more progress

This is a dirty mirror pic. Literally. No, it's not my dirty mirror. Yes, I do take pictures like this at other peoples houses LOL!

I have no idea how many inches I've lost but I can tell it's quite a few. My love handles are slowly but surely disappearing. I just need to tackle my lower belly now.

instructor

New fitness goals mean new opportunities! This week and next week I will begin my journey into becoming some what of a fitness instructor. I will be certified in CPR, I will shadow a boot camp class, I will shadow several weight training floor classes, and spin classes. My ultimate goal is to become a certified spin instructor but along with it I am also becoming a senior (silver sneakers YMCA) cardio and weight training instructor! These are fairly big deals! I never thought I'd be the type to actually go through with something like this. I just need the confidence to actually do it. I know I can lead and be successful in this realm, considering how far I've pushed myself, now I hope to help other get there as well.

brag post!

This here is a brag post. Finally. A good post. These are my guns. Okay, not really. This is the first time I ever have some kind of definition in my arms. I usually have big flabby butter arms. I can see definition now!!!! P90x is awesome. I will have nice arms for this summer. No more hiding in cardigans and long sleeves!

fat face

When I get fat, so does my face. If I gain ten pounds five will go to my arms and belly and the other five will go directly to my face. Seriously. I get big puffy cheeks when I gain weight and I hate it. This is one of the reasons I like to maintain a healthy diet, and stay thin, so that my face doesn't look like I've eaten two cheeseburgers.

Between these two pictures there is a 7 pound difference. SEVEN POUND! WHY DOES IT LOOK LIKE ALL 7 ARE IN MY FACE??!?!

I know the picture isn't the greatest comparison but I'm sure you can tell. I was 148.8 on the left (or more) and 141.2 on the right. You can see my eyes look bigger and my cheeks look smaller. It's ridiculous but I wanted to share my almost number 1 reason for staying thin!

month two

Since starting month two this Monday things have been interesting. 
Here are the boring parts:

Day 1 which was Chest, Shoulders & Triceps, was hard. Just like it was hard in month one. I felt defeated and frustrated. I felt like I wasn't doing the moves right and I couldn't do them all the way anyway. The next day I was sore, so sore, and that my friends is a good thing. I was working hard and sweating through it and I felt it. 

Month two is so different, I haven't even completed one week and I'm hooked. I feel like this is such a great program because I don't feel entirely exhausted and defeated at the end. I'm learning so much about my body and seeing immense toning in areas I'd never seen before. My arms are starting to look so much better. I usually had big, fat, flabby arms and now I can actually see muscle and it's so motivating! 

My eating habits have stayed on board. I am not following the eating plan exactly but I still maintain a very healthy diet, one which I plan on sharing with you more frequently! 

progress

The day I posted my progress pictures I knew it may have been a bad idea. I was (TMI WARNING) a bit bloated because it was that time of the month. I am the type of woman that really does bloat during this time. I hold on to my water weight and it's just bad all over. I knew stepping on that scale may have been discouraging but surprisingly it wasn't. The kicker comes in when I got back on a day later, no longer bloated and TWO POUNDS LIGHTER. The official weight loss has gone from 148.6 to 141.2 It's pretty fabulous for a little over 30 days.

I need better pictures, but I'm struggling with how to post them without being immodest and completely exposing myself. I'm sure I will come up with something.

I'm also going to commit to posting pictures, recipes, or ideas of my lunches and dinners. I am a strong believer in weight loss being 30% gym and 70% diet. It really does matter what you eat. You can spend two hours everyday at the gym but if you go home and eat crap, well there goes your workout!

side by side

Here are a few side by side comparsion pictures. The flash and position of the shirt don't exactly help but here's a 5 lb weight-loss.