Week 12

I can't believe this week has finally come.  I wonder if it's common to have had such huge expectations for your 12 week lifestyle change, that what you have accomplished can feel a little disappointing.  I of course kept telling myself if I eat right and workout every day, then I'll have my dream body at the end of 12 weeks.  It is what kept me going, but I think I was looking at it the wrong way.  I needed this challenge to change my eating habits, and to make working out a habit again.  Now I am on the right road to one day having my dream body.  I don't have to be there yet, but at least I know I'm heading in the right direction!!!  So I need to be proud of my accomplishments and focus on the changes I have made instead of the changes I am still wanting to see!!! 

When I came into this program, my first goal was to surpass 180 lbs.  I have not been below that weight since I got pregnant two years ago.  I have been flirting with passing this goal for about a month now, and I finally (and how appropriately) passed it in this final week.  I was so excited!  I turned to my husband with my glowing face, and said..."I did it"!!!  (Now, remember it's not about weight, it's about measurements and being healthy, but I'm still naturally going to want to see the scale move too!).  

So now that I have gotten there, I feel better than ever!  I'm motivated again, and ready to give these last 10 days my best effort yet.  I lucked out that my husband is taking his PT test this week, so our house has been on diet mode anyway.  It has helped me to remember that I can't just work out and eat OK.  I have to really make some changes, and guess what they don't all taste bad!!!  In fact, I actually know what vegetables taste like instead of smothering them in seasoning and butter and dressings.  

So as I enter into week 12, I leave you with this... a HAPPIER, and more DETERMINED me!!!