I have hit that magical mark that means I have lost more weight than what I lost prior to the holidays (if you are an avid blog reader then this will mean something to you). I have lost 7.4 lbs WHOOP WHOOP! So I leave you with 7 things that keep me motivated and make me happy:
1.) My husband. He pushes me to be a better me, even if I don't like it and sometimes am a little too sensitive to take his advice. I am always amazed by his strength and determination in the gym, in his professional life and in his personal life as well! He also makes me happy, duh! That's why I married him!
2.) My family and friends! I am so blessed to have such a wonderful family, both the one I was born in to and the one I married in to! I love my family so much and am always happy when I'm around them! My friends are also amazing and are the family I get to choose. This past year has brought many new friends in to my life, it's amazing!
3.) My dogs (I'll be honest, I almost put them first but realized how much trouble that would get me in). My dogs make me happy most of the time (except when things get eaten and then returned via the same eating mechanism), but they also motivate me to get outside and go running even when I don't want to. During the 100 mile running challenge I took them with me as much as possible and at first they hated running as much as I did. Now they beg to go on a run each day and I just can't say no to them! Okay, I can and do say no, but its gets me running more than I would if they weren't asking me to go!
4.) The people at my gym! I love seeing new people come in and start making huge progress towards their health and fitness goals. It is constant motivation to keep working hard and pushing myself. Just recently one of the girls got a 40lb PR on her deadlift and has moved all the way to basically not needing a band to do pull-ups. I am so proud of her and love watching her grow at the gym!
5.) Frozen yogurt! Random right? But not only does it make me happy, the ability to cheat and eat things (and drink) that might be bad for me is motivation to work even harder in the gym so I can earn those cheats. So it's not only frozen yogurt but it's the things I have cut out of my diet that I love so much. In moderation and after working really hard at the gym, I can still have some of these things and still lose weight, that's great motivation if you ask me!
6.) SUMMER! It never fails, I do great at getting in to shape AFTER summer has come and gone. I so badly want to go in to this summer and not be actively trying to lose weight. I want to look good and feel great and maintain my weight rather than feel self conscious of how I look. I was close last summer but let some pounds creep back on. This summer I will be fitter than any summer in my most recent memory and I can't wait!
7.) Clothes. It is WAY more fun to get dressed up when your skinny jeans are now your regular jeans and you begin to feel not only comfortable but confident in leggings and jeggings and when people comment on how good you look. It is a great feeling to need to take your jeans in to have them altered because they are too big and when you go to the Rack and find a pair of designer jeans that are 1/2 off and you can actually buy them because you now are a smaller size which they always seem to have a lot of.
So there you have it, 7 things that make me happy and motivate me! I hope everyone has a happy and healthy Friday and weekend!
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