I was in the shower after a particularly wonderful workout and all of these reasons why I’m happily OP today kept occurring to me. I think I’m going to start building a list and keeping it somewhere, adding to it as things come up, as it’s very motivating to think of ALL the wonderful side effects of this process.
Some of the things I came up with were:
-I love the HARD muscle I can feel again in my legs!
-I can honestly see my collar bones coming through, I’m not just fooling myself with wishful thinking!
-I’m out of the 40-inch range on my waist 1″ above my belly button!
-I’m out of the 210’s! (where’s that dancing carrot?)
-I am loving all the changes I’m seeing in my body.
-I can walk up the 3 flights of stairs to the library and not get winded.
-I feel compelled to exercise because I love it, not because I feel I HAVE to.
-I cut myself shaving my legs today — because there was a new bump (muscle) where there hadn’t been before!
-Healthy food tastes GOOD.
-I am far more energetic when I eat healthily.
-I love finding ways to be creative in the kitchen to lighten up recipes.
-This doesn’t feel like a chore. It finally feels like I’m doing what I was meant to do.
-This chocolate-banana smoothie tastes goooood, and has both my dairy servings and only 3 points :D
-I’m very excited about the prospect of being a runner, eventually.
-Working out makes me feel awesome.
-I’m needing an hour less sleep on average to feel awake in the morning.
-My shirts are fitting better.
-My pants are falling off!!
-I know my feet are happier with less weight to carry around.
-I am doing immensely wonderful things for my future health.
That’s probably enough for now, but you get the idea — What are some of the reasons YOU are staying on plan today? And tomorrow? And the next?
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February 10, 2008 at 5:01 pm
Serena Casey
I am enjoying the feeling of being proud instead of angry with myself.
I love getting more done (even though I’m still overwhelmed most of the time, it’s not quite as distressing).
I love knowing that the more time that goes by, the better I’ll feel and look.
It’s great not to be in that first two weeks of a diet … again.
Nice post, Jaime!
February 10, 2008 at 5:18 pm
WAgal/Cindy
I love being able to try my shoes without practically passing out.
I love being able to fit nicely behind the stearing wheel of the car.
I love being able to easily bend down and pick something up off the floor. I’ve been known to walk off and not pick up a coin I dropped on the ground/floor in public. Just too embarrassing.
Just a few…
February 11, 2008 at 2:36 pm
Kery
I too am far off energetic when eating healthy foods (and the contrary is true too: I am a real lump of flesh rather than a human being when I eat crap). And I don’t give a second thought anymore to attempting anything ‘physical’, which wasn’t the case when I was heavier.
Funny thing, the shaving part. I’m having a hard time now to shave my armpits due to those pectoral muscles popping in and making bulges where there wasn’t any. It’s weird. But it feels great. :D
February 16, 2008 at 3:21 pm
freedomreins
I’m waking up earlier these days, even when it’s my day off. I’m a sleeper, too… I love my sleep! But now I am finding that when I used to sleep in until 11 or 11:30, I am now getting out of bed before 10 on the weekend. I was wondering if this had something to do with exercising more and eating better – but now that I have read your excellent list, I think it probably does!