Victories both scale and non scale
So my insta posts are still queuing in but I wanted to go ahead and share with y'all.
On Thursday I gave it one last push and did a double up day to finish my Core de Force program. Now I started this program toward the middle of June and yes it is supposed to be a 30 day program but it took me a little... ok a little... bit longer than that to finish but I did.
That being said I finished the program and let me tell y'all... I cried. Right there in the middle of the living room at 1:30 in the morning while the rest of the family slept... I wept but not from sorrow. It was from utter joy and elation. I was so happy and so proud of myself. I worked my butt off (literally to some degree) but I had done it. I had finished the program.
The following morning I had my sister help me and got my final measurements. Once I had the numbers I compared them to the ones I'd taken down at the start of the program and was completely in shock. The scale had done nothing but your for weeks... WEEKS I tell you and I thought I wasn't making any progress but the tape measure (unlike the scale) doesn't lie. Ok no the scale doesn't lie but that isn't the number that's important, it's just a fucking number that relays your body's relationship with gravity. (See a previous post for a whole rant on that topic)
I had lost
9 1/2 inches... 9 1/2"
The feeling was incredible, is incredible. I was once again filled with elation and pride. I was also filled with pain and soreness but that was to be expected. So I took off the weekend to rest before getting up this morning (Monday) to start my new program Piyo (it's Pilates +Yoga+ a whole heaping ton of asskicking). As Monday is my scale day I got out of bed and greted the damn hunk of plastic that takes residence in my bathroom with a scowl but stepped on anyway. To my delight it had dropped... 3 1/2 pounds.
3 1/2 pounds!
Let's just say that all in all this weekend has been a huge boost for me. It may not seem like much to some but I feel amazing and this may just be the boost I need to break my plateau or maybe to find the courage to throw myself from it in a leap of faith onto the next step of my journey. I know everyone is working on their own journeys but I want each and every one of you out there reading this to know that you can do this, you are worth the time and effort, and no matter what you are more than enough and you are loved.
If you're struggling on your journey, If you're trying to start one, if you're stuck somewhere, or if you just need someone to talk to, send me an ask, send me a message, leave a comment. My door's open, let's talk.










