Strong is the new skinny :)

Weight loss to date: 87 lbs

I know everyone was expecting me to be in "one-derland" by now.  While I am getting closer and closer I am still not there yet.  But I realized this week that my journey is about so much more than a number.  I have literally been obsessing about the scale and the number on it for 11 months.  I got so distracted with the number that I didn't even stop to appreciate the other things I have been able to accomplish.  So, I am going to take a few minutes to be proud of what I have done. I am not usually like that, but please just let me have a moment.

Thanksgiving day Matt and I (and our awesome running buddies) ran the Turkey Trot 5K.  I woke up sick and not motivated at all, but ended up running the 5K in 37 minutes, which is a personal record for me!! I have been doing bootcamp at the gym for 8 weeks. I will never forget week one and how I pretty much wanted to cry because I couldn't do any of the exersizes.  I was beyond excited when I did over 140 push ups (on my knees) today and for the first time EVER I held a plank position on my toes, not my knees!! I am really noticing that I am getting stronger and stronger.  I am hoping to measure this week and see how many inches I lost in 4 weeks, so stay tuned!

I was mentioning to a few people at work my goal to be under 200 lbs.  They kept looking at me funny.  They were is total disbelief that I weighed 200 lbs. I automatically thought, "Oh, man I must look like I am heavier." But both ladies said they thought my scale was wrong because I look much lighter than 200 lbs.  I know it sounds like bragging, but I felt amazing when they told me that and that's when it hit me that the scale will not control how I feel anymore!!!!

I wish more people would let go of that "thing" (for me it was a scale) that holds you back from true happiness.