12 Lbs of lard

So it's official I'm down 12 lbs from where I was when I began taking things a little more seriously two weeks ago. Hopefully, I will continue to lose within the next month. I am happy I did the green smoothie detox, it made me more attentive to my eating habits and I have done more research on healthier recipes for meals and I am using a lot more organic ingredients these days. Still slowly getting back into eating clean, but already seeing improvements helps. I knew this before, but now I'm finally practicing it more, DIET is everything. I still chowed down this weekend a little but not excessive weight gain came from doing so. I've been more excited lately about new exercise and diet plans and goals. I feel a little healthier already! I'll be sharing more through this blog, but for now I'm still learning! Two ingredients that I am a big fan of are ground flax seed and chia seed. I just add 2 tablespoons of flax and 1 tablespoon of Chia to my smoothies and go. You can't taste either but they are both so good for you. Also have incorporated a water/apple cider vinegar mixture once in the morning and once in the evening. You can drink it throughout the day too! Just a few things that have been helpful for me so far :) I'm definitely going to have to begin the toning process too after some more weight is lost!

20 before 29

Project 20 lbs down before 29 has officially been reached! Now tomorrow when I eat cake I'm going to eat with out feeling guilty... or so I say, I'm sure I will a little but a girl has to have cake on her birthday! Gym time for the week is starting a little later than planned due to the hangover from the weekend but it makes me realize why I, myself, can't drink like that anymore. Drinking for me means, no rest, crappy eating the next day, and little motivation to run/exercise. So, I need to make sure that I limit that crap and move forward with my diet & exercise, it's fun, but to me it's not worth it like it used to be. Anyway, last week I posted some before & after photos to help keep myself motivated in looking my best by the time I was 29 now I'll start doing the same in hopes to look my VERY BEST by the time I'm 30! I've only got one year left starting now!

Was able to wear a bikini without feeling too self conscious this year!

Last day of 28, feeling better in this skin!

Results

Finally to do an update on my progress. I guess because I have to be seen in a swimming suit this weekend! Diet & exercise pay off, I have worked my ass off  for the last three months! I'm down a total 22 lbs,, I feel good about my results, but the hard work isn't even close to over. Those were just 22 lbs I needed to get rid of, I am in the process of building lean muscle these days I want to be in legit shape when I start training for Chicago, which starts the last two weeks of June. My main focus is weight training, cardio and most importantly diet! The diet part is so hard for me, I'm a girl who likes her cold blue moon, wings and most of all cake! You can bet your ass I'm still planning on devouring my birthday cake in a week though! Anyway, here's my updated yet not finished body!

Eleven

Breakfast- Oatmeal

Snack- no snack

Lunch- Chicken Kabobs two kabobs w/grilled onions & peppers on top of 1/2 cup of brown rice, side salad w/no dressing

Snack- Apple

Dinner- Grilled catfish & side salad

I weighed this morning, I'm down 7 lbs. Yay! I feel better. This cleanse has been ok, I didn't love it, but I didn't hate it, like most cleanses, it's a cleanse and there are always going to be restrictions, but that's also any diet, I do these because they make me feel better, they are good for my body, and it never hurt anybody to lose an extra 7lbs. I've also lost some inches around my love handle section, which is a "blessing" ... see how I did that? Used the word blessed where it's not necessary, yeah I hate when people do that.

I'm starting a new workout on Monday. I'll be doing the Jillian Michaels 30 day Shred in the mornings and then I will still be running my mileage in the evenings. I plan to incorporate some weight lifting in the mix too. I'm excited for a change up. As far as my goal for losing weight, so far I'm on time for having lost 20-25 before I turn 29. Thirteen/eighteen more pounds to go until I reach it.  6 weeks to go which would mean 2-3 lbs a week. My change of diet shows and has helped so much. I just hope I don't screw it up. I gotta stay on point. It's easier to do this when I have a half marathon coming up because training focuses on diet and not drinking/smoking/being hungover. I just gotta stay strong. I'm happy I'm working my ass off for this. It feels good to achieve goals. Here are some photos of before & after this 12 day cleanse.

I can actually tell in this picture when I look at my waist and legs, they both look more lean than usual. I'm happy I'm finally seeing some results from my hard work.

 

 

 



Notes: This weekend I'm going back home, I'm hoping to not drink much and not smoke at all. I know I will do fine Friday night, but Saturday night might be a challange. Hopefully if I do decide to drink I can sip on my signature get skinny cocktail and get drunk off of one drink lol. AND NO CHOCOLATE EASTER BUNNIES!!!