Following my own advice...

So last night I was feeling pretty good. My weekly weigh ins are Thursday mornings, and I was confident that I would finally hit my much anticipated goal of 159 (been wanting to be under 160, even by an ounce!). I thought I'd done okay for the week, other than the weekend (ugh!) So I was feeling good about it and actually looking forward to my weigh in. So, as I was messaging with a friend who was feeling down, and trying to encourage her, I gave her this advice....look in the mirror and find 5 things you like about yourself. Sounded good at the time to me . Then, this morning, first thing when I woke up, I got on my scale. Did I hit my goal? Heck no! I did lose a bit however, so it wasn't a total devastation. I was down 2 tenths of a pound. Hmmmph. So, feeling rather disappointed, I moped for a bit...then, decided to follow my own advice to my friend. I looked in the mirror, and thought about what I saw. Here are the 5 things I decided I was fairly happy about at the moment and I can actually say I like about myself (body wise):

1. I like my figure. Specifically I mean that my bust, waist and hips are complimentary to each other and I have some curves. I've always been lucky there. Even when I was at my heaviest I had a bit of a waist and I carry my weight fairly evenly.
2. I like my breasts. Even after being heavy for so long, and having 2 kids, they aren't droopy . When I first started losing, I was concerned that they would end up hanging badly and look awful without a good bra. I'm not so worried now.
3. I think my neck and shoulders are nice. Not great and muscular, but not bad either. I can say I like them.
4. My legs are looking a lot thinner these days, and I'm enjoying that. My thighs are not rubbing together as badly as they used to when I walk, and I'm now able to comfortably wear shorts and skirts.
5. This is a stretch (it was harder than I thought to come up with 5!) but I kinda like my butt. It's round, and not too saggy right now. I have a lot of work to do, but I think it will get there

And for those of you who want to tell me what I did wrong and why I didn't lose more...no worries, I know, lol. I sabotaged myself last weekend. No excuses. I will do better and hopefully I will see my goal next week. What I have to ask you all...is what 5 things to you like about your bodies?