Goal met! 2 months, 14 days

I did it! I woke up this morning and the scale read 125.5. I officially made my goal. I lost twenty pounds in 2 and a half months. Yesterday I wore my size 2 shorts the entire day. Size 2. Unbelievable. I am really happy with the progress I've made obviously. After trying on some bathing suits yesterday I may try to hit 120 pounds next. I want to look good, but I also don't want to look like a skeleton or anything. Trying to find that balance. We'll be on vacation for the next week, and I doubt I can hold onto 125 over that, but I've made my goal, and I will make my new goal of 120 too. I have willpower, and if I set my mind to something I will succeed.

Nearing the finish line

Well it's been a while and I thought I'd check in. It's been almost two and a half months on this low carb journey. The good news is that I am three pounds away from my end goal weight of 125. However the even better news is that I am now able to comfortably fit into size 4 shorts, and size 2 shorts are just a tad snug, but in another three pounds they should be perfect! I cannot tell you how many years it's been since I was this thin. More than two decades for sure. I am thrilled, and also flabbergasted by how easy this was overall. I mean have I worked hard by forgoing delicious baked goodies, and working my tail off with P90X3. You bet I have. But the results are outstanding and I don't feel like I had to do too much deprivation to earn them. I am excited to hear what my hubby's doctor has to say when he goes back in for his check-up in two weeks time. Hopefully it will be nothing but good news, and a pat on the back.

So yes, P90X3 is still going strong. We manage to get in four nights a week on average, but the days we miss we're usually doing something else active like hiking. We just started week three of the final phase. Yesterday's workout was eccentric lower and it kicked my butt. I am so sore today. I can't believe how great my results have been from just working out 30 minutes a day, a few times a week. I know we could have been better, but the flexibility allowed us to do what we needed to do, without getting frustrated and quitting if we needed to miss a couple of days in a row.

Next week my hubby and I are on vacation traveling to far away places. It has been slightly challenging to find places to eat at that fit our low carb needs, but we're just going to do our best while we're out of town. Next Friday is also my birthday and I am hopeful that I will be starting 37 at my goal weight fairly soon.

I am proud of myself, and my hubby, and I will continue to update until we finish this crazy P90X3 ride. After that, we'll see what happens.

60 days of P90X done!

Hi blog. Well it's been a full 60 days of P90X3 and the results are good. Comparing my Day 1 pictures, to my Day 60 pictures you can see that I am way less flabby, and I am getting some actual definition and toning. I imagine the next 30 days will only make it even more noticeable. My weight continues to decrease, I am now at 131.2. My goal is 125 pounds and that's not all that far away. My clothes are getting very baggy on me so I bought some new size 6 shorts at the store yesterday. I'm feeling much better when I am wearing my bathing suit now. I don't have too many eating challenges anymore. We even found some great Thai food that we can eat and it was delicious!! Yes, we still eat a lot of salads, but that's ok. I like salads when you can add lots of yummy toppings to them. What I miss most is still the baked goodies.

So today starts the last phase of P90X3. Chances are good that we will keep doing P90X3 again when we finish this full round. I don't see a reason to stop. It works, and I feel and look great.

Another week down!

Hi blog! It's been another week on the low carb lifestyle. We made it through Father's Day without going too far off track, and I had my Book Club too! For Father's Day hubby asked me to make a Greek Pasta Salad sans pasta. It turned out fantastic! My extended family wasn't too keen on it, but I didn't make it for them, so no big. We also went out to eat on Father's Day and we went to a local BBQ place that we love. No problems ordering low carb there. The only time I really cheated was for Book Club I made Snickerdoodle cookies, and I ate one. Just one out of the whole batch. It was really good. Mmmmm. But that was it. I shouldn't need to bake again anytime soon, and we have lots of dark chocolate treats for dessert on the weekends.

P90X3 is humming along too. We're on rest week which we hate. Too much yoga!!! But after this week is over we can take new pics. I am excited because I know I look better than I did before. My skinny shorts fit me now, and I have muscles. Woo hoo! Low carb plus P90X3 equals some damn good results.

