Celebration!!



Lovely Friend,

   Today has been a fabulous day!  I have been a total boss at my meals and I have progress to report!  Woohoo, who doesn't love some progress?!  Especially with a lifestyle change.  I have almost completed the eighth week of my detox lifestyle change and I am so excited that there has been some progress! 

   Unfortunately, I have not been able to weigh lately, because my scale has been broken.  I know there are probably some jokes being said, or at least crossing your mind, BUT I didn't break it!  It ended up getting a shower that it didn't appreciate (thanks, Camille) and hasn't worked since.  Because I am really not a fan of Walmart, I haven't made it in to get a new one, which means I only weigh at the gym now.  We have had some crazy winter weather and I haven't made it to the gym lately so I really am unsure of my current weight (but I do expect progress next time I go!)

   So no weight loss to report, but I am happy to say that my clothes are getting too big! Woohoo!
 [Insert Internet High Five]  Yep, my clothes are getting too big and it's in my waist.  This morning I pulled a pair of jeans out of the dryer and slipped them on.  I noticed that even out of the dryer they were a little loose, and was excited.  Typically, freshly dried pants are a little on the snug side and I may even have to lay on the bed to maneuver the button closed (You may have even tried this too!); so for them to be freshly dried and a little loose, I was ecstatic!  As I went through the day, I kept having to pull my pants up or they would have literally hit my ankles.  With all my lose pants excitement, I decided to measure my waist!

   Usually measuring my waist is not an event that I look forward to, because it is a reminder of the distance from my goal.  However, with my newly loosened pants, I was excited to have a measure of my progress.  I lined the tape measure across my waist just right and mentally crossed my fingers for progress.  Then, there it was, the measure!  I had lost a whole inch from my waist!  To some, an inch my seem minor; but when you decide to take the slow road, the one that will actually bring a PERMANENT change, you celebrate every step!

   One of the biggest lessons that I have gleaned from this weight loss journey is that it is okay to celebrate even the tiniest step.  Too often, if my weight loss has been a small portion of a much larger goal, then I have not felt that it was worth celebrating.  When I have heard stories of weight loss, there has always been a huge amount of weight lost in a short amount of time, and this is just not my story.  My story will be one of perseverance with many lessons learned along the way.  My story will be one that takes years to reach a goal, rather than months.  My story will be one that is never-ending.  So with this never-ending journey, I will proudly celebrate EACH step!

Giving it my all,
Jess