Do You See What I See?

We're in week 4 of the competition.  How's everyone doing?  Staying focused?  Eating right and exercising?  I hope so!  I want some solid numbers this week in the weight loss department!

A lot of people have been commenting this week about me wanting to lose my last 25 lbs.  I've been getting a lot of comments like, "Where are you going to lose it from?" and "You don't have to lose any more weight!"  I assure them that I can lose 25+ and still look fit and healthy, but it makes me ask the question...do they see what I see?  I know that we can have wildly different perceptions of our own selves compared to what others think of us, but can it really be that different?  Granted, they don't get to see me naked...so they have no idea what my ridiculous midsection looks like (thank the Lord)...but it still perplexes me.  Do people say things like that to be nice, or do they really believe that I am as thin as I should be?  Anyone else have a seemingly different view of their selves than what others see? 

I understand, as I'm typing all of this, that it must sound so silly to wonder about these kinds of things.  I would have killed to have these "problems" a year ago.  But this is my current headspace, and this blog is all about honesty.  So there it is.

In other news, we had our team workout last night.  It was a great workout and everyone worked really hard.  One of my favorite motivational songs came on towards the end of the hour, and I wanted to share the lyrics with you.  They are so true, and so pertinent to our mission for a lifestyle change.

Ali in the Jungle - by The Hours

It's, not, how you start, it's how you finish,
And it's, not, where you're from, it's where you're at,

Everybody gets knocked down,
Everybody gets knocked down,
How quick are you gonna' get up?
How quick are you gonna' get up?
Everybody gets knocked down,
Everybody gets knocked down,
How quick are you gonna' get up?
Just how are you gonna' get up?

Like Ali in the jungle,
Like Nelson in jail,
Like Simpson on the mountain,
With odds like that, they were bound to fail
Like Hannah in the darkness,
Like Adam's in the dark,
Like Ludwig Van, how I loved that man, well the guy went deaf and didn't give a f***, no...

No, no, no

It's, not, where you are, It's where you're going,
Where are you going?
And it's, not, about the things you've done, it's what you're doing, now,
What are you doing, now?

Everybody gets knocked down,
Everybody gets knocked down,
How quick are you gonna' get up?
How quick are you gonna' get up, now?
Everybody gets knocked down,
Everybody gets knocked down,
How quick are you gonna' get up?
Just how are you gonna' get up?

Like Ali in the jungle,
Like Nelson in jail,
Like Simpson on the mountain,
Well with odds like that, they were bound to fail
Like Hannah in the darkness,
Like Adam's in the dark,
Like Ludwig Van, how I loved that man, well the guy went deaf and didn't give a f***, no...

Oooh, ooh, ooh
No, no, no
Oooh, ooh, ooh
No, no, no
Oooh, ooh, ooh

It's the greatest comeback since Lazarus,
The greatest comeback since Lazarus,
It's the greatest comeback since Lazarus,
The greatest comeback since Lazarus,
It's the greatest comeback since Lazarus,
The greatest comeback since Lazarus,
The greatest comeback since Lazarus,
The greatest comeback...
It's the greatest comeback...

(Radio Commentator) This, is the most joyous scene, ever seen in the history of boxing, this is an incredible scene, the place is going wild, Muhammed Ali has won, Muhammed Ali has won, by a knockdown! By a knockdown! The thing they said was impossible, he's done!