Week 3

January 19th Weight: 255
January 22nd Measurments
     Chest 44 1/2" (down 1/2")
     Waist 46 1/2" (down 1/2")
     Hips 55" (down 1:)
     Thigh 28"
     Calf 18" (down 1/2")
     forearm 12"

This week has been a challenge for me. My mind keeps telling me that I should be seeing the results of what I am doing more quickly. I know that this is silly. I am seeing results. I am down 10 pounds and inches! But then I look in the mirror and think I should see more. I know this is silly. I took years and years for my body to get so out of shape and it will take longer than 3 weeks for it to look in the mirror and really start seeing the results I want to see. I also know that because the change will be so gradual, the only way that I will really be able to see this change is to take pictures along the way.

On the other hand, I worry about the fact that I lost 10 pounds in 2 weeks. All the experts say that for you to maintain a weight loss, you should not lose more than 2-3 pounds per week, and in a 2 week period, I lost 10. I know that this is probably because it is the first couple weeks of my program and my body is like, "Whoa, this girl is finally doing something, alert, alert!" I also know that as my body adjusts, and I start putting on more muscle, the weight loss will slow down.

I tell myself that the number on the scale is not important. What is important is the measurements and they way my clothes fit. The most important thing though is the way I feel. I want to feel great! I want to be able to run around the yard and play tag with my boys and not get winded or be exhausted after 2 minutes. I want to be able to see a race for a cause (such as the American Fork 1/2 Marathon and 5K to support Cancer Research. For more information click here.)

Highlight - Going to the gym twice by myself! Last Saturday night, my gym buddy was sick so I went by myself. I only did cardio but dang! I worked it! Last night, some alternate plans came up and I was looking at going by myself again. There were other things I decided I wanted to do, and I almost didn't go, but I decided that I needed to be true to myself and my goals and I went. I put it off long enough that I only had about 45 minutes before the gym closed so I did some ab work and then cardio. Hurray!

Indulgent Meal #1: Saturday evening - gave in and let the family go to McDonalds. Worst experience ever! The food didn't even taste good anymore and I ended up throwing more than 1/2 of my medium fry away. Also you should have seen the size of the water they gave me, only 4 oz! And there was no water on the drink station, to get a refill I had to go to the counter and ask for it. I was seriously ready to ask them for 10 refills in a row so I could get my 2 glasses of water in before I ate the indulgence.

Indulgent Meal#2: Last night we ordered pizza. I did pretty good with my portion sizes, but it did not sit very well in my tummy later when I was doing cardio on the treadmill. I kept getting stomach aches.