Doing the Happy Dance!!

I got a feeling...a really good feeling...that July is going to be a pretty good month.  I woke up this morning, after a long night of rest...with a few things weighing heavily on my mind.  Most of them in the "love" department, but nonetheless - when things don't go the way that you'd wished and hoped sometimes you just have to pause and rethink a few things.  But enough about what I can't control, right?  Check this... 

I didn't make it to boot camp today...just didn't feel like crawling out of bed.  Sidebar:  I promise that I'll hit the gym tonight and get a good workout in...and resume my boot camp program in the AM.  So, I showered and dressed for work.  I put on the same slacks that I've been wearing all along...and decided to wear a button down that I hadn't worn in about a year.  I had to do a double take in the mirror though...because I could tell a NOTICEABLE difference in the way my clothes fit!!  No, they weren't sagging off of me, but they were MUCH looser than they'd ever been...and the blouse actually had a comfortable fit.  The last time I wore this blouse you could see every lump, dump, and roll in my upper body...it was just too tight.  But not today...it fit normal!!  So I had to do my happy dance...

The end of my week last week was pretty rough, not having gotten the results that I was hoping for...I was feeling a bit down.  But, its a mighty good feeling knowing that I didn't give up, and despite it being a holiday weekend, I still ate healthy and according to plan.  Things may not always come when we want them...but they definitely come right on time.  And today of all days, I really needed a pick me up just like the one I received when I noticed my hard work and discipline was beginning to pay off!!  And then on top of that, I get to work and a co-worker says to me "Are you losing weight"?  I was quick to say, "yeah a little"...trying to sound like it wasn't a big deal...when really I wanted to jump and shout and say - OH YOU CAN SEE IT TOO?!?!?!  LOL!! 

This is a new day, a new week, a new month...I know without a doubt that I am destined and deserving of so much more greatness and progress...in love and in life.  Never settling for second best, one swig of water right after the other, LET'S GET IT!!

Total Disappointment...

Well, I'm not in the greatest of moods this morning.  I just returned from boot camp...today completing 3 weeks of the 6 week program.  This means that I'm halfway done.  Sooooooooooooooo, the trainers took everyone's weight and measurements today.  And my results were rather...disappointing...to say the least.

 I only lost 2 friggin pounds!!  My waist measurement remains the same.  I lost an inch or so in one thigh...the other thigh remained the same.  And I gained a half inch in one of my arms...the other remained the same.  As soon as I got on the scale the trainer immediately asked what I'd been eating.  According to him, with the way I've been working out and pushing myself I should have lost more.  He even went as far as saying that I move faster and work harder than anyone (at my size) in both the AM and PM sessions...and each of them lost about 8lbs within the first 3 weeks.  Sooooooooooo, I know this was a direct result of my poor food choices all last week.  I was almost so discouraged that I wanted to turn around and go home...but I worked out anyway.

I know, from experience, that when you eat right and exercise regularly the weight WILL come off.  Cheating here and there is not going to get it.  This takes really hard work.  And even though the 4th of July holiday weekend is here...I can't even slack off.  I HAVE to remain disciplined in my eating.  Oh well, let me get ready for work.  I don't feel like going there either!  But disappointing weight loss results and getting fired on the same day would make for a bad bad bad bad weekend.  LOL!!

I hope everyone has a Happy and Safe 4th of July!!!