Day 8- the medium

(insert ethereal voice..)I see a even smaller size in my future......
I went shopping with the hubster today. Tried on some tops, just for kicks, and size MEDIUM FITS!! I used to be a large, so yay!! I bought a few little cuties and cannot wait to go get more clothes in a few months when I'm down to my goal weight. I'm noticing that my arms are firmer and fit into armholes better. I have a set of dumbells I've been using and now when I wave to someone, only a teensy little bit of my arm keeps waving when I stop, instead of a giant flap of "bye bye arm".
Anyway, Day 8, oh how I love thee! Back with the fiber drink, and probiotics in the AM, no more of the 3 herbal cleanse pills, and it'll be like this till day 10, and then the cleanse part will be over and the challenge of taking a strip of the Max E vitamins. Then the absorbing! OH how I look forward to that! Get in there, you little nutrients! Make me gorgeous-er.
I lost another pound, so the next one will put me UNDER 140!! squeeeee!! that's me, excited. That hasn't happend in 18 years. In fact I was 140 when I had my youngest son, and it sorta just hung on...
I've just started a pilates workout that I found on netflix! did you know you can watch streaming workouts? My favorite is Crunch Candlelight Yoga, it's a relaxing one. But today kicked butt!  it was called "crunch fat burning pilates" and I can totally see sticking with that! Super fun, and my asthma didn't act up, so that was a real plus. I will eventually coordinate my feet with what they are doing. It's  always hard the first few times, especially when they want you to contract this muscle, extend your leg, clench your butt, breathe when they tell you to, and stand tall. But, I'll get there!
That "thing" happened again, This time it was my son's friend who said I looked like I had lost some weight. This time I didn't start laughing, or thinking he was crazy,and I was actually happy to say that yes, indeedy, I am smaller than I used to be! I do want to speak to something though. With all the negative body image things and unobtainable bodies we all have to deal with from advertising and the media, I do not buy into that garbage, and neither should you. I am not trying to knock anyone's self image, and I can only speak for me. I am not trying to get to a size 2 or be unrealistic. I just want to be healthy and more toned.  I had gone through a period in my teens when I tried to starve myself because I didn't think I was pretty, or good enough or 100 other reasons that don't matter a hoot anymore at all. I think that might be why I never really went whole hog trying to really lose weight in my adult life. I always ran out of steam and gave up. I think I was scared I would go too far again. But now, with age I guess comes wisdom (and an egg roll?) I'm trying to be healthy, and I am not trying to be anybody else but me. If I end up looking the same, I don't care, as long as I'm healthy. I do see lots of changes in myself, and my attitude especially. I'm making better choices for myself, and trying to not go to extremes, and be sensible and stay centered. I really appreciate all your support and all of you who read my blog, so I do want to extend a heartfelt "thank you" to you. Keep Reading! I am excited to see how this turns out! LOVE!!! see you tomorrow!