Friday's Letters Link Up

If you haven't noticed lately, I have cut down on posting here on WIOG. Not because I am going to stop blogging or I don't know what to say, but because I am working on a new project! So, I decided to start doing Friday's Letters again so I can share more of what is going on... plus, who doesn't love a good blog link up from time to time.

Dear Readers: I have decided to launch a brand new blog on June 1st, with a focus on mental, physical, emotional, and career wellness. Basically, it is all about how to make your life better as I search for ways to make my own life better. I am so excited but so so so so nervous. Will you love the new space? Will you stop reading? Will you think I am crazy/big headed/(insert another negative adjective) for trying to make my blog into a place to share information, be open & personal, and offer business services? I don't know, but it will be happening soon!

Dear James (my personal trainer): Oh-how-I-appreciate-thee! You encourage and support me each week while I try to reach my fitness goals. Knowing I have you on my side to tell me when I am crazy, call me out on my bs when I know I am wrong, guide me through intense but fun workouts AND just be an amazing resource for information.... makes me feel like I can be successful.

Dear Self: These past few weeks, you have not been yourself at all. You  have had to go through some loss in your life (via death & friendships ending), some stress with school, some stress at home with renovations, and some stress that you impose upon yourself. You can do anything that you put your mind to. Pray about it. Believe it. Just do it. You can be who you dream about being if you work hard enough at it. AND I know that the level of success you want to achieve if possible.

#50in52 Week 25: What does it feel like to reach your weight loss goal?

For so long, I have dreamed about what it would feel like to weigh in at 169.0lbs.

 

And it happened on Saturday!

I wish I could say that the picture above was from Saturday, but it was from earlier in the week. I was too excited to remember to take a picture at the gym after my workout.

I feel like I have finally accomplished something in this weight loss journey. I am down 16lbs from my highest weight in April 2011. Yes, that is nearly 2 years of trial and errors, but I finally got to my first real goal of hitting 169lbs. When I saw that number on the scale, I almost lost my mind. I checked 4 times to make sure that it was real!

This week I kicked my own butt in every single workout. I worked out 5 times and met my increased polar goals for the first time! The only one I missed was the amount of time in zone 1 BUT I was at 92%, so I will be happy with that. If you follow me on instagram, you will probably see a photo of the trophy sometime this week.

Now,  I am on to the next goal. For some reason, it feels much more doable now. So... let's see how long it takes me to get to 159lbs. I may even be able to get to my total goal by the end of this #50in52 Challenge!

Oh, and sidebar: I didn't reward myself with food for the first time EVER. I don't want to ever see 17? on the scale again unless I am preggos. :)