the dress

I will feel sexy and confident in my houndstooth dress March 21st, 2015

I don't like to weigh myself, although I know it also isn't healthy to be afraid of the scale.  So, I weigh 127 lbs.  There, its out.  I'm not totally proud of that number, but I justify it by saying, I have an athletic body type.  I don't plan to ever lose weight by obsessing over this number, but I also didn't think it was healthy to obsess about not knowing the number.  

Instead, I have come up with a goal.  I have a dress that I love.  And it fits now but it could fit better and I could feel better in it.  I want to wear it for when my boyfriend gets back from sailing with the Navy and we go out for dinner for our 6 month/welcome home dinner! I feel good about this goal because its SMART (Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Relevant, and Time-bound).  I have the dress hanging in my bedroom where I can see it every morning-   sorry babe, I took down your picture that was hanging! This way, I can wake up motivated, and be reminded of my goal, and of course that I'll be eating one tasty meal with someone that supports and loves me in that very dress.

I'm sharing with my readers all of this, to inspire hopefully, those of you who are feeling stuck, and to keep myself accountable.  I know that it is easy to lose motivation, especially when you don't have anything to work towards.  I'm so used to having competitions to train for, from when I was a gymnast.  But that isn't my life anymore, and with school to focus on as well, it is definitely a challenge to keep up the clean and active lifestyle.  

So, I challenge you, to come up with your own goal.  One that makes you excited to be better.  One that doesn't leave you standing on the scale wondering why you aren't lighter.  One that makes you want to post it on the internet, as if the whole world cares that you bought a new dress!! One that gets you out of this winter funk!  Good luck :) And feel free to share!!

- kb