Moving in unexpected ways.

My weight loss is stuck.  I have been at 12 pounds lost for about 10-12 days now.  It’s frustrating. Some mornings I wake up and think, “Today is the day the scale will go down!”  But no.  That day was not today.  Not to be discouraged, though, I decided to finish the floor part of my home improvement project.  There is no part of any project I have dreaded more, as scrubbing things on my hands and knees is definitely NOT something I enjoy. But it had to be done and, oddly, no one else was volunteering for this job. Hmmm.

Being down on your hands and knees scrubbing is a real chore.  Especially if you have been avoiding it for…well…years.  I decided that taking the dirt out of the wood floors and making them look lovely again would be satisfying.  It is.  I reached, bent, and otherwise moved in ways I normally don’t, so it was very good exercise and it took a few hours to do.  Here’s the big deal.  After doing this today I still have enough energy to go dancing!  And I can wear my jeans straight out of the dryer! And the cool shirt I like fits again!

This is why moving - regardless of what the scale says is happening - is important and why I am having an easier time now with the slow weight loss. I know my body is changing and I know the results are starting to show (mostly in my face, but hey, I’ll take it!)

My message to everyone today is: don’t get discouraged by the scale. See and feel the other subtle changes – increased energy, better fitting clothes, and the ability to move more easily.  If you and I stick to plan – banking calories in and out each day – the scale will go down.

Have a great weekend!

P.S. Happy Birthday, Papa!  I miss you. (The photo is of my wonderful and fun parents at my Halloween party one year.  Momma came as "Endora" from "Bewitched" and Papa came as "Uncle Sam."  They were amazingly awesome parents and I miss them every day!)