The happy and the sad, the good and the bad, the ups and the downs...here are a few things I've noticed about losing weight and getting healthier:
Pros:
1. I feel AMAZING! I haven't had this much energy since before I had my son 19 months ago and I'm getting up a lot earlier than I used to, normally around 4:45am during the week.
2. My clothes are fitting better. I no longer have the king-size muffin top hanging over my pants that I have to hide with a big shirt.
3. My thighs don't rub together as much as they used to. I've mentioned this one before, but the lack of friction is worth repeating, especially since I've dealt with it pretty much my whole life.
4. If I do choose to eat something "bad" it tastes like the most amazing thing I've ever eaten. One thing I have noticed is that when I eat bad all the time it all just runs together. Nothing is special and nothing really tastes all that great.
5. I feel better about myself. I feel proud of myself because I have been so dedicated over the past 2 months to improving my health, and truly sticking to it. And I don't beat myself up anymore if I choose to eat a piece of decadent chocolate cake. It's only one piece of cake and then it's right back to it.
Cons:
1. My boobs are getting smaller. Maybe you didn't hear me...MY BOOBS ARE GETTING SMALLER!! I'm not one of those people that has a lot of actual breast tissue so my pretty average 34-C's are slowing deflating. Not something I'm too thrilled about...I'm thinking about swiping my kid's piggy bank and starting a "fake boob" fund.
2. I get up at 4:45am on most weekday mornings. I know that I have more energy than I used to, but when that alarm goes off at 4:45am sometimes I want to rip off my husband's arm and beat the thing into a fine, red powder.
3. My clothes are getting bigger. This in itself isn't a bad thing, but my husband and I have started sticking to a budget and a new wardrobe just doesn't fit into that equation at the moment. So until it does fit the budget, I'm going to keep wearing the saggy-butt pants that make me look like my son after he dropped a load in his diaper.
4. Going back to number 1, my boobs are lopsided. I don't know how I never noticed this before, but my boobs are two different sizes. Apparently when God decided what I would look like he thought that two different sized boobs was what I needed. Thanks!
5. Now that my thighs are shrinking, I've noticed that they look like a map leading to the west coast. Think of a full-blown balloon, and then think about it when the air starts to leak and it begins to sag. No one told me that stretch marks stay hidden until after the weight starts to come off.
What are your Pros and Cons? Would love to hear how you're Choosing Your Health and what the results/side effects are!
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