Holy Sugar Binge (& Progress Pics!)

Ummmm...sugar crisis 911.  I have succumbed to the sugar delights at my work.  SO MUCH SUGAR.  I am seriously cracked out of my mind.  Epic failure.  Good thing I am going to the gym tonight so that I can work out approximately 1/2000th of this sugar off.  Yay for calorie burning!  Oh wait...I would have to run at LEAST a full marathon to burn this sugar off.  At least today is the last day with temptations surrounding me!  Clearly my willpower has a time limit that expired right before I hit the safety zone.

Anyway, I wanted to give you a photo update on my weight loss.  I haven't posted any progress pictures in a long time because people I actually know read this blog now and apparently that scares me!  I stopped sharing stuff I used to because I have to look these people in the eyes (or on facebook...same thing)!  After reading through some of my old posts, I noticed that I promised to update a lot more with pictures so I thought I better get started on it.  Plus, I kind of use this blog as a journal of sorts and it's nice to track progress.  So anyway, I snapped some quick cell phone pictures last night after our ab workout destroyed me.  Here's the progress on my biceps and abs!

Don't mind the totally haggered face--I had just gotten run over by our trainer at the boot camp class.  That ab workout was TOUGH!

Anyway, I was comparing the new photos to some older photos I had and I could tell a good difference.  Sometimes we forget to take a look back and see how far we've come (whether physically or mentally) and that can get discouraging.  It's nice to take a moment to go back and see how much we've truly changed and  be positive about the person we are becoming.  I may not be the healthiest person ever (see: sugar binge, above), but I am a changed person.  I am a lot more conscious of what I put in my body, what I do with my body, and what I want for my body.  I've drastically changed the quantity of food I put into my mouth on a daily basis, and I have found the joy that comes from a hard workout.  

It's been a good year.  

Next year will be even better!