Butterflies and Rainbows

I’ve always envied others who get those “you’ve lost weight”  compliments from friends or family.  I’ve found myself wondering why my Dad has never noticed my weight loss and I’ve even set this as a future goal of mine.

At the beginning of my weight loss journey, I took measurements.  I kept these measurements on a spreadsheet along with my weekly weigh-in results.  However, I had “lost” this spreadsheet somewhere on my computer.  Well, yesterday I found it.  Guess what I realized?  My measurements from the beginning May of 2007 are exactly the same measurements as the ones I took 6 weeks ago!  And, my weight?  Only 11.4 pounds less than that same measurement date in May!  No wonder no one has noticed.  I haven’t really changed my appearance in 10 months.  My goodness, have I been burying my head in the sand and totally ignoring reality?

I’ve reversed my insulin resistance and improved my cholesterol numbers.  I’m not discounting those accomplisments at all as they really are quite major.  But, I want to look better, too.  These last few days, I’ve been struggling to stay on-plan.  And, I’ve yet to get back on-plan with the exercise.  Its time to stop playing around and get with the program.  Its not too late to make a significant difference in my appearance. 

Tomorrow, I begin the C25K program and start using the resistance bands consistently.  I’m gonna see how much I can change my body in 8 weeks. 

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