Outside Motivation

This past weekend, I traveled to visit family. I'm pretty sure over time you'll see that I refer to my family often. They are the cornerstone on this earth of who I am. I don't know where i'd be without their support. I hadn't been there to visit for close to 2 months.

As i'm walking up to my parents home, my mother greets me at the door and singing praises on how I looked. I could feel the love, but my mother never hesitates to tell me the good that i'm doing. I can definitely rely on what she says, but I didn't want her praises to go to my head. :)

Throughout the entire weekend, as i'm visiting family they can't believe how different I look in 2 months. Personally, I can't tell that much difference, but it's apparent that I am looking different. My clothes are getting bigger and bigger and i'm loving it. The one person that was my gauge for knowing if this was really working would be my grandmother. She is the old southern grandma that won't hold her tongue, but can love you at the same time. I just adore her. She either says, "Girl, you done put on some weight, ain'tcha?" or you'll get, "Chile, you lookin good." Well, I was on the, "Chile, you lookin good" side, this weekend.  :) Even my grandmother couldn't believe that I looked so much smaller in such a short amount of time. She sealed the deal for me and my weekend was complete. I talked and shared what I was doing with her and one of my aunt's.

I'm trying to adjust to the attention that i'm receiving since starting this journey. I have never been one to receive many looks from men. Now, I've had my fair share, but not EVERY place I go. My mother isn't any more used to it than I am. While we were out taking care of business, a few of the men were swooning around us while we waited. She couldn't believe how much attention I was getting. All this attention is very weird for me, but I'd like to think i'm handling it gracefully. My mom laughed and said, "I made a beautiful baby girl, didn't I?" I quickly replied, YES! Like I said in a previous post, i've never had trouble with self-confidence. :)

I hope for those that are on a weightloss journey don't let the new attention get to you. Rather, it serves as a boost to your self-confidence and helps to motivate/encourage you to continue on your journey.

XoXo,
DownBy30Journey