Oh, the beauty of working out.

It's kinda funny how hyper-aware of yourself you become when you're on a weight-loss journey. I mean, I've always been really aware of how I carry myself, and how my body moves. Now though . . . Now I'm like, super-DUPER aware of how things move.

Because of this, I'm actually really excited about taking progress shots tonight. I normally take them every Friday or Saturday, but I've kinda been chompin' at the bit to take this batch. Wanna know why?

Because I can see changes. Finally. I mean, I always knew they were happening, but I'm finally starting to see things. All week long, I've felt extraordinarily . . . compact. Maybe not super fit, but I definitely feel like things don't jiggle nearly as much as they used to. My belly specifically. Things just feel smoother, and more toned. Go me!

I also noticed today that my back is smoothing out quite significantly.

And. The kicker?

You know how I'm slightly obsessed with collar bones? Well. They're back, in all of their glory, but that's nothing too entirely new. The new part is the little divot between the collar bones. On me, they've kinda just looked like this the entire time: ------     -------

Now? They're sloooowly starting to look like this: ------ u ------

I mean. For the most part, it just depends on what lighting you catch them in and how I sit, but I'm so excited. Those are the only bones I ever want to be visible. Everything else needs a nice layer of muscles and a liiiiittle layer of fat to protect them. M'kay? M'kay.

The only frustrating bit is that even though I can physically see my body changing, the scale is still stagnant. I already know that it's nothing for me to fret over, because the scale doesn't track progress, it just weighs everything and I've been at this for four weeks now. Progress is evidently happening. So my scale can suck it.

I've been drinking water like a beast, eating ample amounts of fruits, veggies and protein, and I've even been adding some regular carbs back in - a piece of toast here or a little bit of pasta there.

Basically, I'm trying to stay eating as green and lean as humanly possible, while reminding myself that if I deny myself things, it's only going to lead to binging. So. No denying, just eating little bits here and there.

Anywho. Finishing up work. Then heading home to work out. So much happy in my life right now.

And thank god for tumblr keeping me constantly motivated. <3