Get Fit: Reflection

In my last Get Fit post, I didn't list out my goals.  I said I would be devoting an entire post to them.  But really, it's a reflection post, not a goal post.  Sorry.

In 15 weeks, I have:

• Lost 39.9 lbs, dropping from a 185.5 to my current 145.6
• Gone from double digits (size 14) to single digits (size 8)
• Developed muscle mass and tone, particularly in my quadriceps, upper arms, and obliques
• Gotten myself as "in shape" as I have ever been
• Weighed the least I have ever weighed as an adult
• Turned heads :)

Here are pictures of the process:

At my cousin's wedding on May 25th - the weekend before I started.  Approximately 185.5 lbs (though I didn't actually weigh myself until a few weeks later, so maybe even heavier!)

May 31st - started that week

June 8th

June 24th

June 29th...not a great picture...

July 4th

July 17th

July 26th

August 3rd

August 17th - Rick made me buy these pants because he loves bright colors. I bought them because they were 8s - my first official pair of 8s!

As I gathered these, I realized it would have been AWESOME to take baby bump pictures and watch the REVERSE happen!  Ah, well.  Woulda coulda shoulda.  Also realized I don't have any pictures of myself in about a month.  I actually look skinnier than this last picture!

I am beyond thrilled with the fruits of my labors.  I look better, I am healthier, I feel better.  And it's starting to rub off on my son, too. He has taken to saying, "Mommy, what are we going to have for lunch? How about I have peanut butter and jelly and you have a salad?" or "Mommy, are you going to yoga?" or "No, Mommy, not another walk!"  I love it. :)

So as I prepare to wrap up this 15 week session of my life (though technically I have .6 lbs left to lose), I am looking back, thankful for the experience.  I have learned a ton of great stuff, and I will be unpacking it in future posts, and really, probably for a long, long time.  The experience is pretty rich.  And as I move forward (to maintenance...yikes!), I want to keep my new-found knowledge of exercise, nutrition, and discipline in the forefront of my mind.  I want to tuck this experience into a safe place in my head and heart, ready to revisit it often, and reminding myself of Proverbs 15:32: "Those who disregard discipline despise themselves, but the one who heeds correction gains understanding."