Looking at that number- 112- I can't believe it. But believe it or not- I am closer to the end than I am the beginning.
How the time has flown. How much my life and my body have changed. It is amazing. I still have a way to go but oh how wonderful it is to be making progress & feeling better about my body.
I had forgotten what it was like to have confidence about my body and the way I look.
Yeah, believe it or not! I am down the 30 lbs, 15% body fat and 30 inches.
The pounds have really slowed way down. I have kicked it up a notch & started pumping weight two extra days a week. I got in all my workouts & ate well this week.
Anyway, I thought it would get easier, but quite honestly it has only gotten harder. This is because earlier what we did helped us lose the pounds quickly, but now we have to work 2x as hard to get some pounds off.
A friend asked me the other day if I minded that my body was splayed out on this blog and west county health & fitness website too. I told her that I thought it was good for other women- real women to see that it could be done. No photo shop, no nip tuck, no touch ups- the real deal. We all know what our bodies look like underneath- the extra skin, the stretch marks, the dimples and flab. Well, this definitely shows how I have changed, that it can be done and we all need to be very realistic on our expectations.
To be honest- after I lose the weight and get to were I want to be muscle tone wise- I plan on saving for a tummy tuck. Doriana said that extra sagging skin will get a little better but it is not going to go away. I want it to but first I am going to do everything I can to be healthy before I go have a surgeon fix something. To be honest, if I go without having learned how to eat and take care of myself first, I will be right back here- fat and unhappy.
Misty "not giving up dropping" Lowe
