thinking/eating, versus the anything goes plan of the past is a change for sure! Not to mention denying myself so many of the things I have loved for so long. Oh, and then there is the brutally honest, but not exactly accurate "scale" that I find myself coming back to over and over again for reassurance, only to be largely disappointed 89% of the time. I have jumped back and forth so many times between the "it's okay, your going in the right direction" side of the fence, and the "but your working too dang hard to see only these minimal results" side of the fence, that I am dizzy.
I went into Groll Fitness on Mon to meet with my trainer Jeanine. I hadn't lost anymore on the scale since the week before, but I had lost another 10 inches in my arms, abs, waist, bust, and thighs from last month. My body fat percentage went down another one and a half %. That was good. Still a bit disappointed, but it's progress. I think the highlight of my visit with Jeanine was when I told her how stressful the scale is for me, and how I have been obsessing over it. She said, "then don't weigh unless your feeling like the jeans are getting tight, otherwise we will just weigh you once a month." Ahaaaa! Are you kidding? I don't have to mess with that crazy scale anymore!? Oh, I am still smiling about that! By far the best news of the week:) hahaha. I know everyone is different, and I have thought this past 2 months that the benefits of weighing were more than the negatives, but judging by how much better I feel tossing it out for the time being, I'm gonna assume this is a good thing. (sorry about the run on sentence)
The little treasures from the last week or so have been many, so I will just list a few.
~I know I wrote about his last time too, but it really is a highlight, so I probably wont stop writing about it;) but it's the clothes. Last Sunday I wore one of my favorite skirts from over 5 years ago that I haven't worn since right after my youngest boy was born. It was even loose on me! It wasn't loose 5 yrs ago. I totally give credit to the weight training for that one.
~The other day I wore my husbands button up shirt for a western murder mystery dinner that we went to. That hasn't happened in a long time. He said that it looked better on me than it did on him! ;)
~My cute 10 yr old son told me that the pockets on my jeans looked like they were in a different place. He said " I noticed it on one pair of pants Mom, but now all of your pockets look different... your getting skinny!" I know how hard it has been for me to overcome this, and am very grateful that I can set an example for my kids that will hopefully help them to know they can do hard things too.
~In the night I keep waking up and finding myself lying on my stomach. That used to be my favorite position to sleep in, but hasn't been for years. I'm not sure exactly what it means, but it's got to be partly from the weight I've lost.
~I pulled out all the jeans I've kept from so long ago and I actually fit into some that were 4 sizes smaller than the size I was wearing 2 months ago. They were a bit tight, but they zipped and buttoned without any crazy finagling.
Overall I am just excited to be shrinking! I heard from a good friend this last week that it really isn't good to loose more than a lb or two. It's something I've heard from a lot of people, several times, but something about how she said it made me think, "well I'm definitely loosing more than one lb a week!"
~ Knowledge! I have learned so much from Stacey, my foot zoner about natural ways to help myself. I really love having the power to do little, simple things for myself and my family that have such a significant impact. My health coach teaches me all these little things to do to help me keep myself motivated to continue. My personal trainer is constantly showing me ways to improve and intensify my workout and cheers me on as we go. I really am so fortunate to have this opportunity, but it is humbling when I realize that it's all up to me what I do with the knowledge and skills I'm gaining. I am setting specific goals this week to keep my focus and energy directed the right way and am excited to share them with you! I will be posting those in a couple of days:)
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