And the journey has begun...

Apr 22, 2009

Yes, I know what the scale says... it's good news.

But today I put on a pair of pants, a pair of brown cords that I've used for two winters.  Size 24.  They are big on me.  No... not just a little bit big... like baggy big.

I have probably lost 15 - 17 pounds.  My wedding ring was so loose, that it started to slip off my fingers.

This isn't my 'real' wedding ring... it's the anniversary ring my husband bought me.  It's a size 9 - 10.  It was because my wedding ring was too tight 5 years after we got married.

While my 'real' wedding ring lays waiting in the safety deposit box... I moved my anniversary ring to my right hand and it was still loose... so I moved it to my index finger.

For the last few years, when I put clothes on... I felt how tight they were.  How snug my arms were.  How they were tight on my thighs.  Shopping for clothes was not fun.

I have given up food for 12 days and I see a radical difference.  I absolutely can not wait for the next small piece of my journey.

Should I buy a better scale?  Should I get one that calculates my BMI?  Should it know my name?  I've thought and shopped on line for a good scale.

But today, for once in a VERY long time... I don't need a scale to tell me how I feel about myself.  Today... I am at my first little marker.  Like stacked rocks on the mountain trail.  Cairns that point a direction to travellers.  I have made a committment to a path and I'm up for the climb.

Join me.

~D~

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