Over!

I kept up on my "starting fresh" mentality all week. I did wonderful with my eating, some normal slip ups. I was able to work out twice. Unfortunately, no results this week on the scale. That is totally fine with me. IT HAPPENS. All I can do is move forward. I know why I didn't lose weight this week. It was finals week! My last week of college :) I am graduating with my early childhood degree and could not be more happy. Although there were no results this week, I accomplished something awesome in another area of my life. I cannot wait to start teaching preschool, it is something I adore to do, and makes me very happy. Now that school is over, I am focusing 100 percent on this. I feel like I haven't been able to since the semester began. I am SO excited to see what happens. I am expecting some awesome numbers in the weeks to come. I will just put it this way, June of last year, I lost 10 pounds! 10 pounds in that month after my semester ended. My expectations for myself are high, I know I can do it, I have done it before. I feel wonderful and anxious, I am in a great place :)

I found this and wanted to share:

 

I wanted to give up so many times over this extremely difficult semester, but I didn't- I just kept going. Although I didn't lose that much, only about 6 pounds it is something and I am proud of myself.

ALWAYS THINK POSITIVE.

Starting fresh pays off.

I knew just simply starting over completely would help me get back on track. I didn't feel like I was struggling anymore, everything came easy to me this week. Finally, after 3 stressful, tiring weeks, I have lost 2.6 of the 3.6 pounds I had gained. I am back down to 178.4, less than a pound away from my smallest ever. I have lost 116 pounds, 116 pounds? Crazy. I sometimes do not understand how I did this. I am still surprised everyday by my determination and the support of not only my family and amazing friends, but complete strangers. I feel healthy again. Light and beautiful. 3 weeks of feeling bloated and uncomfortable, and now everyone is noticing. In the 2 hours I was at school on Monday, 3 people asked if I lost more weight. The answer was happily yes. I am confident again, which I have learned is the secret weapon in losing weight. If you are confident in yourself and abilities, you will lose weight. Things are COMPLETELY back on track. I am just so anxious to see next weeks results. I'm thinking sooner than I realized I will see my goal weight, 154 on the scale. That will be the proudest moment of my life. I cannot wait until these years of hard work finally pay off. I am sitting here in size 10 jeans, a large top that is too big, and a huge smile on my face. I cannot put into words how happy I am that my rut is over! LOVEEEEE ITTTT!!!