Sunday, April 3, 2011

Farewell, but not forever...

Freaked you out a little? No I am not stopping on my cool blogging streak, the farewell is to my good friend chocolate. Tomorrow I am starting a challenge at the gym and part of it is going back on the crazy diet. I am not terrified like I was last time, because I've done it once and survived, so that's good. And I had a lot of success with it, so I have high hopes for this time around. In fact I even had to go buy new pants again this weekend, which is great motivation to keep going! But I will admit that tonight all I can think about is how hard that second day is and how much I crave the chocolate when I can't have it....  Excuse me, I had to wipe the drool off my keyboard there.

Okay, so I need to work on staying focused on how much better I feel and the positive changes I am seeing, instead of feeling deprived.
1) For instance, I was in the bath the other day and happened to glance down at my leg. I looked again and thought, "What is that?! What is wrong with my leg?" So I looked at my other leg and realized that it was just my calf muscle. You can actually see them now. I have definition! I was equally proud and relieved that I didn't have some sort of strange growth on my leg.
2) Another positive, I was just realizing this weekend that I haven't had heartburn in months now! I had been popping Tums on a regular basis since I was pregnant with Lila, but not once since I've started eating better and working out.
3) What I want my next NSV (non-scale victory) to be, I have only a few pounds to go until the weight on my driver's licence is no longer a lie! It will be nice to no longer have that one on my conscience.

So cheer me on my friends, I will need it as I adjust back to living on chicken and steamed veggies for the next six weeks...

6 comments:

Emilie said...

You can do it! I cant wait to see where else you get strange growths....I mean definition.

Sarah said...

YAY!!! I think that's SO awesome:) Isn't actually seeing results SO motivating! Keep it up!

Elena Loo said...

YAY!! You can do it! Maybe I'll give the chicken and steamed veggies a try too! WAY To go!!

Natalie said...

I think you're amazing! Keep it up!

April Weeks said...

GOOOOOOOOO Chrissy! This is exciting to see your dedication and all the great results it brings.

Lawson Family said...

Dito to all the previous comments! I'm sure you will encounter emotional peaks and valley in this diet, but you've done it once and survied! That's got to feel pretty darn good!