My current weight as of my last weigh in Friday was 132.6. That's thirteen pounds down and I am still losing. Slowly but surely I'm going to make my goal weight of 125, hopefully by the end of summer. You know that saying Nothing tastes as good as skinny feels? I am starting to think that's true.

Still on track!

Hi blog. I know it's been a while. So much was going on the past few weeks that posting to my blog was kind of forgotten. My kids are officially out of school now, and all those pesky end of the year school commitments are over. Yay! We are just chilling at home now, and loving it.

In regards to our low carb lifestyle things are going very well. I have continued to lose weight. As of today I have lost thirteen pounds in little over a month. I went from a size 10 in clothing, to very quickly approaching a size 6. I have had a few people ask if I am working out, which I happily reply yes I am, P90X3! I think we have found a way to make this lifestyle our new normal.

The hardest part for me continues to be the lack of desserts. I miss my cookies, cakes, donuts, etc. However I am happy that I can still eat dark chocolate goodies, peanut butter cups, and Dove Ice cream from time to time. It may not be a cake, or a cookie, but it does satisfy the sweet tooth.

My hubby has lost over ten pounds as well, and it looks like he's still on track for his doctor's appointment in August. We have some trips planned this summer which might make the low carb lifestyle a little tricky, but we'll make it work.

I'm feeling great and starting to look great too. The hardest part is the beginning, when you're body is coming off of the carbs and the sugar, but once you're past that hump it's smooth sailing.

Back from a little break

Hi blog. Don't ask me where I've been the past few days. I've just been super busy. I had multiple doctor's appointments on Friday. Thursday is just a blur at this point. But the important thing is I am here now, and I didn't fall off the wagon.

We had a hot weekend here which included some bathing suit shopping, I returned the size 14 and got a smaller tankini instead. We ate out twice, but we stuck to our low carb lifestyle while eating at Dickies BBQ and Chik-fil-a. Who knew Chik would have such a tasty Cobb salad?  We went swimming twice this weekend to beat the heat. We did our P90X3 last night with was Triometrics. Today I am busy baking oatmeal raisin cookies for girl scouts tonight. Not tempted to eat them at all, not my favorite kind of cookies and I don't like raisins.

Weight wise I had a sucky weigh-in on Friday. I was down 0.5 which isn't terrible, but not the 1 lb or more I was hoping for. So far this week has been o.k. My monthly visitor is due to arrive so that'll slow down my progress too. Bah!

I'm kind of mopey today. Just not feeling too happy. My doctor did say that my blood pressure was excellent, and I am pretty healthy overall. So my physical for the year is over. Woo hoo!

Well not too much else to report except that I am still here, on track, and doing well. Have a nice Monday.

Wednesday rambles

Greetings blog. I am happy to say that the worst of the hunger pains is over. My body has finally adjusted to not eating carbs and sugar and I am not feeling like I am starving 24/7. As long as I don't slip up and go on some huge carb/sugar binge I think I can keep losing weight without feeling deprived. I'm so happy to be at this point at last.

Last night for exercise we did Eccentric Lower on P90X 3. My legs were toasty. Even today they are tired and worn out. It was a great workout, and I was really feeling it. This morning I went on a brisk walk with my friend, and tonight will be more P90X 3. I may not see a huge loss on the scale this week, perhaps not even any loss at all. It bums me out, but I won't let it stop me. My clothes are fitting better, and looser, so despite the scale I am making progress.

Breakfast today was a 1/2 yogurt and some blackberries. Lunch will be maybe an omelet? And dinner will be beanless chili I think. Or vegetable beef soup.

I am finding low carb message boards to be helpful on keeping me on track and hearing others stories. I have a doctor's appointment on Friday and I expect full blood work done. I haven't been to the doctor in two and a half years so it's going to be the full deal head to toe. Yay. =P

Have a great hump day.