Lori

So I’m sitting here eating breakfast and thinking about how there are so many changes in my life now since I’ve started this weight loss journey.

So many things that most of the time I don’t even think about and many I don’t think about at all.

I think its important for us to look at the changes and be proud of them and to think about how far we’ve come.

Even though some of the changes are so small and wouldn’t mean anything to anyone else they are wonderful positive changes in my life.

 

When I brushed my teeth this morning and looked in the mirror I saw a different person.

The same old person but a new different person too.

One without the round face and no double chin.

One with cheek bones and a jaw line.

I love it.

 

Sitting here eating breakfast is such a big change.

Now I eat breakfast everyday no matter where I am or what’s going on.

Its just a part of my life whereas I never used to eat breakfast before.

 

While I am sitting here eating my fiber filled cereal I am planning my day and when I’m going to fit my exercise in for the day as well as my meals.

When I first started losing weight I dreaded weekends.

Now I am back to loving them.

I know I can enjoy my weekend and make healthy lifestyle choices.

I’m looking forward to lunch out knowing where I am going and knowing already what I’ll have to eat and feel so good about it.

 
Today I’ll go to water aerobics right before lunch and I can hardly wait.

I love it so much.

It used to be that I would only long to be able to go but was too ashamed to be seen in a bathing suit.

I still don’t have a perfect body – not by a long shot.

But I don’t care.

I know how far I’ve come and anybody who knows me and the people that I care about know how far I’ve come and that’s all that matters.

I go to the pool with confidence knowing I am doing something so healthy for myself.

It was only a few months ago that it was such a huge step for me to go to the pool and now it’s just another part of my new healthy lifestyle and the new me.

I’ll go to the grocery store today.  Another change is how long it takes me at the grocery store.

Drives my hubby a little crazy but that just means I get to go by myself (BONUS) lmao.

There are just so many labels to read and things to check out.

I love coming home with healthy foods to stock my fridge and cupboard with.

Today we’ll go the mall.

That is something I’ve dreaded in the past.

Now I look forward to running into people I haven’t seen in a while.

I used to hate it.

But now I like the way I look and I am happy to be out and to be seen.

Sounds a little vain I’m sure but its just such a huge change in my life.

I like the reflection I see in the mirrors and windows in the mall now.

I used to HATE it and it was so depressing.

Now I also love looking at the new stylish clothes knowing that I can fit into many of them.

In the past that was also just depressing to me.

 

Anyway there are so many changes in my life no way would it be possible to write them all down here but I did want to share some of them here both for you and for myself.

I hope that maybe some of these things will give some of you the motivation today to move forward with your weight loss and to make healthy choices that get you closer to your goals.

 

Hey if I can do this so can you!!!!!!

 

Have a splendid day

Lori