This has been a great month! I joined a 21 day fix group that started on December 1st and have been accountable to my coach and others on the page. It has been a great three weeks with lots of challenges and growing. These past few weeks I have learned that I have very little self control when it comes to food. I don't like to tell myself "no" and I make excuses or try to justify to myself why I can have something. I'm great with my workouts, but not so much with my eating. After the whole three weeks were over and I analyzed my weekly weigh-ins I realized I could have lost 9-12 pounds this round if I had stayed on track with my nutrition. I was losing an average of 5 pounds a week and then gaining a few back, losing a few more, gaining it back, etc. Such a silly game I play. So, three weeks ago I started at 152.6 pounds and today 21 days later I am weighing in at 149 pounds. WHOOP WHOOP!!!! I have officially broke into the 140s!!!! My friends, that is a very beautiful number. Technically I only have 4 more pounds to lose to get to my pre-baby #5 weight, however, the closer I get, I'm still noticing so many areas where I have an abundance of fat, so I think my new goal will be 135 pounds. I'm going to monitor my photos as I go, because I can look very gaunt if I lose too much weight. Once I get to my "perfect" weight, I will go into maintenance and just work on toning.
I have become a lot more experimental in the kitchen. In the 21 day fix they say "failing to plan is planning to fail" and when it comes to food prep, there couldn't be anything further from the truth. Not having healthful meals ready is a HUGE mistake and a big opportunity for failure on the nutrition side. I'm really starting to enjoy cooking in large batches and portioning out the food into containers to grab and go. This takes all the thought out of my daily routine and gives me one less area to fail in. Food prep along with my scheduled daily workouts has brought so much structure into my day and really helped calm me. It's strange, I guess it's a nice unplanned side affect from the 21 day fix program. Makes me happy! :)
I am posting my latest photo collage below of my BEFORE pictures and my pictures after this round 5. I'm seeing abs and a whole lot skinnier me. I love it! Taking pictures has been absolutely imperative during this program for me to see my results. The scale is one thing, but actually seeing how far you've come is completely amazing. Some day I plan on measuring and when I do I'll post those numbers :)
I hope you are all working hard, eating healthy and seeing amazing results!
Until next time, happy sweating!!!
