The holidays plus school stress plus life stress equals, well, more stress. Things have just felt stressful and off and emotional and the guilt has settled neatly on my shoulders and my worth tanked and I can't say I'm totally okay right now but I'm better than I was a week ago with my last post.
As if anyone cares out here in the worldwide web. Crickets.
Anyhoo.
I did want to share my results after just wrapping up the second cycle of 21 day fix which felt like it flew by much quicker than the first round. We are settling into the containers and portions and while I can't say we ate every single thing every single day, we certainly tried. I certainly tried.
I missed a total of 3 workout days. The day after thanksgiving and two days this week because I was feeling under the weather with severe body aches and a fever. As for food, well, there was Thanksgiving and I did go out to lunch with a grad school cohort. And I ate pizza a couple of times. Not half a box, but a half a slice at Costco and three from a small pizza with my friend at that lunch.
And, I still lost about 6 pounds this cycle and many inches.
I'm thrilled.
No. More than thrilled.
I almost can't believe it.
In six weeks (two 21 day fix cycles) I have lost almost 12 pounds AND 12 inches!!!! Wha?!?
Six. Bloody. Weeks.
It took me three months of yo-yoing up and down to drop barely 10lbs. on weight watchers and I lost more than that in half the damn time. Although, for a split second I was tempted by WW new program (of course they have a new program, it's been two years, just like clockwork, plus their older Oprah one wasn't that successful) where there were like 200 foods you could eat for "free" until I realized I would be on WW eating and counting points until the cows came home and never really reaching my goal. I know this for a fact.
So, here I am feeling amazing. Really great. This lifestyle change has not been that hard. I feel like if we want to cheat a little bit here and there as the holidays come around, we will be just fine. This is doable and livable and I have never really felt this great before. Honestly. And the workouts are kicking my ass!
Tomorrow is "pilates" day and after week one when I simply COULD. NOT. DO. IT. I am going to give it a try again since it's been 6 weeks. I can't even say I miss good ole Leslie Sansone and her "vanilla" workouts made for the middle of the road type anybody. These workouts from 21 day are INTENSE and I'm seeing results which is so satisfying and helps, truly, to stay focused on the long haul.
At the end of next month...and after two more 21 day cycles...I will make my necessary and required appointment with my doctor and have her run my numbers again. I am keeping my fingers crossed that there will be substantial change in my cholesterol and that I can forget about having to take that medication - and maybe she will stop referencing obesity and "you really should drop some weight" from our regular diatribe. One can hope.
I'll let you know how pilates works out tomorrow. Meanwhile, I'm off to grab a snack.
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