Celebrating!

I have lots to celebrate!  I was trying on some clothes, and they were so big I have to get rid of them!  I have gone through only part of my closet and already I will be giving away four pairs of pants.  That is something to celebrate!  I also tried on a coat that I have not worn all winter.  It has been a cold winter, and this coat is not the warmest so that is why I have not worn it.  That, and the last time I wore it, I could not even zip it.  I could only use the buttons on the front to keep it together.  I took a chance the other day and got it out of the closet.  I was so excited because IT FITS!  One of my friends even said it looked a little too big to wear!  Wow!  Do you know how amazing that feels?  To actually have clothes that do not fit because they are too big and not because they are too snug? 

Besides the clothes not fitting anymore, I have officially been Diet Coke free for six days!  That is a huge accomplishment because I was seriously a Diet Coke junkie.  I would drink multiple cans daily.  I have not had any headaches from not drinking Diet Coke anymore so that is good.  I have been struggling with craving sweets, though.  Is that normal?  I tried googling it, and I haven't found much on the Diet Coke withdrawal craving sweets side effect so maybe it is just in my head.  I don't know.  Anyway, it has been almost a week, and I don't plan on going back to drinking Diet Coke.  Another thing to celebrate. 

I am only focusing on the positive in this post so I will briefly mention that I did gain weight this week.  5.8 pounds to be exact.  Normally I would be hyperventilating and crying uncontrollably and throwing a tantrum and giving up.  There are lots of reasons this could have happened: not sticking to tracking points, going out to eat more this week, satisfying my sweet tooth craving (but not bingeing!), feeling not 100% which impacted the intensity of workouts, and maybe there are some other things like water retention going on because that is a lot of weight to gain in week.  Next week will be better.  I will continue to make positive changes in my life. 

Another thing to celebrate is that I have looked for ways to incorporate physical activity into my life.  My car was in the shop on Thursday.  I was at school for something and the shop was a little over a mile away from school.  When my car was done, instead of arranging a ride to the shop, I chose to walk over there to pick up my car.  It was such a beautiful day, and I loved every second of that walk.  Old Allison would have made sure she had a ride.  New Allison was balking at people who tried to offer her a ride or told her walking may not be a good idea. 

So yes, the number on the scale went up but so has my confidence.  My clothes are fitting better or are so loose that I cannot even wear them.  I am doing things that will have a great, positive impact on my life.  That is worth celebrating.