5 lbs, sounds small, but works for me

Yep, I lost 5 lbs from an old pic I found and it made me happy. Sounds small, but I'm going to post about it anyway.

So I haven't lost that much weight. And I'm probably pretty half assed when it comes to consistency. And I didn't take any 'before' pics (which I regret, so take some now, NOW!). But I put on a top that I haven't put on since I was 5 lbs heavier because it made me look 'fat'. There's a lot of 'big' loses on this site that are jaw dropping but this 5 lbs made enough difference to make me feel happy. To tell you the truth, I could probably feel just as happy 5 lbs higher these days. Many people argued with me 5 lbs ago that I was still 'skinny'. But my squshy gut just didn't feel the same as I did when I use to dance.

Why did 5 lbs make me feel so different? Well you can't feel pictures but I'm feeling a whole lot firmer then I use to. I was once one of those cardio bunnies listening to the 'holier than thou' heavy lifters who seemed to think their loses were more important and were constantly telling me to lift (politely, 'cause my friends are awesome, now I wish they pushed me more 'cause I know they had all kinds of good information they were tired of spewing when I hated lifting and it made me hurt. I had no appreciation for strength at the time. I didn't see the benefit. I saw so many cardio bunnies complain that they still had fat to lose, and thought at a particular weight they'd feel happy because they were that weight before. Well I got down to my goal and I felt flabbier then dancer me. I thought I just got old somewhere along the lines. And I started getting a better understanding about body weight fluctuations and how to change body composition and after seeing so many lifters boast themselves up I started arguing with them, asking them questions. And I'm glad I did, because you really can't argue with facts (even though I still like my hiking cardio, good for the health, yay strong organs!). And after lifting, even my puny self, a half assed lifter, seen results. I remember this 'flowie' shirt touching my stomach and showing a muffin top I was self conscious about the whole day when I was in Florida. A measly 5 lbs created enough extra material to make an inner glow again:

Every now and then I tell myself why puny weakling, why should I bother continuing to lift. And then I look at an old picture and shock myself.


The new pictures were taken today. Oh, and these are the 'spandex' I was wearing in the first picture (though I admit I'm a few pounds heavier then in this pic, though they are still lose):


P.S. this was brought to you at the moment I wanted to 'progress' and go to my gym room but I'm to stomach sick from a bug I've caught but saw this pic and feel a little less lost now. I highly recommend everyone taking vain mirror pictures of themselves. I hate mirrors, and I have to say, looking back on things really puts your critical self in it's place. Even if you can see just the smallest of a difference.