I've got 2 this weekend: I made good choices at dinner Saturday night - and I purposely didn't finish my meal, but instead had it boxed up to take home.
Also - on my lazy day at home yesterday I didn't overeat! I found other things to do when the "snack itch" hit me
I am throwing out the towels!
For the longest time, I have ONLY used beach towels for drying myself off after showering. They're bigger than standard bath towels, and the only thing I could tuck around myself and have it stay on while i prepare my "toilet" lol
well, this morning all of THOSE towels were in the dryer so i grabbed one of my bf's standard sized bath towels, and not only did it wrap around me, it stayed put!!
later today, i am going to take all the beach towels and put them in the back room and ONLY use them for what they were intended for - the beach!
Next week I will be flying. Normally, about a week before a flight I'd start to panic about squeezing into the seats, feeling pain and humiliation, and wondering if the airline would make me pay for another seat.
This is the first time *in years* that I feel absolutely nothing about the upcoming plane trip. I know I will fit into the seat, and the belt will buckle.
My husband, who is generally oblivious whether I am a size 26 or a 22 and doesn't make a peep even when I lost 30 pounds while he ws away on a trip... said to me on Valentine's Day (when I was in my cute red top and size 22 jeans)...
"You look GOOD mama!"
and later..
"You are really looking good!"
That is terrific Lyn!! I lok forward to the day someone says that to me!! ( where is Vin Diesel when I want him!!! )
Mine is today, once again in the lounge /breakroom someone brought in carrot cake, ( one of my personal weaknesses), I looked at it and thought, is it worth losing ground to all the weeks of trying out this new lifestyle?? I pondered that question for half a second, and nope, it wasn't!!! I said no to my favorite cake for now!!!!
You all are doing so great CONGRATS. Oh I love the towel story. You had to have had a smile on your face all day.
Shy,
I always do! Seeing how much my body is changing POSITIVELY every day keeps me motivated. It's amazing how much of a difference every single pound makes now that i'm so close to goal. It makes me wish i was less camera shy when i was at my HW so that i could share the difference with everyone. I know i'm constantly gushing over all the differences but these last 20 (almost 25 now!!) lbs have made such a HUGE difference in the shape of my body and how i feel that i wonder why i waited so long after dropping the first 50 to continue this!
I've learned so much about myself and my body during this journey and i'm blessed, really, to have a body that really WANTS this. I'm happier and healthier than I've ever been, even healthier than I was when I was "thin" in high school. I can't believe the denial i was in for so long, and i'm so sorry that i treated my body the way that I did for so many years.
Yesterday I rode my exercise bike for 12 minutes, on level 3 resistance and it was EASY!! I had been having a hard time doing level 2 for 10 minutes. Suddenly something kicked in and it got easy!
And today, I got up, eyeballed my size 22 jeans (which fit but I always wonder if I am really a size 22). I decided to wear the 24's instead (cause I figured they fit better). I went to a store and tried on a top... and suddenly looked in the mirror and noticed my jeans were literally HANGING off me, with about 3 inches hanging below the crotch and the butt!!!! When did this happen? I am retiring the 24's and going forward with 22's
I'm "only" in my 5th week of a weight training class, but already see results in my strength (I can beat eggs like never before ) and in my body. And when we did a circuit routine last week, the cardio part didn't kill me!
I love everyone else's NSVs -- it's a good reminder that we're not just a number on the scale.
* This morning, I was lying awake on my back, and my DH (who, in the past month, has said he can't tell any difference w/ my weight loss because he sees me every day) freaked out when he looked over at me because my stomach was way flatter than it usually is. He couldn't get over it and took a picture with his phone. It made me feel good because he's really too honest (which is hard sometimes, ha) so I know it was sincere shock.
* Also, I had to retire a pair of exercise pants I bought only a month ago cuz they kept falling off my butt while exercising.
I didn't give in to PMS cravings! I reminded myself at the store last night that a box of chocolate donuts would NOT make my cramps & crabbiness go away!
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) and in my body. And when we did a circuit routine last week, the cardio part didn't kill me! 
