A size smaller

Yesterday was a great day!!! I am officially 1 size smaller than I was when I started this journey. It felt so good to truly fit into a size smaller. My mother was surprised to know that I was actually smaller than her. It feels so different. Before, on the many, many times that I have attempted to lose weight, I never felt like the changes that I made would be permanent and life long. I always saw it as something temporary. Something that I was doing to get to a certain size. But now, I want to be healthy. I want to make healthy choices for myself and for my family. I want my extended family to notice our changes and incorporate those changes into their life as well. Its a new found freedom.

Before my mom and I went shopping, I made my weekly visit to my hairstylist. The regular customers have noticed my weight loss. They all congratulated me on my success. As they congratulated me, they immediately began to make excuses for themselves as to why they were not following in my footsteps and making changes. I saw my "old self" in them. I begin to hear my own excuses. It feels so good to know that excuses are barriers to success that have to be brokendown and removed. It feels so good to be free.