March Progress

Current Weight: 158.6 [about 2 lbs down from last posted weigh in from March]

I sometimes think that from my 165 lb start in January that this isn't as much progress as I should have, but then I remember that I didn't start getting actually serious and committed to my weight loss journey until 3 weeks ago.

EATING
I have had absolutely NO restaurants/fast food and I actually haven't been tempted to go/have any. I've been drinking a boatload of water in place of juices and sodas. I've incorporated a lot of vegetables in my diet that I never have before, especially the leafy greens. SN: grilled spinach is the greatest taste in the world. My friend Elizabeth made these stewed pickled carrots yesterday and they were the greatest taste in the world. I need the recipe so I can make them here in bulk lol. I haven't had too many desires for sweet things [the less you eat, the less you want], but when I do, and yogurt, peanut butter or granola just won't do, I stumbled across these little delicacies:



I keep 1 in my purse for a snack and they taste JUST like fudge brownies and soft chocolate chip cookies. There's no weird medicinal, fiber-y aftertaste or anything and it really does satisfy that sweet tooth even better than actual cookies or brownies. I eat 1 of these bars and don't find a need to eat more.

EXERCISE
I've restarted my Slim in 6 series on the 17th in the evenings. This will be my 3rd consistent week of doing it, the longest I've ever went so far. Next Sunday I'll be moving on the Ramp it Up series, the 3rd and last session in the original series. After those 3 weeks, I'll be alternating daily with the other routines in the series to be continued daily. In addition to Slim in 6, I do Yoga Booty Ballet usually in the afternoons or mornings when I'm off of work. They're high cardio and core strengthening exercises while Slim in 6 is resistance training and low-impact cardio. I get everything worked out in those 2 routines alone, but I work about 5 days a week at least 5 hours a day spent walking and light lifting [I'm a waitress] and I'm in Planet Fitness for an hour at least 2-3 days a week. I've never gotten so much exercise in my life and now it's to the point where I don't even dread the workouts. They've become enjoyable and I've fallen in love with it. When it gets difficult, I look at my body inspiration, think back to where I was and see how I feel and look now and I push through. When I wake up in the morning and look at myself in the mirror, I'm starting to see my stomach getting smaller, my biceps getting defined and my thighs shrinking. I love the feeling and seeing how I look.

May 20th will be my new half way point [It would have been April 1st but I didn't get serious until March] and my next body shot date. So stay tuned!

Readjustments, Understanding & Planning

Current Weight: 160.6 lbs [+1 lb gained since 2/9/13]

I shakily got my way into Phase 2 of the Slim in 6 Burn it Up series before I got distracted and it all came to a screeching halt. While my diet wasn't exactly the best, it was far from the worst as well. These last 2 days, i was thinking and re-evaluating and have came up with a regimen now. But first and foremost, i'm posting my measurements, which i should have [but forgot lol] to do when i first started:


now, i have thought of a regimen that is simple and easy for me to do and keep up with that will indeed track my progress better for me. Every morning I will start the day with one of the mini exercises i've listed on January 15th [to see a list of the Practical Work Outs, click here]. i've turned one of the bedrooms in my house into an exercise room and i'll be writing the workouts on poster board and hang them all around the walls of the room so i know all the exercises i can choose from. By the afternoon, I will do my Slim in 6 work out, then round off my evening with my Yoga Booty Ballet series [more along the lines of cardio, dancing, stretching & ballet]. This week I get my gym membership to Planet Fitness, so depending on how tired I am, i will trade in the Yoga Booty Ballet for and hour at the gym and on days off I will spend some mornings there as well.

this week for unrelated reasons i'm fasting from today until next Sunday 1 meal a day with water only to drink and I will take my Nature's Way Alive whole food supplement to sustain as well. i imagine i will lose some weight [although that isn't my purpose for the fast] and next week i start back on my fiber breakfasts, fruity & hearty lunches and savory veggie dinners. i don't snack in between because i don't want to get used to having to eat all the time and i never really did dessert [a piece of fruit, yogurt or granola will suffice if i do get a craving]. i've really been good with the fast food and eating out as well and the more i keep cooking at home, the less i crave take out [again, i've never had a real problem eating fast food or cooking].

i downloaded the Lose It! app on my phone 3 days ago and it tracks the foods i eat and the exercises i do. after i put in my age, gender, birthday, starting weight and goal weight, it tells me how many calories a day i can have and how long it will take for me to get to my goal weight if i stay committed. currently i can have 1,036 calories a day. i usually eat at least 1,200 a day but my exercises supplement the extra calories i take in. and i find it not hard at all to track my foods [my phone scans barcodes of the foods i eat and records it for me, telling the calories per serving and all other nutrient information so it's not hard to find what i eat!]

my next update picture will be posted on April 3rd, showing halfway through my journey so stay tuned for that. Take care loves!

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