So let’s talk about accomplishments.
I think many times we are so focused on reaching our big goal when it comes to weight loss or getting healthy that we often times overlook all our other accomplishments we make along the way. This past weekend I reached two accomplishments that I find very important and of course blog worthy.
The first being I have now lost a total of 41.6 pounds…I passed 40 pounds of weight loss!! (yikes that is alot – being 5’11” may sometimes help to hide weight easier but doesn’t help with the amount of weight you have to lose when you are overweight!) This has been a mental block for me. For some reason I have wanted to get to the 40 pound mark and though it is not my final goal, it is a great step in the right direction and a goal I am very happy to be at.
The second is that Saturday I walked from my house to downtown BG, shopped and walked home. It was 4 miles and I was gone for a couple hours! Now not only was the walking that distance an accomplishment, but it was more a mental thing for me. I use to walk everywhere in college. If I wanted to go to class, even when I was a mile or more off campus, I walked it and usually multiple times in a day. If I went somewhere around town I would walk. But when I started gaining weight not only did I stop walking I became more and more self-conscious about myself when I walked by myself in public. I would have it in my mind people were looking at me and judging me and so whenever I would think about walking somewhere by myself, my own crazy insecurities would make me talk myself out of walking. As I have been a little emotional recently, I thought I needed to get out of the house and enjoy the sun and briskness of the day to help my mood. I had errands to run so thought, hey just do it Jenn, just walk downtown! Of course I got ready and had a few moments were I almost talked myself out of it, but I felt I would be even more disappointed and down on myself if I didn’t do this and so went for it! I loved it. Plus it is not like a treadmill - when you get tired you just can’t stop you have to push yourself because your ass has to get home!! I did have moments of being very insecure and thinking crazy thoughts in my head, but overall I really needed to do this to get past that mental block. I felt so proud of myself not only physically, but more so mentally!
So these have been my recent accomplishments, what are YOURS?!
Remember, to continue with our progress of weight loss we need to recognize ALL our accomplishments…as big or small as you may think they are. Whether it is working out longer, dropping a pant size, wearing something again because for the longest time you didn’t like the way you looked in it…no matter what it is you should acknowledge it and be proud of it!!
What are your recent accomplishments?
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You are SO awesome. I want to applaud, applaud, APPLAUD you! Over 40 lbs.?!?! So awesome.
ReplyDelete(My current "accomplishments" are scant - Is working out when you have company only ONCE an accomplishment? Yikes. Here's to a better week.)
Great Job Jenn! I know my first 40 lbs. was a big deal. Keep up the good work and keep inspiring those around you.
ReplyDeleteMy accomplishments are 95 lbs in 10.5 months, and dropping 6 dress sizes.
Hope to do a lot more, but am glad you reminded me to be glad for what i've done. I get so caught up in what i want to get too, that i forget to be greatful for what i have done up to now. Thanks!
JENN! Wow - you are incredible and 40lb is so amazing. Congratulations and keep up the good work!
ReplyDeleteI am still at my 25 lb mark, my January pneumonia really stalled my progress but I think getting back on the horse is an accomplishment. Laying on the couch was awesome and pushing yourself to get back into a 6-7 day exercise regimen is an accomplishment. It's hard not to give up. Like quitting smoking, you just want to eat cake every day, but need to get a hold of yourself (not you, ME, oneself). I'll let you know when I start losing again ;)
Congrats again, I am so excited for you!!!