Month 1 Progress (Warning: Progress Pics Included)

Beginning of October, 2016

October 31, 2016

Measurement Changes:            Oct 6                             Oct 31            Difference

• Neck                               14.75                              14.5               -0.25 inches
• Chest                                  48                                 48                   0
• Stomach                           43.5                                42                 -1.5 inches
• Hips                                 48.5                                47                 -1.5 inches
• Right Thigh                     25.5                               24.5               -1 inch
• Right Knee                        18                               17.25              -0.75 inches
• Right Bicep                       15                                 14                 -1 inch

•                                                                                   Total           -6 inches

Weight Measurements            Oct 1                               Oct 31                  Difference

                                                229                                   228                            -1 pound

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Okay. So I have literally shared EVERYTHING this time. The pictures. The numbers - and not just the totals, ALL the numbers. I feel EXTREMELY exposed right now.

But as I was doing my measurements and weigh ins and pictures, I realized just how important it was for me to share ALL of it. Just saying I lost 6 inches this month really doesn't do the story justice. Just saying I lost 1 pound doesn't do the story justice. Just sharing the picture doesn't do the story justice.

You have to do all three to see the full story. And I'm showing this to you to show just how important it is for YOU to do all three if you're on your own journey.  If I'd only been tracking my weight, how do you think I'd feel after a month of better choices? I'd feel pretty damn defeated! Only one pound after killing myself for a whole month? And making better food choices? That's it?! Well this is pointless. At this rate I'll never get to my goal. This is the phase I'm supposed to be losing weight easily and quickly. It shouldn't be this slow at this phase. I give up. That's exactly what my inner dialogue would have been if I had only been tracking my weight.  You get my point??

I was shocked that I'd lost 6 inches. WHAT?! 6 INCHES!!!! I literally did a happy dance! But how funny is it that I didn't lose ANYTHING in my boobs?! I'm pretty sure that I stated that I couldn't wait for them to decrease in size. And what happened? Nothing. LOL! But what a huge boost of confidence and encouragement to see that I'm 6 inches down. Woo Hoo!!!!

I can see those lost inches in the pictures too! I've got a long way to go, but man... What a great first month!

One thing I like about myself: My booty definition is getting better! I'm burning off that butt-thigh gray zone and it's looking better!!!