About a month ago, I bought two shirts at Target. Same size Medium, one in blue and one in white. I tried the blue one on in the fitting room, and figuring the white one would fit the same on me as the blue one, I bought both without trying on the white one. Few days later when I tried the white shirt on, it was way too tight. I'm not sure if the sizes were accidently switched or if the variance of the sizes were large enough for this drastic of a difference. I really don't know, but the white one was too tight and I looked like the Michelin Tire guy trying to wear a muscle T, haha. Blue one was fine. So I planned on returning the white shirt and kept it in my car. Then, I completely forgot about it. Last week, I rummaged through my wallet to see if I had the receipt, and it was no where to be found so I couldn't even return the shirt anymore. Oh well. I brought the shirt back in and this morning, I tried it on. It fit! It looked like how the blue one looked on me last month (blue ones been getting looser on me now). Here's a picture of me and my white tee hehe:
I have lost a little over 13lb up to date. Wow, what a number! It feels like just yesterday I was struggling to reach 5lb then 10lb. Best part of it is knowing that I didn't even have a dramatic water weight drop in the beginning (my highest weight may have been a few pounds higher that I didn't get to log) so every pound lost was hard earned through sweat and discipline.
Overall, I feel lighter. There is this lightness I feel in my stomach, and lots of strength I feel in my legs. My back has definitely lost the puffy padding that I used to grab and despise these past several months, and I even use the innermost hook on my bra rather than the outermost hook that I used to in the past. Unfortunately, the first thing that goes are my breasts. Other areas I've noticed change are my thighs, face/cheeks, collar bone area, and feet. Hah, it's so surreal knowing that it's actually happening! I haven't been this proud of myself in years, and it is so worth it. It's hard work, but it's a lot easier than what I had imagined it would be like. Days and weeks fly by, and my continual efforts have finally shown some results. It's fun, it's exciting, and I love that I CAN!
For anyone reading, I wish you the best on whatever journey you are taking as well. I find that the weight loss journey is no different from any other journey in life whether it's money making, skill building, relationship seeking, etc. It's all about persistence.
I love how Richard M. Devos, co-founder of Amway and has a net worth of $4.2 billion, puts it:
"If I had to select one quality, one personal characteristic that I regard as being most highly correlated with success, whatever the field, I would pick the trait of persistence. Determination. The will to endure to the end, to get knocked down seventy times and get up off the floor saying 'Here comes number seventy-one!'"
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