Graduation Time
It's been a week, ya'll. This is a quicky, because I need to get out of the office and into the real world, but I thought I'd shoot out a quick update.
Before surgery, I was addicted to before and afters. Photos, Blogs, TV Shows, Magazines...if they are doing something with a 'before' and an 'after,' I am there. It's almost surreal when you have your own befores and afters. After all, who knows you better than you know you, but then there you are changing and changing and it takes a photo to really be able to see the difference. Last year, about a week after my surgery, I went to one of my student/mentee's graduation. Of course, I took a photo of us together.
Last night, I went to another student/mentee's graduation. And, of course, I took a photo of us together there too. (Ignore the date on this photo--I promise it was yesterday!)
Today, when I was uploading yesterday's photos to my computer, I thought to look up last years graduation photo. It's so hard to believe that I EVER looked like that. And that I looked like that just a year ago. And I'd been living like that for years and years.
When the going gets rough, and it does (and it is now--I am really struggling to make myself make good choices with both food and exercise), it is helpful to remember HOW far I've come and how devestating it would be to go back to that place. It's good motivation to keep working at it.
Have a good weekend! I'm going to get my hair cut and colored tomorrow, so I'm sure I'll have some excellent before/after shots of my new haircut on Monday. :)
Jem
Before surgery, I was addicted to before and afters. Photos, Blogs, TV Shows, Magazines...if they are doing something with a 'before' and an 'after,' I am there. It's almost surreal when you have your own befores and afters. After all, who knows you better than you know you, but then there you are changing and changing and it takes a photo to really be able to see the difference. Last year, about a week after my surgery, I went to one of my student/mentee's graduation. Of course, I took a photo of us together.
Last night, I went to another student/mentee's graduation. And, of course, I took a photo of us together there too. (Ignore the date on this photo--I promise it was yesterday!)
Today, when I was uploading yesterday's photos to my computer, I thought to look up last years graduation photo. It's so hard to believe that I EVER looked like that. And that I looked like that just a year ago. And I'd been living like that for years and years.
When the going gets rough, and it does (and it is now--I am really struggling to make myself make good choices with both food and exercise), it is helpful to remember HOW far I've come and how devestating it would be to go back to that place. It's good motivation to keep working at it.
Have a good weekend! I'm going to get my hair cut and colored tomorrow, so I'm sure I'll have some excellent before/after shots of my new haircut on Monday. :)
Jem
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