i havent owned a scale in YEARS. not since i was a freshman in college. so i went out to target today and bought one.

i've lost 10 pounds since i started this blog. basically by doing nothing. i started out way back when and was 10 pounds heavier. i am constantly weighing myself because i love watching that number go down. i know a lot of people say stay away from the numbers and the scales, but it's such a good motivator. it sits in my room next to my stair stepper and every time i get lazy and think, "maybe i wont go to the gym" or when im about to eat something i could do without, its a nice reminder that the scale doesn't lie.

that being said, i went to the gym tonight and it felt SO GOOD. its nice to have a gym partner... we dont do anything together but the pure practice of actually GOING and because someone else is there, you cant back out. so it's good.

i'm excited to lose weight. be proud! i had half the food i normally have at dinner AND turned down beer at a lost-marathon. me? turn down beer? something must be wrong. :)

i had a bottle of water instead and was just fine.