Weigh Day

Monday is Weigh Day! It's the day when we all weigh and measure ourselves in order to track our progress. It's a day I both look forward to and dread all at the same time.

I get excited when I see my numbers going down. And disappointed when they go back up. But it's all just part of the fitness journey I'm on. As long as I'm still making progress to reach my long-term goals, I'm doing well.

Right? Right!

I'm going to share my progress with you. You might remember that last week I was ecstatic with my progress. This week I'm still happy. Because even though I GAINED half a pound in the last week, I still lost 3 inches off my total body.

Not too shabby!

I really care more about inches any way. I can tell that I'm slimming down and I must be adding more muscle to my frame, which weighs something, too. The workouts are getting easier and I don't have to modify quite as many of the movements any more.

So I definitely feel and see a difference.

What I REALLY love is getting dressed for church on Sundays now. Because I only wear my church clothes once a week, I'll sometimes go a few weeks between wearings of a particular item. Yesterday I wore a dress that I hadn't worn since before I started working out. I slipped it on, turned around and looked in the mirror.

It was a lot looser. Hooray for little triumphs!

It's moments like that when I think how every drop of sweat, every minute spent exercising, every instance when I turned down a tasty treat were all worth it.

I know I'll reach my weight-loss goal of 50 pounds if I keep plugging away at it.

8 pounds down, 42 to go. I can DO this!

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How are YOU doing? I want to hear about your progress! E-mail me at angiepete@gmail.com. Tell me your weight and measurements on the day you started your program and what they were today. And I want to know how your workouts are going. Are you frustrated or happy with your progress? Let me know!