The Evolution of a Thinner Me

While the 12 weeks of our public journey has ended, for most of us, the journey still continues!! I could not have made it this far without this project, the girls and YOU, the reader !! So THANK YOU SO MUCH for following us during these past 3 months… Reading our wacky journals, adding your loving and encouraging comments, and following your own journey to Thinville!

After 3 months of the Best Life Diet, I have managed to sweat and eat away 10 lbs of the OLD ME!! I’m at 155 baby!! (Bar the menstrual weeks, because they throw me off, dam those 3-5 lbs of water, stress and just plain yech)! But yeah, TEN freakin’ pounds! I love it and am very happy with the results!! (But I SWEAR to you, these 10 lbs must have came from my thighs/quads because of those dang LUNGES!)!! My beer gut is still there, my back fat will take some more time to shrink up, and my double/triple chins come and go, depending on what facial expression I’m making… LOL… but I have some rock-hard killer thighs!! And my bum is apparently smaller! So says my aunt and a few friends! YES!!

Sadly, I am still a social smoker I don’t smoke nearly as much as I used to (thank god) and I don’t buy my own ciggies… So I mooch off of other kind smokers that understand how it feels to not have ciggies!! I still have the ultimate goal of eliminating nicotene from my life completely, but I know myself and my mind aren’t completey ready!! But I’m so proud of myself for having gone this far with the whole smoking deal!! I only smoke when I drink and never smoke at home like I used to…

My eating habits are much better… I think it’s that I’m more conscious of everything than anything else… I have visited the silly, tempting, warped drive-thrus, I have eaten crappy sweets and my crazy fried foods… but I also have days when I eat healthy, clean, energetic foods that make me feel good… I’m still working on consistency though! Well, at least I’m consistent at being inconsistent… ha ha ha!  This Best Life Diet is here with me always… I am telling you, once you are on it, it never leaves you! Because it’s a stepping stone for the rest of your life, it really is…

I can tell you that the biggest life change in me is the fact that I’m working out at LEAST (if not more) once a week! I am starting to get a running/walk high! My friend Chrissy suggested I participate in the Shamrock Shuffle and I did and now I’m hooked! Not only is it a great way to get exercise, but what a beautiful way to join the masses of runners and walkers alike! It is really thrilling and exciting to see all this unfold within a few hours… So now my new goals this spring and summer are to participate in as many charity walks and runs as I can! I love it! And I encourage you all to do the same! Get your friends involved, your family, the kids, it really is a wonderful treat!! And really something that you can do by yourself too! My next event is a neighborhood charity 5k run and after that is the Multiple Sclerois Walk ! Please research walks and runs in your area and REGISTER!! I’m just excited to be active again! It’s not too late, for anyone!! If my lazy bum can turn around and do it, so can you!! Get off that couch and get to walking!

Thanks to Yoplait and Bob Greene for making this happen… This opportunity, while at times grueling and frustrating, has been so wonderful! I am so grateful for this, you wouldn’t believe it… Thank you to my faithful READERS I certainly hope that I have motivated you in one way shape or form Or at least made you laugh! (you know ya burn calories with laughter anyway!)! It’s been a slice of heaven my friends…

Enjoy your new LIFE

You are each a QUEEN in your World!

Work it. Own it. Live it. Love it.

all the best,

~ cecilia

It is hard to believe that it is already April and our journey together has come to the end. It seems like only yesterday that we were sitting on that couch sharing our own reasons for taking this trip.

And while this phase of the journey has come to an end, I feel that I am still at start of a much longer trip…one for life. As I began this program, I knew that for me to really be an inspiration for my daughter, this was not about a three month fad diet, this was a life ling adventure. I am pleased to say that everything that I have learned can be a part of a daily routine.

From cooking and eating right, to getting my body moving and keep it moving…these have all been inspirations for my family.

Personally, I am also very satisfied in that some of my favorite clothes are fitting again…just in time for the summer! I am also hearing compliments from my husband now too (I know that they were there before, but I just did not let myself hear them).

I am going to miss you, girls. Let’s pledge to stay connected at a minimum by email and continue to be inspirations for each other!