I found myself weighing in at 134.2 this morning. YIKES! I didn't see that coming. I guess the holidays were harder on me than I had realized, so ideally I would like to lose 9.2 lbs and be back at my comfortable 125 lbs.
As the pictures from my fellow participants came in, I have to admit that I got pretty emotional. The men and women that are in the challenge really put themselves out there. Showing someone your weight and your BEFORE pictures takes A LOT of guts. I read email after email prefaced with "I cannot tell you how hard this is for me..." I totally get it. When I began my journey over a year ago, it was absolutely gut wrenching to see that horrid number on the scale. I hated my body, I hated that I had allowed myself to reach that point, I hated that I had to admit it to my trainer and I hated it even more that I had to admit it to myself. Its an eye-opener to actually look at the scale and then look at the picture and realize, "Yes, that is me."
I could not be more proud of the 19 people participating in this challenge. The pictures were raw. I didn't see "fat" people. I saw people that had had enough and were ready to make the changes necessary to feel better about themselves. I felt empowered, motivated, inspired and grateful. Grateful? Yeah, grateful; grateful that so many people were able to trust me with something so private and so sensitive as their weight and body image. I felt proud and honored and EXCITED about the next 12 weeks.
I ate great today; water intake was on mark; and I rocked it at the gym this morning. Today was a good first day and I think that I've got it in me to see some results and I hope that I can be helpful, motivating and inspiring to the others who are in the challenge with me!
That's really awesome!!! :)
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