August Recovery Wins

It's really easy - because of all the ups and downs - to feel like you're getting nowhere in recovery. But I feel like if I document all the positive things I'm achieving (and I'm not expecting these to be every day!), then I might actually realise how far I'm coming.

1st and 2nd:

Felt okay in my body

3rd:

Managed to lift a new weight on the leg press
I managed to sleep without medication!

4th:

Actually felt happy and confident in my body
I feel like leggings look better on me now than they used to
I didn't compensate for eating a lot yesterday
Managed to sleep again

5th:

Managed to have dinner at a reasonable time
Felt pretty good

7th:

Tried on my thermals from last winter (it was a cold evening) and they actually worked like they're supposed to! For some reason I was under the impression that thermals were just tighter-than-usual tops, but I feel like this is actually trapping my heat(!) to me

8th:

I wore a bikini! I didn't feel super confident, especially as I was no longer the thinnest in the group, but I was able to do it, and it's that that counts

9th:

I actually saw myself as being too thin for once

11th:

I got into the healthy BMI category!

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