The Scale

It's up again.

It was down. Now it's up again. What is going on? I'm doing everything right. Following my trainer's guidelines. But the scale keeps creeping up.

I know it's just a number. But it's bothering me. In the back of my mind I still have this fear that I'll balloon up again.

I'm trying to balance it out with positive self-talk. Reminders of how far I've come. A few pounds back doesn't mean I've lost the war.

I check in with my body to see how it feels. *deep breaths, hands on chest and stomach to check in* I feel stressed. I can feel tension in my shoulders. Lots of tension. It's the end of the school year and this has been a rough one.

I also feel comfortable in my skin. I don't feel fat. I don't feel overweight. I don't feel bloated. I feel good. Hmmm... but my pants do feel a bit snugger. I have a bit of a muffin top. I can work on that.

So, maybe I do need to get the scale number to go down a bit, but I also need to remember that I'm stressed and stress doesn't help the scale numbers or my body look or feel good. I'm going to do my best to get through the last two weeks of school. Then we'll see where things fall when that stressor is gone. I'm doing the best that I can right now....

Spring Closet Cleaning

Too frumpy!

I got up Saturday morning with no alarm clock. I planned to go to the fitness center first thing, but somehow or other got sidetracked by my two storage tubs of old clothes.

Saving for a wacky dress-up day
at school.

I'm not really sure why I stopped to look for something in them, but I started to pull things out one at a time to try on. Of course, that meant I had to change back out of my work out clothes into regular undergarments to see what would work and what wouldn't.

It was like a trip down memory lane as I found pieces I hadn't worn since my first few years of teaching in North Carolina. From a younger and even thinner me.

Loved this outfit!

I pulled on each top or pair of pants, eager to see them fit again and planning of when I would wear them. But ten years later, my body has changed, styles have changed, I have changed. And so, of the two large tubs of clothes that I went through, I only kept about 6 pieces of clothing. The rest is going to Goodwill. (Hello, tax deductions for 2015!)

Fun tops for dressing up.

Look at all the clothes!

Great legs, but the skort must go!

The clothes heading to Goodwill!

Non-Scale Victories

What non-scale victories have you had this week?

Mine? (yah, they're selfies....)

1- Last night I jogged for 3 miles
on the treadmill - nonstop

2- Today I button up my dress jacket
that didn't button last week! Haven't worn this jacket button up
in over 8 years!