Monday, June 29, 2015

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.

Tuesday, June 23, 2015

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.

Tuesday, June 16, 2015

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.

Monday, June 1, 2015

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.