Another Week, Another Pound

It's been a good week of working out. End result, lost another pound and now I'm down to 217. Three more pounds until I'm going to get to have my overweight party! ;o) This week has been cool though. As I workout more, I feel more and more like a part of the group that I have been longing to be a part of for some time: athletes. I no longer feel like a fat person trying to catch up. Or like an occasional exerciser who doesn't fit in. When I work out, I feel strong. I feel confident and I feel like an athlete. I'm meeting more people at the gym, talking to them, networking with other people who swim, do triathlons or who are trying to lose weight. I am an athlete.