Happenings

Sorry I've been so out of the loop! I've been substitute teaching, working out and getting frustrated over lack of scale movement! However, I have gone down a size in trousers, this makes 2 sizes, so I'm less frustrated than I was.

I'm strength training 3 days a week and running the treadmill those same 3 days. This week, I'm shooting for 4 days as a general rule. I started off on the treadmill walking about 20 minutes. I am now running 30 minutes at a time and yesterday, reached one of my goals. 1.5 miles running by Spring Break. Well, I ran 1.52 miles yesterday and Spring Break isn't for 2 more weeks!

The scale is a major validator and it's frustrated to see the numbers move so S-L-O-W-L-Y as in about 3 pounds the last many (7?) weeks. However, with the reduction in trouser size and all, I must be losing inches. So, I've decided the scale cannot, will not, be my only validation! Endurance level, clothing size and muscle growth is very important and a great indicator of the good I'm doing my body, no matter how damned slowly the scale moves!

So, as much as I'd like the scale to move, I must look to all else I'm doing to see the big picture. The journey I'm on is one not so much of weight-loss as it is a journey of self-discovery. One that I can hopefully realize just how strong and capable I am and just how much I really do love myself. After all, that's the entire impetus for the life changing decisions I've made. I'm worth it, you know, and it was high time I started treating myself how I deserve!