You Know What I Am Talking About Ladies...

For two or three weeks now I have had a new workout buddy. She has become one of my closest friends and it has been nice not to have to work out solo all the time. It has also been helpful to have that accountability. At the beginning of the year she decided she wanted to lose a bit of weight and so we made a plan together and she has lost 4 lbs!!!! Her motivation has been so refreshing to me and has reminded me of what I was going last year at this time. Granted, she has much less weight to lose than I did... But ultimately it is about getting healthy!

Being a woman, I have struggled with not letting the numbers on the scale be an idol. For some reason this is a very real issue for most of us. Woman are painted a picture of a woman who is 5'6, 115 lbs, with long blonde hair, and legs where one thigh has never touched another. (Ladies, you know what I am talking about.) Six months ago I would have never spoke up to point out my differences because obviously I didn't want attention drawn to them. And knowing people are reading this I do not care to say I am 5'3, 145lbs., with short brown hair that does whatever it wants from day to day, and let's just say my thighs are acquaintances. ;) I do not want want to go off into a cliche rant about how God made us all beautiful in our own individual way but I will say we need to rethink beautiful.

Look in the mirror today and point out something absolutely gorgeous about yourself!