Transformation Everyday

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You may not be totally happy with the cheats this week, but look at how great you did on exercise! And those inches are still coming off so you are heading in the right direction. Just for reference - at one time in my life I was lifting weights regularly and over several months I lost 14 lbs but my body fat went from 23% to 13%. I lost so many inches and three pant sizes and I only lost 13 pounds on the scale. Kid you not, girlfriend.
 
WE ARE BACK AT 199.0, PEOPLE!

Seeing that number below 200 was motivating again, and I felt a little invigorated.

So, I've started taking daily pictures of myself. All stripped down and everything hanging out, saved in it's own little album on my phone. I'll edit the photo with the day and one reason why I want to make it through the day. Something to look at when I want to skip a workout, or swap my vegetables for the free donuts at work. I'm interested in seeing the album fill up and be able to flip through those pictures in a month from now!

Christmas is 25 days away. That's just over 3 1/2 weeks. My mom has reserved us a table at the revolving restaurant downtown for myself, my brothers and her. It's a really fancy place with beautiful views of the city. I have to purchase a new dress for the occasion. So, now that's a new motivating factor. I've written it on our fridge door. I've used it as my "reason why" on my photo today. I want to celebrate Christmas feeling confident, healthier and all around in a better place than today.

Challenge of the day: light elliptical workout, 20 minutes and not using my arms. Hands can stay on the bar below.

Stan said:
Feel bad for not being properly around for a few days; completely missed that you'd been suffering. Sorry. But go you for battling back so positively. You might feel angry with yourself for the cheat but please be very proud of yourself for showing such resilience. You're gonna do this Liz, I know it and I'm going to tag along for the ride lol
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Thanks so much, Stan! I'm doing this! It's my Christmas gift to myself!

LaMaria said:
Well done on all the things! Glad to see you up and going again.
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Thanks, LaMa! It feels good to be here again!

cate said:
This is you (you have this)- xoxo Cate
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Hah! Thanks, Cate! This actually reminded me to throw on Whitney Houston's I'm Every Woman. Which I am so doing right now while I rock out a small workout.

JohnMarshall said:
As you have all been so nice and welcoming, I am happy to share a PDF version of the book. Free, nothing to sign up for. Not sure how it works on here but send me a personal message and your email and I'll send it over. I'd be happy if it helps people
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That's quite kind of you, John! It sounds like an inspirational journey. :)

Jenniquest said:
...And those inches are still coming off so you are heading in the right direction. Just for reference - at one time in my life I was lifting weights regularly and over several months I lost 14 lbs but my body fat went from 23% to 13%. I lost so many inches and three pant sizes and I only lost 13 pounds on the scale. Kid you not, girlfriend.
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You make a good point! If I didn't see that small change on the measuring tape, I might have just gone back to bed that day, haha. I can't wait to heal up and slowly introduce weights back into my routine.
 
"That's fantastic, John! I bet it was therapeutic for you to write out as well? I'm not much of a write, I wish I had that talent like my partner does. If you ever feel like sharing, I'd love to be able to read what you have to say!"

To make things easy I've put a PDF version available just for members of his forum only. You can download it HERE It's free for you but please don't share it as I don't want the whole world to get it for free. I'll take it down in a day or two. Hope it helps - I poured my heart out in it!
 
Alrighty, it's the beginning of my "work week". I've decided to start walking part of the way home, since the elliptical still hurts my chest. That's about a 45 minute walk a day, so it's a good significant workout especially if I walk fast.

Challenge of the day: start a new habit - protein shake as a last meal, no later than 8:30pm at night.

LaMaria said:
Congratulations on getting rid of the 2 again Interested to hear how your picture project will turn out.
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Thanks, LaMa! It's hidden deep within my phone so I don't accidentally flash someone. ;)
cate said:
Go, Liz. I'm confident you can do this
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Thanks, Cate! Feeling motivated again. If only I could speed up time!
JohnMarshall said:
I'll take it down in a day or two. Hope it helps - I poured my heart out in it!
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I've got it downloaded on my phone, John. I'll give that a read over the next few days. Thanks so much for sharing something so personal! :)
 
Alright. I know that I have been doing great food-wise. I've been sticking to the no food after 8:30pm thing, and have been eating more veg but I'm having a hard time feeling like I'm making progress without the usual cardio. I feel bloated all the time, even though the scale is showing a lower number again today. I'm getting my 90-100oz of water, drinking plenty of green tea and black coffee. I guess I'm just missing that high I get from a good workout!

I'll check again today for that treadmill downstairs.

Another weekend coming up, another couple of days to power through without blowing my progress! Not gonna lie, I'm getting bored....
 
Does anybody else get as excited about eggs as I do? I haven't had them for a couple days, our dinner tonight is a spinach & veg frittata and I'm drooling just thinking about it!

Rewiring my tastebuds is a long process, but I think it's starting to work!
 
Eggs are amazing. And eating stuff you´re excited about can help a lot with the "I´m bored of this healthy eating thing" thing.
 
Another dinner out. My nephew's 10th birthday dinner at Cactus Club. Side chicken and vegetables, please.
Again, I'm just saying that out loud to you guys so that I stick to the plan.

It's a bit appalling the kind of food that's on menus disguised as healthy. Their "Buddha bowl" is 1300 calories. Sure, I don't have to eat all of it, but it's basically veg covered in a sugary-fatty sauce. Plain vegetables and chicken breast, please.

2 1/2 days left until my next weigh-in, and I want this one to be one I'm really proud of.

Challenge of the day: don't do anything at dinner I'll regret tomorrow!
Mini challenge: Take a photo of dinner to post here for proof. ;)
 
It is so hard to go out and order something that's at least reasonable in calories. I eat out most Monday lunchtimes at the moment so I know I'll probably end up over my target and have to make it up somehow. Come on food places, get your act together!! lol
 
It's weird how healthy&delicious never seems to be an option, isn't it? Yet it's so simple when you cook from scratch! I don't understand these things.
 
Eating healthily while you are out should be easy, but it is far from it. Asking for sauces on the side is not commonplace here. Hope you had a good night Liz xo
 
Ate the healthy chicken & kale salad, no dressing (hot sauce instead). Had a nice time visiting family (ignoring all the comments about my food choices), then got home and saw a notification that my sister-in-law uploaded photos.

I look hideous. I've never felt more fat. I'm in tears in the bathtub, and I think I'm going to go to bed for the night and stay there for a while.

This is why I don't like to go out.
 
Cameras are cruel tricksters. I´m so sorry you felt bad seeing the pictures but remember that what you see on that screen is not what other people see - either in pictures or in real life. Do you have a problem with self-image in general? I´ve been reading along in various weight loss forums for years all in all and I´ve seen quite a few people lose the weight they want to lose and then realize that once the excitement of getting to goal has worn off they still see the same person in the mirror and in pictures. And decide they obviously need to lose more weight, need surgery, need a new style, need more muscle tone... While what they really need is change the way they feel about themselves. I´ll admit it took a long time for me to be comfortable looking at my own pictures (though I´ve been fine with my mirror image for a while longer) and I´m not 100% out of the woods yet but it´s fascinating to find I can look at shots that used to horrify me and wonder what was so bad about them.

Long story short: you are by no means hideous. And I hope you´ll find a way to see that soon.
 
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