Seeing is believing...

Ten weeks in and I'm still here (insert thanks and shouts out to the BABS here). I'm stronger, my endurance is building, I have more energy, and I'm smaller...but not according to the scale. We have been so conditioned to base our progress on certain numbers and "weight" is at the top of that list. I have dropped body fat percentage, inches all over, gained muscle - all desirable outcomes from my efforts...but where are my pounds?
The truth of it is that technically pounds "don't matter", but because I'm conditioned to believe that they DO - I'm not celebrating the success I can see and feel (inches gone, clothes fitting better, more energy, etc.) I am totally STUCK on what I don't see coming off the scale. The most frustrating part is that I know I've made progress, but at the risk of sounding like a complete spoiled brat, I want what I want and that is POUNDS GONE.
With that being said, I will keep it moving. Gonna step up my water intake and my cardio and chart my progress. Sorry for being negative, but Dre said to be honest and I just couldn't drum up any funny or positive today.
Actually, I do have a positive report. I am in my third week of VN and I like it. I really like it because it makes sense. I actually appreciate journaling - it is very helpful to be able to see the breakdown of my meals. I never realized how easy it is to make a meal "carb heavy" - journaling also keeps me accountable and organized. The education part of it is really helpful too, as a matter of fact the plan's "Checklist for Client Progress, lists "decreased body weight" as #7, the last item on the "progress" check list with "clothes feeling looser" and "looking leaner in the mirror" as #4 and #5 respectively. So I KNOW I'm on the right track, I just need to de-program myself so I can believe it. Until next time...