Embracing Your Beautiful Self.

Woo Hoo!  Two weeks down and ten to go.

It's been a week.  As most of you know, after class Monday my knee swelled.  I've worked out using a compression brace since then and it helps.  I'm not a nurse or doctor., but from all the research I did I think I might have water on my knee.  If it gets bad I will go see my Dr., but will continue to workout.  

They had encouraged us to aim for five workouts this week but I felt it was wiser for my body to have the day in between workouts to repair the knee.  So i did the required three!  Next week I will grab my three before leaving for Kalispell on Wednesday after class and the following week I will try and add in an extra workout or two.

Pretty amazing each week as every day the routine we follow is different from the day before.  So far no two exact workouts on any given day.  Today we worked out with weights and focused on our arms, shoulders and upper back, rotating every 5 min or so to another pose and angle.  Moving stretches, squats, push ups, Mt. Climbers, Planking and this class ended with cardio.  We bounded side to side doing ski moves...sets of jumping jacks...and a move where you plank then lift one hand off the floor (thereby holding your body up with one arm and you reach toward the sky with the other turning your upper body sideways.  Yeaaaaa....THAT wasn't easy.

In spite of my knee I can tell you that I feel better today than I did two weeks ago.  More energy...more limber...smaller.  I am still wearing my 14's and i love how they are feeling bigger and bigger on me.  When I want to feel "svelte" I shimmy in to my new 12's.  And hey guess what...though its not across the board, i even purchased my first MEDIUM shirt.  WHAAAT????

As i said its not across the board, but it was amazing to buy a medium.

Thing is, I am focused not on what the scale says on Mondays, but on how I FEEL!  Some of us gals are talking and sharing and not everyone is losing a lot of weight.  The heavier you are, the faster the weight is coming off.  But that is only one measurement.  I know that I am peeling inches off and sweating off fat which is decreasing my BMI.  

RIGHT???

But since we're talking about MEASUREMENTS...here is one that is hard to beat as a diabetic.  All summer my blood sugars raged out of control while on medications.  Think about that.  The meds were not helping.  My fasting morning blood sugars were anywhere from 240-300.  AWFUL! 

My doctor switched up my meds and very slowly we saw the numbers begin to come down.  But here is the GREATEST news.... two weeks on this program of exercise and............drum roll.....................

MY MORNING FASTING BLOOD SUGAR IS NORMAL!!! 

I am looking forward to letting my knee heal over the weekend as I HIGH FIVE myself for another week conquered!

As I close this week I am mindful as women of the self talk we deliver to ourselves.  It doesn't help that the media and society is constantly reminding us of the list of qualifications that - according to them,  make someone beautiful.  Trust me when I say that their list is unattainable AND full of lies.  As women we are so guilty of talking to ourselves in a way we would not talk to others.

So take a good, long look in the mirror and study the beautiful person looking back at you.  Do you realize there is no one else in this whole wide world that can even come close to you?  YOU are so Unique!  Awe Inspiring.  Breathtakingly amazing.  You are worthy of being loved.

Go ahead...Embrace yourself!

And remember...

Don't let anyone dull your sparkle!!

Have a great weekend everyone!!