Over 20

I lost 2 lbs this week, bringing my total to 20.6.  It's was also on my 2 month anniversary of starting, so I will take that.  10 lbs a month for two months sounds good to me.

And now on to Positive Erica:

 I should let people know that I use the term Morbidly Obese, not as a put down to myself, but as a descriptor.  It's a fact, I'm morbidly obese.  My current BMI is 40.9, I lose one point and I'm only Level 2 Obesity, and to lose that one point is 6.4 lbs.  I like facts. I'm a nurse, and I like medical terms and medically speaking I'm Morbidly Obese.  It's something I want to change, and that's why I'm here.

 
I think there's a special spot in the hearts of confident, encouraging people for a Morbidly Obese Chick busting her ass. Let's say you're at the gym and you see the girl that's 270 lbs just hitting it on the treadmill, doing weights, body pump, or putting all of her effort plus more into battle ropes.  Let's say you've thought to yourself before "Gee, I don't know if I can do that thing?," and then you see me doing it.  Then you might think to yourself "I can do that!"  That's fine with me, in fact that makes me happy.  I'm 100% ok being the poster child for motivation and determination when it comes to physical fitness. In fact, I love when I influence others to push their boundaries, and I love teaching and encouraging ways for others to expand their base.

I see people stare at me at the gym (because who doesn't stare at people at the gym), and I am just going to assume they are thinking "Damn, look at what that girl is doing. I should try that."

Some ways I've influenced friends:

• I taught one friend a basic arm circuit (Transformation style).
• I taught another friend how to foam roll.
• I've gotten 5 different people to Zumba classes who have never tried it before.
• I got a coworker to try some yoga positions during some downtime at work.

Ways others have influenced me:

• The guy at the gym who corrected my squat positioning   Thank you!  I will always accept knowledge from those willing to share.
• People, mostly online, sharing personal stories of weight loss, food diaries, and ways that they have made it work.
• All of my friends who have encouraged me, said they were impressed by me, motivated by me, and love seeing me at the gym, etc.  Every time I get a compliment on my effort, it feels great.  I love the positive effect my positive effort has on others, and their positive response makes me more positive. It's like a giant, happy positive circle of love, and I do. Love it.

I love having friends in this game with me. I see a body like your house, or your temple if you will.  No matter how long you work on it, there's always more room for improvement.