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I went on a grocery store tour with Danielle (my trainer) yesterday. There was a group of 5, and we went through aisle after aisle talking about what’s clean,what’s healthy and what we have to watch out for. It was really informative and lasted close to 2 hours.

I had gone about an hour after a workout, so I was feeling sore, but I muddled through it. One of the things I got out of this tour is that I’m absorbing more than I thought I was. I started dabbling in clean eating last month, and I look at how far I’ve come. I was absolutely terrified of the change, but here I am more than a month later, and I’m doing great. I did learn that one or two things I thought were safe, weren’t. I made assumptions, and that was just wrong. I need to keep my eyes on the ingredients and that’s my priority.

I had a rough emotional afternoon, because I was getting an assessment done for the 12 week challenge I’m in. I had to get pictures taken for the before and after shots, and when I looked at myself, I was ashamed of my body. My body is better than it was 4 months ago, but I also wasn’t focused on it. My mind was distracted by other things. Now that my body is a major focus in my life, I’m very hard on myself. I don’t know how I accepted my body this way for so long. Either way, we talked it out, she helped me work out some feelings I was having, and I’m moving forward.

You have to start somewhere. Here are some things that I appreciate and show me how far I’ve come, regardless of what the scale says.

My hips are now 3 inches smaller, as is my waist.

I’m stronger and healthier.

I have more confidence and I’m proud of myself after a work-out.

I believe in myself, that I can do difficult tasks.

My body chemistry is healthier.

I have more endurance.

I can run upstairs without being winded.

My shoulders are more narrow, and clothes are fitting better.

I’m going to keep going, because I need to reach my goal. I think the hardest thing is realizing that it may take me 2 years to get there, not 1, but you know what…who cares if I lose slowly. If I’m working towards better health, then I’m going in the right direction.