Exercise update - 2

Well I began the journey of trying to live a healthier life in January, hard to believe it's been that long already! I committed to going to the gym twice a week and then started counting calories on top of exercising. I am proud to say that for the most part I stuck to my twice a week commitment, I fell off the wagon after my surgery but have jumped back on and am trying to get back in the swing of things.

My weight lost is up to 21 lbs and I've lost several inches from my waist and hips. What does all that mean, it means I feel fabulous!

I've never attempted to lose weight or be healthy before I've just either been happy or unhappy with my body. I've learned a few things about myself through all this. For the first time I think I have appreciated my stubbornness, it has helped me stop eating and get off the couch. Generally the fact that I am stubborn like a mule has been a negative part of my personality but lately it's been my saving grace. The second thing I've learned is that my body is never going to look like it did before I had kids but I'm ok with that. I know some people get their pre-baby bodies back but not me, I will forever more be much curvier than I used to be and probably have these awful love handles for the rest of my days. But I'm ok with it, I'm not ashamed of what I look like anymore, I'm proud that I've worked hard and that it shows.

I've always heard the last 10 lbs are the hardest to lose and I understand why now. I'm tired of counting calories, I'm tired of weighing in once a week. I want to eat a burger without caring . . . but that is never going to be my life again, so it's time to get used to it. At this point I really just looking forward to hitting maintenance mode where I get to eat more calories than I am now.

If I can just stay focused to lose another 5ish lbs I will feel like I've completely won . . .

I don't really have before and after pictures mainly because I wouldn't let anyone take my picture before. I could do the sideways picturing holding my pants out to show how much I've lost but I think I'll spare you all that one. Before I went and bought new clothes Greta kept trying to pull herself up on my leg and just ended up pulling my pants down . . . whoops! Anyway here is a picture from last summer and one from this weekend, I don't know if you'll be able to see the difference but I sure can!