Down another 4 lbs, and I have officially hit my summer goal! This makes a total of 12.5 lbs lost since May and 23 lbs lost since February. I’m stoked!
I also found my inches calculations from before the summer began. -3 in my hips, -4 in my thighs, -3 in my waist, and -1/2 in my arm.
This picture is from May, June, and July. The girl in the first picture was discouraged and frustrated at her lack of motivation. The girl in the Middle picture was excited about her weight loss thus far, but pretty sure (like most of the diets she’s tried) that this was a phase that would pass when the “right meal” came long to guide her off the band wagon. The girl on the end is all in. Complete lifestyle transformation. This cycle has had its mistakes, but I’ve immediately gotten right back up on the horse. I’ve experienced some great new meals and worked out a good bit this cycle.
This is my blog from the last 17 days below:
Day 1 of Cycle 2: I’m inspired and excited to begin this next cycle of the 17 day diet. I plan to calorie count these next few weeks to make sure I’m eating enough. I felt like I was going to be sick this morning. Lesson learned: I cannot drink green tea on an empty stomach. I chose to do Cycle 1 meals first since I had a splurge day yesterday. My stomach is significantly smaller and I can’t eat as much as I used to. Therefore, getting in these calories is tough. Passed Ben’s birthday without any cheats. Enjoyed my shrimp and salad (sooo much shrimp and salad to get the calories in) while the fam jam ate their Speedy Pig chicken fingers, fries, and birthday pie. Off to a great start on cycle 2!
Day 2: Tried a tuna salad today with green beans and balsamic. It was surprisingly tasty. Never something I would have preferred, but it was good. I needed up eating all of my calories today, and I feel like it made me more hungry than ever. I’m also taking a steroid and some other meds for an upper respiratory infection, so that may be contributing too.
Day 3: i weighed this morning since Sunday was my original weigh day. I weighed the same that I weighed on Thursday, after the first cycle, so I guess it’s accurate lol. I swam all afternoon and was starving tonight, on top of allergy issues. I caved and had some cheese dip with my round-steak and carrots tonight.
Day 4: This morning I tried non fat, plain (non Greek) yogurt as my probiotic. I put strawberries and stevia in it. It’s official: All plain yogurts are gross. This one isn’t as bad, but it’s not great either. I don’t know why, but tonight is the night I want ALL the foods. I haven’t eaten as many calories today, so that may be it. I also did a “two a day” workout today. The words out of my mouth just now were, “I want to forget this diet tonight and go eat Mexican and all the sweets in the house.” I didn’t do it. I’ve worked too hard. 21 days and counting 🙌🏻
Day 5-So I spent two days eating everything…I mean everything. It was supposed to just be a July 4th splurge day because I didn’t pack any meals to take to moms, the yogurt there was ew, and my grandmother made her famous mac and cheese right in front of me. So I ate all the food. I wanted Mexican that night, but they were all closed for the holiday. So, I had to wait til the next day when they were open to get my Mexican food. Stupid, but worth it! It was so yum. I got right back on my plan when I got home and picked up with Day 5.
Day 6: We are out all day but I had a salad for both meals. It would’ve been healthier had the restaurants got my order right. For lunch they gave me ranch instead of light Italian. And for dinner, they gave me fried chicken instead of turkey.
Day 7-I had an awesome lunch with a healthy potato salad, grilled chicken, and carrots. I’m making taco salad for dinner. It’s been a good day. I’m anxious to get back into the gym tomorrow. I plan to do a lot of weights this cycle. Visited a different church tonight and had some compliments on my weight loss!!
Day 8: I did a hard core arm workout (a man workout) at the gym this morning and still had enough energy to cut the grass. I was irritated with some “food finds” today. My non fat, plain yogurt has over 5 grams of sugar per serving…it’s actually 11 sugars! I also had some lean steak for breakfast, but it still had gobs of fat in it. I’ve got to start checking labels more. I skipped lunch because I just wasn’t hungry. I had my yogurt with strawberries and green tea instead. Tonight I occupied myself from thinking about food by giving myself a fantastic pampering session. I soaked and did a scrub for my hands and feet, painted my nails, colored my hair, did a facial mask, and a scrub for my lips. You can reward your self with more than just food treats 🙂
Day 9: Today has been one month since I started this lifestyle change. I’ve learned so much, and I feel awesome. I had a great cardio workout this morning followed by some whole wheat, sugar free blueberry french toast and salmon. My digestive system felt super off all day. It was like my belly was full of air. To top it off we had White chicken chili with friends for dinner. I made smart choices there too. But, when I got back to mom and dad’s, I was starving. I had shredded cheese, chocolate chip cookies and ice cream. I felt immediate regret.
Day 10: Still feeling regret from last nights snacks. I swam at Mrs. Gail’s pool today. She always makes my favorite treat, oatmeal chocolate chip cookies, when we swim. Today, I limited my self to one small cookie. It tempted me to throw my whole day away, but I didn’t. I remained strong!
Day 11: This morning, I was having one of those “I don’t see the progress I hoped for” moments when I looked in the mirror. I had chicken and veggies for breakfast that filled me up so that I could have my 2 fruits and healthy popcorn. I discovered Riced cauliflower in a steam bag tonight. It was delicious. I made it like mashed potatoes while the fam jam ordered pizza. I also made chocolate lava cakes, per Ben’s request. I tried one bite of it, and that was all. It about killed me. I had some ground turkey beef instead.
Day 12: Passed up ice cream tonight! Made a delicious Mexican casserole with turkey, cheese, salsa, and yogurt. I had two helpings.
Day 13: I went yard sale shopping this morning and began to notice the huge difference in the way clothes are fitting me. I also went to a birthday party for one of Ellie’s friends. Her old teacher was there and pulled me aside to ask what I was doing to look so good. Also, I had no cake or pizza at the party. I made a chocolate cake tonight that was diet acceptable. The cake was good, the icing was not.
Day 14: Great day today. I started the day off with a giant omelet packed with veggies. For lunch, I had leftover zucchini noodles with broccoli, chicken, and a piece of that diet cake with no icing. I am cramping a lot due to crampy reasons, but I feel like my digestive system is at a good place. Still chugging the water. Tonight, I had 2 former students over and we girl talked and I made them chocolate chip cookies. Yup-I had four. I felt so ashamed.
Day 15: Went to Outback and wanted everything on the menu. But, I decided before I got here that I was going to have a grilled chicken and veggies. So I did.
Day 16: Ate a salad at steak and shake. That’s still hard for me to type as it was just as hard for me to order. My tummy was very unhappy with me this evening after supper. I feel like it is my body still trying to digest those cookies from the other night. Who knew my body could reject sugar that way?
Day 17: I’ve got to figure out how to eat more calories in the day! I ate great food, but got too full to finish the calories. Maybe it’s the heat, I don’t know. But, I’m afraid it’s going to affect my scale number tomorrow.
Im ready for cycle 3!
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