Just throwing this out there

Not wanting to brag or boast or anything, but today is a good day. I pulled out a shirt from the back of my closet that I’ve had for a year or so. It was given to me by my parents, and even though I loved it, it was just a bit too small, so I couldn’t wear it. I decided to pull it out today and try wearing it for the first time since then. I’m happy to say that I am comfortably wearing the shirt, and you know what… it’s even a little too big! It’s times like these where I can see there’s results here, so it motivates me more to be healthy! The scale might only have a few pounds difference, but obviously, my body is changing for the better :)

I do believe it's time for shopping! I will buy a new motivation shirt. One that is too small. That way, when it does fit in the future, I will once again know that I'm on the right track! The scale is saying there has been a change, but when the clothes fit different, you know it's really working. Wednesday I will go back to the gym. By then, it will have been 9 days since my sprained ankle, and I think by then it will be healed and ready. I can tell today it's still a bit on the mend, so I'll just do pilates, stretches, and use my 10lb weights for now.

Right now, I weigh 117. My goal is 115 at Thanksgiving, and 110 at Christmas. I'm going to the grocery store tomorrow, so I'll be sure to just stick to the healthy foods. Turkey, multigrain wraps (better instead of just bread I think), cucumbers, carrots, strawberries, 1% milk (I know skim is better, but this is as low as I can go, haha). I need to do some research today on foods to get and make meal plans for the next few days.

For breakfast I usually have been having oatmeal and cinnamon and some fruit since it's been cold out, or other days i'll have bran cereal and fruit. Sometimes yogurt and fruit. Honestly, I don't really eat lunch that much, just a couple snacks throughout the day. Usually carrot sticks and some whole-grain Wasa bread. Dinner really varies alot throughout the week completely. I need to get more regulated on that I think. Sometimes it's just a salad or soup or baked sweet potato. But I think this week I'll try to have more baked chicken and veggies.

The whole point of this post really is just to boost my motivation for the next few weeks. I don't know if this sounds shallow or selfish or anything, but here's kind of my goal. I want to be at Christmas with family and cousins and stuff, and I want people to see a change. It's not that I want attention or anything, but I want there to be a noticeable difference. I think if I went from say... 122 to 110 there could potentially be a noticeable change? I just need to be sure to balance exercising and doing homework. I wouldn't want to be healthier if that means making bad grades too. That's still a priority as well. I just need to get that balance, and then that'd be fabulous.

Le Fin!