Reasons to Smile

Here it is, Wednesday again.  And weigh-in Weds at that.  So.  I figured after the hellish week or so that I've had... I was keeping my expectations at a minimum.  And I was right in doing so.  Not that I had a setback, and I'm not sure if i truly lost half a pound.  But the important lesson for the week was that while emotions had hit an all time low ... I didn't feel overly compelled to "stuff them" with anything, and everything.  So I was pleased with that.  :)

While I was working out, one of the trainers, Sean, gave me a wave and a smile, so I waved and smiled back.  He circuited around a couple of machines, on his way to his own workout when he circled back and came over.  He gave me a high five, we chit chatted for five or six minutes, and he went back to his workout.  This is the same man who did a second look after one of my "experiments".  Yeah :)

On a good note, my time on the elliptical hit an all time high for me:  3 miles in 42:30.  I was tickled.  So tickled, in fact, that I pushed myself on the weight machines and worked on my balance as well ... staying well past my usual 90 minutes. :)

In other good news... two different people approached me at work and commented on my weight loss, and asked how I was doing it.  There's something rather nice about being asked.  And being noticed. :)

And out of the blue, someone who's seen some of my photos online contacted me, mentioned how much he liked my work.  When I casually answered back, which I always do when I get queries from folks, he wrote back, saying it was a treat getting an answer back! Now I have a smile on my face :)