Stepping into a new me but a bit of funny fat girl story too...

This picture is of me today at church in the outfit I am talking about below. :) Enjoy the read.

This weekend was an awesome weekend for exercise. I am very blessed to have the opportunity to attend fun classes to keep me motivated and interested while exercising. Friday I went to Taebo which has been a fun staple in my work out routine. It's so much fun and I absolutely love the instructor. But then one of my team mates wanted me to try this class with her called "Fanatic Friday" afterwards. Like I said, in this blog I will talk about my frustrations and failures too. Well this class was a major FAIL for me. It was made up mainly of step. And I'm not talking about basic step routine. I'm talking fancy-smancy step. That, my friends, is not my calling. Haha not right now at least. So I struggled through that and probably burnt more calories laughing that I did stepping. I am also very blessed to live in such a beautiful city. Saturday morning was a perfect morning to walk the bridge. VICTORY here! The first time I did the bridge- it took about 2 hours and pretty much walked the whole way. This time it took me about an hour and I ran a minute walked a minute. Then ran long stretches by setting the goal for myself. I am learning that is key. Tell myself "just run to that pole." Get there and stretch yourself a little further..."Ok now to that sign." I have had amazing people to teach me how to push myself. Just when you think you cant go anymore...push yourself a bit further. 

I'm starting to get to the point where I can see and feel differences. I think one of the biggest secrets while trying to loose weight when you are truly eating well and exercising is to live by the moto "live by faith not by sight." Some weeks you may do EVERYTHING right and no weight comes off but it will soon. It was not in vain. But lately I have noticed and felt changes. My fingers are smaller- I cannot wear my college ring anymore. My wrists are smaller- my watch is quite loose now. My face is slimmer and even my complexion looks a bit clearer. I have not really noticed a difference in my clothes until today. I got up and got dressed for church-- put on my dressy jeans and a nice top and I felt good. It's nice to feel that way. But here is my funny fat girl story for you today-- so these jeans... i love them. They have a pretty sew on button on them not a normal metal button. So one time-- probably about 7 months ago- some friends and I went down town to go dancing. Pop lock and drop it came on and someone asked me if I knew how to do it. With me being quite informed on the latest dance moves I felt obligated to teach him and provide all my wisdom of course. (haha) So I showed him and I gave an all new meeting to pop lock and drop it because my button POPPED off my pants. :) NOW today- they were very loose. :) Good feeling. Now I can do the dance without losing my drawers! 

 :) Thanks for reading!