Progress!

This is one of the reasons why I like taking weekly pictures! 

In both collages, the picture on the left is Week 1 and the picture on the right is Week 5. 

Each week I take progress pictures in which I wear the same outfit and try and do the same poses and hold the phone at the same angle. Then the pictures look alike as much as possible which help when comparing them.

One of the reasons I like doing this is that it is easier to see progress in weight loss. I can say that I am very hard on myself and have a difficult time seeing results/changes when just looking at myself in the mirror on a day to day bases. Sometimes all I can see is that I am not where I would like to be when I look in the mirror. Which is odd because sometimes I just feel like a sexy slim/fit bitch lol and then I look in the mirror and I am like damn this body does not reflect how I am feeling right now! So when I look at this pictures I can see that my back looks different, with less back rolls hahaha, and that my waist and legs have slimmed out. I can even tell that my face appears slimmer in the picture on the right compared to the picture on the left.

Another reason why I like to do these progress pictures is because you can’t trust the scale… she a lying bitch for sure! lol So in the weeks of this weight loss thus far I have only managed to shed maybe 2-3 lbs, according to the scale. Which can be very discouraging if that is all you are looking at. Imagine, eating clean and working out 4-5 times a week for 5 weeks and only loosing 3 lbs.. .depressing.. Makes you feel like your efforts aren’t worth shit and that basically you are fighting a losing battle! So if you can look at your picture and actually see progress it’s very encouraging! Gives you motivation to keep pushing and to keep eating clean! Like your efforts are paying off and can do this! 

This pictures remind me of how much work I put into this and that it is working; that I just need to keep pushing and that I can and will attain my goal. It may be not tomorrow, or next week, or even next month but I know I will get there. And I know that as I get closer to it the better I will feel. Weight loss is able about hard work, good nutrition and being consistent! 

So to anyone out there who is feeling defeated or feels like there are no changes, try taking weekly progress pictures and see if this is successful in motivating you! I hope it does! 🙂

End of Week 2!!!

Alright here it is (a little late I know!!)!!! The end of week 2 and the start of week 3!

So my weight has gone down a few since last week (nothing crazy like 1-2lbs haha) and after doing my measurements I have also lost another inch! 😀  Like I said it’s nothing crazy! But progress is any kind of progress!! I will take anything as long as I’m moving in the right direction!! I think some people get to caught up on not loosing “enough” fast enough and then they become discouraged! However, it is more important to remember that you are making more progress than the person who is sitting on their couch! More progress than you were before you started on this beautifully hard journey you have bravely embarked on! So instead of kicking yourself, give yourself a tap on the back! You’ve decided to make a change and you are changing, may be slower than you would like but you are changing.

I feel like my eating was more on point this week and my workouts went well! I even had a hardcore 70 minute home workout! (and let’s be honest, home workouts are sometimes hard to get motivated for)! So yay!

This week I will try to get more cardio sessions in! That is my goal for the week! I’m going to set out to complete at least 3 cardio sessions this week and hopefully that will help with some weight loss! Because even though I try and ignore this, cardio is important in weight loss… I’m obviously not a big fan of it haha I have no problems with weight lifting however… I find it less boring because you’re not doing the same thing the entire workout! So to get over this boredom, I’m going to try and do some cardio centered group classes at my gym! Hopefully that is helpful!

Hope everyone is having a good week and is staying positive!! ❤ 😀

P.S. Is it just me or can I see some definition on my back there! Could be the lighting who knows!! I just know I’m liking it! Baby got back!! 😛