Who I See in the Mirror

It's funny. For the longest time, when I would look in the mirror, the person I would see would look like this picture (below). However, whenever I took a picture of myself (or anyone else took a picture of me), I always looked heavier. The face was fuller. The body was larger. I would look and wonder - who was this person? Not me, certainly!

I hid behind that excuse for a long time. Then I decided to do something. I started to work out more seriously. I mean, yes, I was working out already, and I was probably in better shape inside than I had been in a while.

But I decided to pay the extra money and join a gym, and it was worth the expense. The person I see in the mirror now is also the person I see in my pictures. And I am inspired to continue.

I've added more cardio to my workouts (I was at around 22 minutes and now I am close to the 30 minutes necessary to really make a difference.)  I work out at home on most of the days I don't get to the gym, so that I am, on average, working out at least 6 days a week (and working to make that 7.)

And maybe I'm selfish, but I don't do this for anyone else. I do this so that I can look at the person in the mirror and say "I remember you! Yeah, you're the person with the body I remember!"

I like that.