Being Comfortable In Your Own Skin

Isn't it funny how a simple phrase can take on new meaning after you've lost ten pounds or so?

Today I wore a pair of shorts that I'd put away about 6 weeks ago, thinking: "It is the end of Summer for you, my friends. You're just too uncomfortable!" And they were. They just didn't fit the way I'd thought they had, or should. So I shoved them to the bottom drawer of the dresser (where I rarely go!) and forgot about them.

Until today, that is. It seems that simply by eliminating my twice-weekly Chinese food habit, and in fact swearing off eating out altogether, my shorts have miraculously become more comfortable! Naturally, I guess a good part of that feeling comes from just feeling better about myself. I've been working hard toward my goals and it's already showing! That makes me feel more confident, more comfortable in my own skin.

And for my reward, for working so hard? Those shorts, without a doubt. They never looked better.

My total loss so far is 11 pounds, and I love that I can already feel and see the difference. I'm working my body every day, too, even if it's just laying out the yoga mat and doing stretches and resistance bands for 20 minutes or so. I'm doing something to raise my heart level and warm my body up. About 3x a week Scott and I are walking a mile's worth of laps inside one of the buildings on our property, in addition to whatever other physical activities we manage in the day.

Incidentally, the last 2 days have been BIG temptation days for me and Scott, since we've been off from work and pretty much on the move, getting errands and shopping done. Today we timed it well, so that it fell between breakfast and lunch. We managed to be at Walmart around Scott's morning snack time (guys get a dairy/protein and fruit snack mid-morning) and bought a banana and low-fat cottage cheese. We had already picked up plastic spoons. ;)