New Skirt!

Are y’all watching Dr. Resi? If you’re not, watch her. I don’t even care if you think you don’t need the mental support (I’m willing to bet nearly all of us actually DO need it), just watch. I always enjoy watching her, but this last one hit really good.

I woke up this morning with a headache. Probably because I’ve been clenching my teeth so much. I have a mouth guard I need to mold this evening, should help take care of the headaches. I felt sluggish like I could sleep a few more hours but I made myself get up and start getting ready. I walked to the dryer to grab a swimsuit and realized… I never put my clothes in the dryer last night. Well, great. I still had one swim top to wear but no bottoms. I had decided that even if it meant ruining another pair of my black bike shorts, I was going anyway. But then I remembered! I had a swim skirt I had ordered from a clearance sale a couple months ago that hadn’t even been close to fitting, like couldn’t even get past mid-thigh. “Ah, what the heck, I’ll try them.” They fit! And I felt pretty damn cute in a skirt today. Not a huge fan of the fit of the skirt, but that’s probably just because I don’t have the booty required to make it look good.

So, my sassy self got in the car and went to grab my coffee. Speaking of coffee, quick note, I need y’all to send me the boldest flavor coffees you know of. I’m so bored with drinking lightly flavored water. I want something that is bursting with flavor, and I can actually feel on my tongue. Anyway, I sat drinking my coffee and listening to holiday music for about 30 minutes then headed to the gym. My skirt sashayed as I walked because I actually have hips now. I felt cute cute. Stopped for a picture then hopped in the pool for a couple hours for my cardio and strength training. Ooooooh I love it.

I used to just listen to music while I worked out, but then I realized since I spend most of my time on the edge of the pool, I can watch stuff! So, I’ve been catching all the replays during my workouts. This morning, Resi reached into my soul again, like she do. “When we are consistent, we trust ourselves.” Yes, lady! Maybe you remember my post from like, a month ago, about how I don’t trust myself to miss workouts even when sick, because I worry I’ll revert back to the old me. Consistency is where my trust in myself comes from (I realize that now!) so when that consistent work is interrupted by illness or family matters, I start doubting myself. But here’s the thing. I can still be consistent in other ways—food, water, mental fitness, moving— and that should give me all the reassurance I need to believe in myself every single day! Next time my routine is interrupted, I will fall back on this idea. Thanks, Dr. Resi!

Looking at my pictures after I got home, it really set in how much I’ve physically changed. I have a shape to me now (even if that shape is an egg with legs), my skin is clearer and brighter, my hair isn’t a frizz halo, I look younger and so much happier. So grateful to everything about the program for helping me reclaim myself. Going light on the tags today because the more I tag, the more likely my post is eaten by the Facebook black hole. Have a great day, all! Just keep going, however that looks for you today.