Although I did not do that well on the Labour day challenge (unless something miraculous happens in the next 4 days ) I did manage to lose 1lb and maintain my weight at 160lbs even through a convention/holiday so that was an achievement in itself.
My close are fitting better and that makes me happy!
Has anyone had some non-scale victories they are happy about?
Hey! Wait a minute! That's not a non-scale victory!
Let's see... Well, this isn't really a "victory", but I'm feeling incredibly pleased because I finally got my car safetied and clean-air tested yesterday so that I could transfer it into my name from Dad's. (before he pops off) It meant getting the brakes fixed, but I could actually afford it this week, and I feel REALLY good!
Since I've been riding my bike and walking alot more, I noticed in the shower this AM that my thighs are getting some definition. Not thinner, yet, but defined.
okay, I got one! I made it into the gym, did 45 minutes cardio plus my weight training, three days in a row! I also grilled my first steak EVER IN LIFE this weekend and it was GOOD!!!
OK--checking in with you guys has kept me "honest" and motivated about my daily exercise. Which I love.
So I'm going to mention another task that is hard for me to do--so that perhaps the discipline from the ONE area will rub off on the other.
For the second day in a row I have actually put my butt in the chair and worked on my kids' book.
This is big. (The accomplishment, not my butt...er uh, well, um.....)
I can't go into details....Talking about writing gets in the way of DOING the writing, I've found. (Ellis relates, I'll bet!) Plus I don't want to jinx anything.
But from time to time, as I make progress, I'll check back in for a few strokes from you fine folks. Like many of you, I'll bet, I'm horribly self-critical and tend to be a perfectionist about my own work. (I don't expect OTHERS to be perfect for heaven's sake, but for some dumb reason I hold myself to a higher standard.) So here's what I need to hear:
"It doesn't have to be perfect!"
So...for my non-scale victory, I will proudly claim my two-days of writing consistency! (To be truly lifelike, this smiley should have drops of blood springing from its head!)
I'm claiming a victory in advance - Even though I am having a blah day, blah arm workout, blah mentality, blah weather outside, blah ex-husband, I am NOT going to eat any comfort foods.
My non-food victory - I wanted to celebrate staying focused for 7 days straight and instead of having a food reward, I bought new lipstick instead. Also, I can get back into the cool shorts that I bought myself before I blew my work-out/eating plan.
Non-scale victories
) I did manage to lose 1lb and maintain my weight at 160lbs even through a convention/holiday so that was an achievement in itself. 
(To be truly lifelike, this smiley should have drops of blood springing from its head!)
