Saying no to chocolate cake

So here we are 18 weeks into weight watchers and 13 weeks at the gym. I have FINALLY hit my 20lb mark and actually with my 2lb loss this week i'm now at 21.5lbs. It feels like it has taken forever to get here, but I couldn't be happier and more proud of myself for sticking with it this long!

So yesterday was my bosses birthday. Of course what birthday would be complete without cake, chocolate fudge cake to be exact. So I decided early in the day that I wasn't going to have any cake. I simply wanted a small bite because I knew cheat day was near and to be honest that's all I really needed to satisfy my sweet tooth. So while the cake was being cut I got the same comment twice: oh that's right you're getting ready for your wedding. Yes, i'm getting married in 10 1/2 months, but dang it people I started this journey before a wedding was on the horizon and I would still be doing it even if I wasn't getting married. I'm not trying to lose weight because i'm getting married. I'm not sure why those comments bothered me so much but they did. But the whole point of this rant is to say that I said no to a piece of chocolate cake...... CHOCOLATE CAKE!!! That in itself is a huge victory for me!

Now onto one other comment that was said to me this week that kind of rubbed me the wrong way. A girl at work saw the picture of me in my wedding dress and felt the need to comment in a round about way how bad my arms looked in the dress. Thank you for your awesome comment darling! My arms may look bad but they looked a whole lot worse 18 weeks ago! And believe me, I will look fabulous on my wedding day even if I don't lose another pound! I am hard on myself every single day of my life, but I am working incredibly hard to change that! I am my own biggest critic but am starting finally learn to love myself! I am beautiful and that fact that I am working my ass off makes me feel so much better about myself!!

So anyway, my rant is over for now. Thanks for taking the time to read this again (if you've gotten this far)! Until next time.... stay classy! :)