Ok, folks. I just posted my photos from last week and today. Somehow, they got uploaded out of order, so the one from last week shows up on my blog. Don't know how to rearrange the order, so I guess it stays.
Actually, I'm much happier with my photos from last week vs. today. A week ago, I was pleasantly surprised at how lean my mid-section was beginning to appear. Today, however, I am shocked at how blobby and fat my belly and hips look. Blech! It seems like a step backward, frustrating because I've been working hard and sticking to the diet....oh, except. I almost forgot that I do have a confession to make!
On Tues, the last day of my yoga teacher training, I ate lunch OUT with some of my yogini friends. I had been packing all my own food for 5 days and loving that, but on the last day, I realized I didn't have much in the fridge to pack, and thought I could manage eating sushi out. I did manage pretty well - had seaweed salad and edamame, plain brown rice, and a few pieces of sashimi. However - I forgot to ask for the edamame WITHOUT salt. It was pretty salty, a shock to the system. I've been drinking lots of water to try and flush the salt out of my system, but do you think that perhaps all that salt (2 days ago) could be partly to blame for the flabby skin around my belly (water retention?)??? God, as I'm writing this, I realize it's wishful thinking. OK - rant over. I'm not going to stress about the photos anymore. I realize it's only Day 22 and the big physical changes are still a ways off. Patience, self!
In other news, I'm about to take the PCP all the way to 10,000 feet! Tomorrow we leave for 9 days in Colorado. We'll be with our dear friends in Fort Collins for 4 days (going camping for 2!), and then with my parents and my brother and his family in Estes Park for the second half of the trip. My parents retired to Estes Park - from Michigan - about 5 or 6 years ago. They are super active, outdoorsy people, so the Colorado lifestyle suits them perfectly! I'm proud of them for living out their dream and I hope that when I'm in my 60's I will be just as active and vibrant as they are.
Will keep you all posted on our Colorado adventures!
You know, it could very well be water retention. I lose like 3-4 lbs from night to morning. It's soooo hot right now, and I drink a lot of water to compensate. I could see a visible difference in the mirror this morning as compared to last night.
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Your body will bob up and down for a while here. Around Day 40 it'll get in the groove and you'll see more linear results. So chillax!
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