Healthy Living Revelation

I didn't tell you guys this, but last week I was extremely sick. I mean in my pajamas for 5 days, lost 10 pounds, had to miss Thanksgiving dinner sick. It was awful.

But they say that there's "always, always, always something to be thankful for". Before getting sick I had been eating better, working out, and hadn't lost a pound. For those of you who have been in my shoes you know how incredibly frustrating that is. While I was sick though, I couldn't stomach anything but saltines and liquids so I lost a lot of weight (in an unhealthy way but I didn't have a choice). I've put back on some of the pounds because I can eat again, but seeing the weight loss has re-encouraged me to get back on track with my good eating habits and exercise. 

In the beginning I wanted to get back down to the weight I was at when John and I got married. Now, I'm only a couple pounds away from that goal, but now that I'm so close I've realized that's not really the goal that I wanted. Sure, it's what I thought I wanted, but what I really want is to be healthy and toned. So, even though the loss in the pounds have helped get me back on track, I'm excited to know that the number isn't what's important to me anymore- it's health. Some of you know my lifelong inner battle with health/weight/self-perception and all that jazz, so having this revelation makes me happy. I'm quite proud of myself.