I find that on my blog and in my everyday life too, I focus a lot on the challenges of losing weight and staying fit. Struggling to get to the next level, finding time to work out, avoiding the evil foods that are everywhere….especially right now with Halloween tomorrow. I’ve yet to let Halloween candy in my house. One day of that is enough.
But today is one of those rare good days. I’ve had a good food week (after a couple of slip-slidy weeks) and while I’m still resetting my workout schedule (looking forward to the clocks changing so I get back to my morning routine), I’ve had a decent workout week too, with a 4-mile after-work run, well walk/run, on the treadmill at the gym last night. And this morning?
This morning I woke up feeling skinny. My jeans are a little loose, the sweater I’m wearing is a little big, but more than that, I feel fit and toned (a side effect of strength training?), not bloated, and just well, small. You would think after losing 60+ pounds, I’d feel this way all the time. But I don’t. My weight has stabilized where I am now, and even though I still work at losing weight, I’ve hit weight loss limbo. Surprsingly, I’ve come to a place where I’m ok with that. I know, as long as I stay on track, I’ll continue to lose at a pace that works for my body and lifestyle.
A lot of times though, this stable weight leaves me with more fat days than skinny days. I supposed I’ll have the fat days forever. When I was heavier and losing consistently, I had more skinny days because the scale was reflecting the losses and the exercise progress was much more apparent to me. Now it’s more maintenance, and missing a workout or having a” more than usual” food day can lead to feeling bloated and well, fat.
But I digress, because today is a skinny day. Skinny days feel good. On skinny days, it’s easier to control what I eat (because I want to continue to feel this way), I feel confident and I feel strong. Skinny days are not so much about actually being skinny, of which I am not, as much as feeling good in my skin, like all the muscles are pulling in all of the other stuff the way they are supposed to, and there’s not a lot of extra in the middle (however, skinny does not equal hungry). On skinny days, I feel more balanced, more graceful and just plain motivated to continue on this fitness path.
I like skinny days. I’m going to try to focus more on these and the positive aspects of my fitness journey rather than the days where I feel stalled or frustrated with my progress. I’m going to be proud of myself for how far I’ve come more than berate myself for what I have not yet accomplished.
I tend to be hard on myself, but sometimes that’s not warranted. So since today is a skinny day, I’m going to give myself a pat on the back for getting back on track. And each day going forward, I’m going to focus on the positive things I do for my health rather than the missteps along the way. It just makes for a better day. And maybe even more skinny days.
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Yay for skinny days!!!!! I’m having one of those “other kind” of days, but I did do a really fun Nia class this morning, and who knows, maybe it will turn around. Wishing you a great weekend!!
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Of all your posts, and I love them all, this one really hit home. It’s how I’ve been feeling lately and for the first time in a long time on my weight loss journey; I don’t feel so alone. You’ve given me determination for one more day. Yeah I messed up a lot lately, but, tomorrow is a new day. I’m declaring tomorrow as my “skinny day”! May God bless you for your willingness to share with us.
I love skinny days too, they make you feel sexy don’t they? I don’t have them that much too but when I do I really enjoy them just like you!