Out of reach milestone

(I'm starting to use journaling prompts, because I want to maintain this habit, but I feel as though I have nothing to say as of late)

Identify one physical milestone that still feels out of reach or intimidating right now (e.g., a certain distance, a weight, or a specific exercise). Write about why that goal matters to you.

I don't currently have a big exercise milestone I am going for, but I do have a couple small ones that I can think of. One is raising the weight I use in my Lateral Raises. I have been using 10lb dumbbells since the first set. It is now been months of doing this exercise and many attempts at raising it to just 12lbs and I can't do it. It makes me feel like I am making no progress, that all of my lifting has shown no growth. 

I know this is not the case, as I have gone up in weight in every other exercise. But I find it very frustrating to not progress in this one thing. 

Though, I have been able to up the reps and do sets of 12 instead of 10. When I started, I had to take a break after every 3 reps! This is still improvement, even if not in the way I am hoping for. So I am sure I will get there! 

I guess it is important to me because I have progressed in every other exercise, but when I do that one exercise, at the same weight as Day 1, it makes me feel stuck, like its all been for nothing and I am working so hard and getting nowhere.  I know this to not be true, but its the feeling I get! 

No workout is ever "good for nothing". Anytime I move my body is a tally in the good-for-me column!