You have to dress up in order to go up!

That's a Zig Ziglar quote! I was raised listening to Zig and I own a bunch of his recordings and books. He inspires me! 

You have to dress up in order to go up.

Over the past several years, I have let my weight dictate how I look. I got to the point where I cut off all my hair....it was terrible looking. I didn't care because I felt like nobody was looking anyway! I also quit caring about my overall appearance! I wore sloppy clothes that were too big because I thought people were not looking! 

I have read a lot about people who lose over a hundred pounds (I am going to lose 181!!!). Losing the weight is one thing, but a person that loses that much weight goes through an emotional journey too. 

So I have said that I want a new life. Well here is one thing I am doing besides losing the weight. I am changing some things about me, so when I reach my goal I won't have the same emotional problems that I do now! I am trying to look at myself differently. I am telling myself that I am worth losing the weight. I am telling myself that I deserve to wear cute clothes, wear makeup, and fix my hair daily!! That might sound silly, but if I don't start taking care of myself now, I won't be any different emotionally when I lose all the weight. I am trying to get into the habit of dressing up in order to go up!!

God has blessed me twice in the last couple of weeks! And I want to share them with you.  

Allison, my new friend, gave me a gift certificate to Marshalls, after she started reading my blog. She said that God led her to give it to me, so I could buy something to wear! I have gone down a size, so I got to pick out 2 shirts in my new size!!! WOW! What a blessing!!!

I went with my Mom this week when she got her hair cut. I was planning on making an appointment in June, so I could get a cut before my birthday. I haven't had it cut in over a year! I just wasn't concerned about it because I was overweight and nobody was looking at my hair. Well, Thom has been cutting my hair since I was about 13. He is wonderful! He took one look at me and told his assistant to wash my hair. He said my hair looked like a broom! Haha!!! And it did!! He cut my hair and wouldn't let me pay for it! Another blessing! 

I want Allison and Thom to know that they are true blessings to me! I want them to know that they have encouraged me to dress up in order to go up. Where am I going up to? A new life!!! 

So here is a picture of me today! Wearing my new shirt and rocking my haircut!!! 

Thanks Allison and Thom!!!