The Evolution of a Thinner Me

Have you guys missed me? Wondering oh where oh where has Cecilia gone? Darlings, I have been busy! Busy admiring my new body! That’s right, ladies, I have realized that my body is 9 lbs (sometimes 10) LIGHTER!! It’s amazing, really!!

So in my last journal entry I mentioned how our lovely menstrual cycle can cause you to gain 3-5 lbs, right? It is so true! I was SO disturbed with the fact that I wasn’t “losing” anything for a while, but it really was because I was stepping on that cursed scale during Aunt Flow’s visit! When she left, I stepped on again for 4 days straight and VOILA!! I am indeed at a steady 156 lbs! I love it and every morning I wake up feeling sexy… I look in the mirror (yes, the gut is still sucked in) and I do a side profile view and say to myself “wow, you are thinning down and you are looking HOT!” Affirmations, my friends! We all need affirmations and they do work! I am okay and gosh darn it, people like me! LOL!

Seriously, I have learned in the past 9 long, hardworking, sweaty, crazy weeks, that reaching your goals is POSSIBLE! I was nervous when I first started this program… I would read the Best Life Diet book and after a few pages I would think to myself “What the heck have you gotten yourself into??” Really, I have to count calories? I can’t eat fried foods? (ok, so I totally cheated on that one!) I have to exercise? A lot? Eat breakfast? You mean, every morning? Wow, again, this stuff really does work if you focus and put your mind to it…

My original bikini? Am I not wearing black anymore?! Are you kidding?! Black is still slimming and it’s still sexy and trendy… and I still wear it like a uniform, but I am starting to get tired of it and still have a the goal of putting more color into my wardrobe! But my ultimate goal is to still slim down a bit… now that I know HOW to lose the weight, I still want to continue to work hard at losing more weight as time goes on… and I know it’s going to take a few more months, even a couple of years to get on track… I’m still notorious for falling off the wagon, jumping off the wagon, even doing a roundoff dismount off of it, but I’m still on track!! I really feel like this is my lifestyle now… I am aware of the food I take in, even the junk! I am aware of when I’ve skipped breakfast or haven’t drank enough water…

 It’s strange how my mind is reacting to my actions these days… It throws in a mini-guilt trip and then it boosts it up with more motivation afterwards! Like I’ll eat a bag of chips (yes it’s that dang vending machine at work), but then I’ll take the stairs up instead of the elevator, or walk around more in the office… as if I’m trying to shake the chips off… I love it, I love the fact that I’m focused on always being active! Ever since we’ve started the program, I have worked out at LEAST ONE DAY a week! That is awesome! This is probably the most consistent amount of activity I’ve had in my life since I was 12! And I love it! It is such a part of me now, I can’t imagine not being active. I’ve even invested in 2 work-out DVDs for when I can’t get to the gym or see a trainer! Now that’s amazing for me!!

My new goals now are still quite simple:

1. Stay consistent in being active: go to the gym at least once a week, WALK at least once a week for a few miles, rock out at home with my DVDs
2. Focus on Eating HEALTHIER:  Keep following the BLD, Try to cook a bit more at home instead of going out to dinner, watch my calories, drink more water to keep hyrdrated, allow myself to slip or have a “treat” now and then
3. Be smoke-free completely: Ok, ok, ok, I will have to admit, I have smoked here and there! I am now a SOCIAL SMOKER where I only smoke if/when I drink… or am out at a concert or something… I REFUSE TO SPEND MY MONEY ON CIGGIES!! But the goal of being SMOKE-FREE is still in sight and I know is still attainable

I know it’s hard and I still have a long journey ahead of me, but I know I can do it… Stepping on the scale helps and just looking at myself in the mirror these days, just about thrills me! I’m not saying I’m a size 6, but wow, I really do see a difference and it pushes me even more to want to rid of this beer gut for good! The mission is still not over, people!! Come join me, and you too will see the difference!

‘Til Tuesday…

 ~ cecilia