Well, I promised to give you the good, the bad, and the ugly of this journey – so there is some ugly, some bad, and some good in this particular tale. So, again, I follow through with my promise. You are welcome.
In the last post, I was down five lbs, right? Well, wouldn’t you know that three days before weigh in I got on the scales and of course, I gained 1.2lbs back. I know that in the grand scheme of things, that is small potatoes (like legit, it could have been, I made potatoes to go with the chicken for dinner), but when there is $20 on the line, it becomes a freakin Idaho sized potato!
Not that I wasn’t going to the gym as much as possible, but when your work schedule consists of night meetings and there is NO WAY IN HELL you are going to the gym before work (more specifically before coffee!), you have to make the tough decisions – and the decision was made to skip the gym when I wasn’t home before 9:30.
Anywho, back to the gym, staying strong on the diet, more water throughout the day – you know, all of the things you do to get the metabolism moving faster.
So weigh in day… wear thin clothes, take off shoes and jewelry, go pee before hand (we all know we do this!) and of course I was back to a flat 5lbs lost. dang it! So close, yet sooo far!
I know it wasn’t the goal I set, I know there were other people who made it, but you know what else I know – I know I tried. I know I got back on the wagon. Most of all, I remembered how much I missed being at the gym and how good it feels to know there is a change happening. I don’t have to lose 7.6lbs in a month to be successful – I just have to know I am doing the right things and treating myself right in the process.
So… 
Good – I lost 5 lbs and spent time in the gym again
Bad – I didn’t meet the goal set out for me.
Ugly – I lost freakin $20 in the processes… guess that is the price of a lesson learned?
Either way, this journey of #becomingabetterme is no where near over, and I consider this a #nonscalevictory – learning took place, and isn’t that what life is all about?
Story of a Better Me #becomingabetterme 
You’re looking at it wrong. You didn’t lose $20, you paid $20 for a reminder of how good you feel when you get to the gym. Also, you neglected to mention how those gym sessions actually went. There were a bunch of positives in there that you just glossed over.
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This is true… I promise I will write about those very soon!
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I’m just pointing out that that $20 wasn’t a loss. It was an investment.
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You are correct sir… yes yes yes.. I know you know this.
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