Day 8 Weigh In

Ok for those who want to know. Here are the nitty-gritty details:

Height: 62" 62" I haven't changed height since the 3rd grade
Weight: 210 lbs 204.5 lbs -5.5 lbs
Neck: 15.75" 16" +.25 Matt and I differently. He did it my way this time.
Shoulders: 46.25" 44.5" -2.25" Yea
Chest-Upper: 43.5" 42" -1.5"
Chest-Lower: 46.5" 45.25" -1.25"
Waist-at Navel: 48.25" 48" -.25"
Waist-at Largest: 51.5" 50" -1.5"
Hips-at Largest: 50.5" 48.25" -2.25"
Upper Arm- L: 15.5" 14.5" -1"
Upper Arm- R: 15.5" 14.75 -.75"
Upper Leg- L: 26.5" 22.5" -4"
Upper Leg- R: 27.75" 22.75" -5"
Lower Leg-L: 15.5" 15.75" +.25" Maybe extra muscle?
Lower Leg-R: 16.25" 16.50" +25"
Ankle- L: 8.5" 9.5" +1" Measuring problems I think
Ankle- R: 8.5" 9.5" +1"
BodyFat %: 42.6% 37.2% -5.4% YEA!!!

So all in all not bad! Not miraculous but still better showing than I've had on ANY diet or weight loss plan. I'm a little disappointed because when I was feeling down one day Matt measured my waist and told me it was 4" down... but today only .25" at navel and 1.5" at largest... Not at all what I was expecting but the other day could have been mis-measurement or a husband snugging the tape to make his wife feel better. And to keep going. But I'd rather have accurate measurements than feel good measurements.

I have not cheated on this diet. I had one small unthinking accident yesterday but... I was cleaning up after Evan's cereal that he spilled in my yoga class and trying to get back to the triangle pose... when I popped one of Evan't captain crunch berries (generic brand, of course) into my mouth... As soon as I crunched down I realized what I had done but by that time it was too late!

When I fessed up to Matt he asked me if I spit it out. Yeah that's gonna happen. I'm not going to spit in my yoga class! It's bad enough I bring my child there and all of the disruptions that he causes. Better to not have me heaving over the trash can while Ms Ginny is saying "now put your head on your knee and relaaaxxxx..."

7 Days - 22 Days Left

I don't think this post is going to be witty. Sorry guys. Some days I just don't got it.

Here is a picture of the deadlift platform in our gym. My workout partner painted it with the design that I came up with for our logo. (yes I know it's a home gym) Matt's thinking of getting T-shirts made up. I have no idea what I'm gonna do with that many Rev's Gym t-shirts but hey.

So here I am drinking another shake. This was is vanilla that I flavored with one small spoonful of instant coffee and a small spoonful of cocoa powder. Then since it was my late after noon shake and I didn't get a chance to drink it all before dinner I stashed it in the freezer. But I didn't get to it in time it froze semi-solid. But I left it out while I put the kids to bed. Now it's that milkshake consistancy YUM!

Finally found the 2nd blender lid. Not that you guys even knew it was missing but it was. Both Matt and I tore the house apart looking for it. I was absolutely sure that the boys had taken off with it and made it into a frisbee. I had even gone so far as to call the company and see how much a replacement was. $2.99 +shipping. But apparently it was hiding under some of the dishes in the sink. Since we haven't had the sheer volume of dishes lately, they've been taking some time to get done. Especially since it's mostly kids plates and sippy cups. Both Matt and I looked in the sink. It wasn't there I was positive of this... and yet there it was under the very last plate. WHOOPS! That's what you get for blaming the kids for something they didn't do!

So only one day left until weigh-ins. I've done this diet now for 7 days and feel pretty good. I've been plagued with headaches but as anyone who knows me will be able to tell you. That's nothing new. So I can't really blame those on the diet. Much as I'd like to be able to.

So all of the sordid little details are arriving tomorrow. Sorry it'll be another boring post tomorrow too. But it's one that people have told me they're really looking forward to. I think that if they see results in me, they're going to try it too. But hey it's so far been an easy diet. So I can't complain too much. Expensive but easy.

The Beginning

I was married in June on 2001. After that my life took a sudden left turn. Now don't get me wrong it was a good thing but still unexpected.

All of my life (now remember I grew up in the 80's) I totally expected to be one of those corporate gals. With the suits and the fancy office. Reality was that I didn't finish college.... didn't have the drive that was needed and in this economy today maybe that's a good thing.

So I met Matt in June of 1999. The love of my life. Not that I knew that at the time. I just thought he was funny and fun to be around. But I couldn't get him out of my head. So 2 yrs later I married him. He was in Seminary, studying to be a pastor. And that is where the bend is....

He eventually graduated and we moved to Tiny Town PA. No, that's not it's real name. I changed it for the obvious reasons. Had 2 babies and lived a very quiet and peaceful life.

Want to know the problem with quiet and peaceful? It tends to grow on you. Not in the "I can get used to this" way. Although it does that too. But more in the being able to spread out and grow way. And grow I did. And I don't mean in the soul searching finding myself way. I grew OUT. When I first met Matt I was a perfect size 10. I know that because I worked in a clothing store and all of the sizing charts said I was a straight down the line size 10. But as our relationship grew so did my butt. Here comes the embarrassing part. Now I'm a size 18! My belly looks like that of a woman who had 2 children and at least one is still trapped in side. The outside of my belly could be a road map of any metropolitan area! And let's not even talk about the rest of me. Let's just say I've let myself go.

So what am I doing about all this? My workout partner and I have been working out since 2006 (I went back and looked) Since then we've both had a child (I had a boy Evan and she had a girl) And I haven't lost any weight. I've tried more cardio. I've tried more weights, less cardio. I've tried more weights and more cardio. Now I'm up to more weights, more cardio and yoga! Still nothing. So I'm doing something drastic. (no surgery isn't an option yet!) I'm doing a 28 day almost all protein diet. (more about that later) My husband Matt and I are doing it together (always good to have support) So for the next 28 days (starting Monday) I'm going to be posting about my life on this diet.

Why should you care?? Well you probably shouldn't. Except that I'm here on my knees begging for your support. In the form of keeping me accountable and helping me to stick with the only diet I'm going to try. Please help by giving me encouraging words, (no trolls please) and keep me on track.

On Monday I'm going to publish the whole ugly truth. With pictures (if I can figure it out), measurements and the whole 9 yards.