Conquering the beast

I'm sitting here eating oatmeal (hate it but it's so good for me, whole grains and fiber and all that) and I think I've hit my stride in weight loss, I'm almost sure of it. I decided yesterday that this week was going to be the week of results for me, and yesterday was an amazing start. I ate a breakfast of a blueberry muffin, a nutrigrain bar, and an apple. My water intake was close to 80 ounces, and for dinner I had a spinach salad, half a cheeseburger, and some cottage cheese. My roommate and I went to the gym last night and since there were no open treadmills when we got down there, I decided to get on the beast.. the elliptical. I hate the elliptical because it makes my feet fall asleep, and I feel like I look like a retarded gazelle on the thing. But, I wanted to get some cardio in, so I start the program. I did about 10 minutes, and my roommate switched to the treadmill next to me. "This isn't so bad," I thought.. so I proceeded to stay on the damn thing for 45 minutes. I did over 3 miles on the elliptical, and my roommate kicked some ass on the treadmill. We had such an amazing workout yesterday!! I didn't want to ruin the great day by snacking once I got back to the apartment, so I just sipped on some water and went to bed pretty early. This morning my weight was 156.6.  Hallelujah! Words cannot describe how excited I was to see that number on the scale. I think i'll definitely reach my goal of 155 by Friday. And my waist was 29.5, so I've lost like half an inch off my waist since I started this new weight loss journey. I hate that the happiness of my days are determined for a large part by my weight, but it's not really that.. It's more of the sense of accomplishment that I'm taking steps to make myself healthy. When I start doing weights on a regular basis, I realize that I might not lose as much but I'll look slimmer because of the whole muscle weighs more than fat but takes up less space thing. I'm just proud of myself, my commitment, and my overall view of this journey. Today will be a great day.