Confidence Boosters

The last six months have been a bit difficult on my fitness journey.  My weight has gone up and down since getting to my "lowest" weight.  I never quite made it to the goal that I set, but I figured that my body was not meant to get that low. My waist size was 32 and that was the thinnest it had ever been. To lose more weight would mean that my waist could go smaller and the idea of having a 30 inch waist seemed too thin for me.   

My body was in progress, and I was still working on definition, so I ordered the T-25 workout to help with the toning.  It worked, changes were seen and was looked pretty good.  When I finished the program, my weight slowly crept up, but I recognized what was happening and made some changes to both my diet and gym routine.  

The adjustment to the new workout routine has not been easy, although I do find myself with much more energy.  Yet, this morning when I was working out, I found myself in a "bad" place.  I just felt "fat" or not really on point.  It was more of a psychological game because my body was doing fine, but I could not wait for the workout to be done.

I finished the workout, showered and went to my locker to get dressed.  A gentleman that I see often around the gym was near my locker and we laughed about no matter which area we pick to get changed, there will be someone there.  He mentioned that he had seen me around the gym and that I work out often. We discussed our routines and it was really nice because he complimented me on my success.  It was so unexpected and it changed the way I viewed myself.  Icing on the cake was the gym cleaner stating that he had seen some changes in my body in the last six months.

What this experience showed me was that sometimes we can be feeling our worst and a kind word can put everything in perspective.  I had made some tremendous success since my weight loss journey began.  While I am not where I want to be when it comes to my body, I am on my way and I look damned good doing it.