Day: July 30, 2018

My featured image was from Friday night. We went into Northport Village, some friends of ours were playing music in the park. I saw people who I haven’t seen in a while, and they were blown away by my physical transformation. I’ve looked this way for a while, and although I am so happy with what I’ve been able to accomplish, it’s easy to forget how much I’ve changed. It’s funny how quickly the human body adapts.

I’m trying to channel some good feelings because I had to stay home today from work, I pulled the muscles in my neck and have been in (a lot of) pain all day. Being down physically is demoralizing the very next day after my 50th birthday! It’s just a reminder that I am a mere mortal and I am grateful this is not an everyday occurrence. I’m trying to look at the bright side and at least I’m at a point where it’s possible to write this post.

I may be daydreaming about the scrumptious lemon pound cake (that I threw away after the party) but I’m not eating it and that’s a big deal. In the past, it was easy to spread out my party celebration eating into the next day, week, or it had the potential trigger a total weight loss setback. That is months and months of care and attention to making behavior changes in how I approach food. This did not happen overnight and it’s not like it’s something I don’t have to work at. That might sound too hard, but I do feel so much better about myself this way. For me, it always comes home to one question, “What do I really want? I really want to get to goal.” 

So, I wonder, what do you really want? This is a good question to think on. When you know the answer everything else becomes clear.

It’s my birthday and I’m celebrating with gratitude. I have written notes of appreciation to give to family, friends, really anyone who is helping me to grow. I wrote notes to my husband and children. I wrote notes to my siblings and their spouses, I wrote notes to friends who are always there for me. My heart is so full and I have nothing but love today, and that is a pretty wonderful birthday gift.  If you want to feel a sense of wellbeing and happiness write a note of gratitude to someone who has made a difference in your life.

I want to thank those of you who read this blog, and to the 41 others who have decided to join me on this journey. We can do this together because we all deserve to live our lives in the bodies we want.

This is a lemon bundt cake it was so yummy! I had a slice yesterday during my birthday celebration yesterday. I went into my weekly points but this was so worth it.