Monday Morning Weigh In

Weight: 231
Loss: 1 pound

This was surprising. All week I was either 232 or 231.5. I'll certainly take it!

Weigh-in on physical changes:

Wow. Lots of things were noticeable this week.

My arms--I can see my triceps and biceps and delts in the mirror when I move my arm. (Darned fat, if it weren't there I'd really be able to see them when I'm not moving!) My arms are a whole lot firmer--I mean amazingly firmer than when I started workout out.

I mentioned before I have lines in my stomach where my obliques are--faint, but I can see them. That is extending further and I can feel the firmness/tightness in my stomach--only the oblique area, though. Once again, darn fat--if only it wasn't there. lol

My legs have made a lot of changes. I can see shin bones! My calves are shaping up, my swelling is reduced in my right leg, although it's still larger than my left leg. My quads and the leg biceps (back of legs) are tight, drum tight.

My rear end and hips are firming, too.

I am amazed at the difference in my body. Granted, I am still surrounded in layers of fat, but it's exciting to see and feel changes. I am building muscle. I'm building my strength and endurance.

My husband and I were talking about this last night. He said that what is making a tremendous difference for me right now is that I found an exercise program that I love. True. I loved Richard Simmons, but this is different. It's new, and exciting, I haven't been doing it for over 20 years off and on. Also, the rebounder is wonderful. I've worked my way up to a 15-minute health bounce/light jog on it. I hop on it several times a day and bounce. I think this is why the swelling in my right leg has been reduced.

All week I was a bit frustrated with the scale, but I had to come to a conclusion. My goal is overall health. Part of that is getting my body strong. I'd rather be developing muscles and firming up, than have great losses on the scale because that is furthering my health. I was a bit shocked to see 231 on the scale this morning. 1 pound--1 pound after all that hard work. Yet I wouldn't change the firmness for anything. So I may continue to be a tortoise with slow losses, yet I know my body is getting stronger and healthier. That's what I'm aiming for. So each weigh-in day from now on, I'm going to celebrate some non-scale victory as well as what the scale says because it is a complete package.