WE ARE ALMOST THERE!
I have a post planned in mind for tomorrow -- it's a little assignment that I got in my Whole30 Daily emails. But tonight? I have some mushy gushy stuff to get off my chest.
You. All of you. Every single one of you that has been following this since the beginning. I love you so, so much.
You've all been part of my motivation. I haven't wanted to let you all down.
You've been so stinkin' supportive, even when my posts were essentially me whining about how hard this was. Some of you have even called me inspirational, which completely and wholly blows my mind. I would never in a million years consider myself an inspiration, but the fact that any of you are reading this and gathering your own strength from it warms me to the core.
I just cannot put into words how awesome it feels to see that my blog posts have been read like, 60, 70, 80 times, or wake up to find a bunch of comments on the FB posts... knowing that you all are reading and want to help or encourage me really makes me feel good.
Most of you know that I've struggled with my weight for the majority of my life and for most of it I have felt outcast, judged, and disregarded because of it. I've come a long way, but I still have many strides to make and knowing that you're all really rooting for me makes me feel like people actually do care and do want to see me succeed. That alone is enough to keep me going when it gets hard.
I wish that I could thank and hug every single one of you in person. Some of you I haven't talked to in person in years, some of you I've never talked to in person EVER, and the fact that you're invested in my success is mind-boggling.
This is getting rambly again, so I'm going to try to make this short, but basically, there aren't enough words in the world (and trust me, I know a lot of words) to tell you all how much you are appreciated and how thankful I am to have you in my life, even if it's just in a small way. I only hope that I can return the favor someday.
And with that.... for the second to last time (and before I start crying)...
What I Ate:
Breakfast: two eggs sunny-side up, bacon, and an orange
Lunch: homemade egg salad, carrots, tomatoes, nuts, and a pickle
Dinner: two hot dogs with mustard, cucumbers, bell peppers, nuts, and a pickle. (I really like pickles.)
How I Feel:
Really tired. Still on my cycle, which is wearing me out, but I didn't have a great night's sleep last night. Woke up around 4:00am in the middle of a nightmare, woke Derek up and spent like 45 minutes crying myself back to sleep. I know. Awful. Anyway, I'm exhausted and am really looking forward to trying to get a good night's sleep tonight. Otherwise, as usual, my mood is pretty good and we still got a significant amount of stuff done today (including a Costco trip and all of our weekly prep work, plus packing our lunches for tomorrow), all in time for me to be on a conference call at 7:30. So, I guess that I will call it a win.
Stay tuned tomorrow for the Whole30 wrap-up post! SQUEEEEEEE! :D :D :D
:)
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