NOT a brag post!

I have been having a rough couple of weeks. I've been wallowing in my "poop" and letting myself be bogged down with stress. I've been eating like CRAP and not caring (too much). I've been exercising at boot camp & running a few times a week. Is it bad that I've been running so I can eat more crap & not go over my calorie allowance for the day?!? Anyway, I did my weight & measurements this weekend and I was SHOCKED to see that I actually went DOWN! I was thinking I would probably just stay the same but I DID get smaller! Somehow, all the junk & stress didn't stop my body from doing what I have been programming it to do, burn fat & build muscle. I am SO grateful for the work I've been putting in up until now! If we were going through all this stuff (house buying, moving, kid stuff) 6 or 8 months ago I wouldn't be happy AT ALL with the results I'd be seeing on the scale OR the measuring tape! I also took pictures and I am SO in LOVE with my back! I know that sounds weird but I look at my pictures & I can see how strong & muscular my back is getting. It reassures me that I will have the strength of body & mind to continue to be a good mom & wife. I'm so grateful to be blessed with health & strength & the ability to change my body in positive ways. I'm grateful that (even though I LOVE me some sleeping in!) I can get up in the morning & do something SO good for myself before most of the world is even awake! I'm happy & grateful that I can look at myself & SEE the perfect creation that I AM. Like I said in the title, this is NOT a brag post! I just wanted to put out there the idea that the work is ALWAYS worth it! I am so glad I've learned this lesson. Now to learn the lesson that chocolate & fast food AREN'T necessities to life...