Well…
Five meals down and I don’t think I’m going to be awake for the sixth.
Mega success however, as I fit into a pair of 38 inch waisted short pants this afternoon without having to suck in with such intensity that I hurt myself.
Breakfast was oatmeal and a scrambled egg. Nutrition bar at 10, Snowy Easter Soup with chicken at lunch, Nutrition bar at 2:30, and grilled 4oz sirloin burger, asparagus, and fresh pasta at 7 (I also threw in a cup of pineapple, so I’ll consider that my sixth meal, even though it’s missing protien).
Exercise today consisted of walking all over my half acre with a lawn mower. I managed to get it all cut in 46 minutes, and I estimate I walked about a mile and a half, and pushed through some very dense, thick grass. My arms hurt, so I guess I was using a different set of muscles than I was in my other workouts.
I’ve still a long way to go. My goal, for this 12 week period, was to get myself from a 41 inch waist to a 36. I would like, when all is said and done, to get myself down to a 32-33 and keep myself there, but I want attainable goals so I can see accomplishments. If I do better, great. If I don’t hit my goal, but come close, that’s okay too, because I know that I’m going for the new me.
Unlike the last time I did BFL, in 2000, when I was bascially trying to do it to keep the “status quo” and keep my life from turning upside down, this time I’m doing it just for me. So I can be comfortable in my own skin, with how I look, and so that I am proud of who I am. Consider it a self-esteem booster shot, you might say.
Tomorrow comes quickly, and I’m more tired than I am used to feeling. I think it has something to do with my allergies, which have kicked up bigtime.
