Before's and After's

Finally, I have the time to post these! Between my boys first birthday planning and party, I took a little longer than expected! I am so happy with the results and even happier that this was done within 24 days (and the healthy, right way). Well, here they are...I can definetly see a difference in my hip and leg areas, can't you?!

Final Weigh In

So this morning, first thing I did was weigh myself. I was sooo anxious to find out where I am at. I have been weighing myself on the same scale (my wii) for accuracy. The thing I love about the wii is that it gives me my BMI as well. My BMI is at 22.06. Below you can see my start weight and BMI. So,  drum roll pleeeease......I am at 129.2!!!!! I did it, my pre preg weight! I am so proud of myself I think I am going to celebrate with some cake! Ha, just kidding. Later in the day I thougt I would try on those jeans I had tried in the middle of the challenge. One pair that I was able to button but were wayy too tight and uncomfortable to wear, well those bad boys fit!! I wore them today :). Looks like thats the end of this blog, I really hope I was able to inspire some healthy eating tips and motivation for anyone that wants to make a smart change for their health. If anyone has questions about my challenge or want to start a challenge of your own, let me know. I'd love to push you in the right direction!

Start weight : 134.5
End weight: 129.2
Total loss: 5.3 lbs

Start BMI: 23.15
End BMI: 22.06
Total BMI loss: 1.09

Go me!!

Day 24!!

The day has arrived! My very last day on the challenge and it feels so good to have completed it. This whole 24 days has given me more than what feels to be like my old body back but it has given me the strength and motivation to change my diet for the better and forever.  The major change I made was I have given up dairy. I really didn't think I was going to get any satisfaction from soy cheese but I love it! I have also given up butter and use absolutely zero condiments. The main thing I use are lemons, olive oil and spices for flavor. When I first started this challenge, looking at the suggested meal plan I thought it would be hard and less than satisfying, boy was I wrong! With a little research and recipe searching, I have found this clean eating to be super delicious.
Also, the past two days I have added Catalyst to my daily pill intake. Catalyst is an amino acide supplement that supports muscle tone and enhances strength and energy. I've heard this product to literally melt off the fat 10x faster when working out. I take 3 pills in the morning and 3 pills before I workout. It maybe just me but my stomach looks a lot more defined already. I wish I would of taken my measurements on my first day because I know my inches lost is going to be higher than my weight, I can tell by how my clothes are fitting, or should I say falling. I think to give you guys an idea of "inches lost" is to take a few pics of how my clothes are fitting, Im not sure ywt but I want to show somehow.
I am going to be posting my final weigh in tomorrow morning and I am soo anxious and excited to know where I am at now. My goal was the be at my pre pregnancy weight which was 129, but either way I am super satisfied with where I am at but definetly not stopping here. I am going to keep strong and keep on!

Day 18

So I took a few days away from blogging so I don't end up sounding like a broken record, repeating the same thing day after day but I figure I should write today so you dont think I fell off the wagon. I am still here going strong. I do need to hit the grocery store so my meals the past few days have been less than exciting. I have decided to challenge myself even more and stay off the scale until my 24 days are up, it's definetly hard and I am very curious. Last week I went to my cardio barre class, I found an amazing deal on living social for 10 classes and Tuesday was my first class. It was the best workout I have had in years, and the most intense since before pregnancy. I plan to go every Tuesday and hopefully able to squeeze a Thursday every once in awhile. Along with my cardio class last week, I also started running again using my c25k app. So far I am done with week one and will start week 2 on monday. I just got done writing out my grocery list for todays trip and here are some of the things I plan on getting:
shrimp, tomato, avocado, onion, almond butter, brown rice cakes, apples, kiwi, strawberries, limes, jalepenos, green beans, broccoli, spring mix lettuce, cucmber, zucchini, mixed nuts, brown eggs, salmon and grapefruit.
I already have bulgar and quinoa and whole grain breads so I will be able to come up with lots of food ideas with just these items. I actually cant wait to get in the kitchen for tonights dinner, which I found on Pinterest. Well, only about 6 more days left on this challenge, keeping my fingers crossed that I am at least back at my pre pregnancy weight which is 129.

Day 13

Not much is very different from yesterday except my weight went up 0.2 which brings me to 131.2, no biggie. Also I thought today's dinner was very post worthy. I had grilled swordfish topped with a mango/jalapeno salsa (which was also homemade by my amazing husband) with whole grain brown rice and grilled nopales (cactus). It was such a great meal and a very healthy one at that...again thanks to my husband :). My other meals today were: a meal replacement shake for breakfast...after my spark and mns pills. Mid morning snack were two rice cakes with almond butter. Lunch I had leftover millet mixed with veggies and an avocado and mid day snack was a banana. Getting ready to start day  two with my couch 2 5k app and snuggle up with my hubby, he deserves it after all of his hard work in the kitchen!

Day 12

I know the day isn't over yet, but who knows if I will have the time tonight to post. This morning I lost 0.2 which brings me to 131 even. 129 was my weight before baby and even though I am almost there, it's not my goal I was curious to see how my old jeans would fit since my current jeans are loose so I broke them out knowing if I don't fit thats ok and if I do, even better. Some actually did button to my surprise! The ones that were 100% cotton were the ones I still have to work into buttoning but the others fit, but I think I need to loose a lil more in the buttox lol. Now I know after a woman has a baby her body actually changes and I know I may or may not ever get to fit in some of those jeans bc of that and I accept that but I am going to keep trying! So today was't any different than yesterday. We did go out to breakfast but that wasn't a problem. I had a veggie omlette no cheese and no butter or oils and whilethe veggies gave it flavor I topped it with some salsa. I broke the rules and skipped my mid morning snack and for lunch I had millet mixed with celery, carrots, green beans, corn and zucchini with herbs and pepper. It was delicious! While my lil one napped I decided I should put this free time to use and run on my treadmill, so I started the couch 2 5k run using my app. After my run I had my mid day snack of two oranges. And here I am. I already know dinner I am going to have my famous salad with red wine vinegar and adding almonds tonight for some protein. 12 days down...12 to go!!

Day 11

So my day was hectic yesterday, my boys sure wore me out! So yesterdays weigh in I lost 0.4 which brought me to131.6. But its not just about the number, my pants are definetly bigger on me, more in the waist and starting to become more loose in the butt, thigh area! First day on the second phase was great. I was always one to have problems taking pills, when I was pregnant I would gag trying to take prenatals. I never could do it and knew there was a way around it....prenatal gummies, thats how bad I was. Now, I have TONS of pills, horse pills to take and I know there is no way around to acheive this goal so I woMAN'd up and am a pro. It's really not so bad. The second phase is really no different, just more pills (MNS) and I have my meal replacement shake if I want to take it. No more fiber or probiotics. Started my day off with spark and before breakfast mns pills. 30 mins later was breakfast (meal replacement shake) and my two with breakfast mns pill packs. For lunch I made a dish which consisted of egg, shredded soy cheese and my choice veggies that were sauteed together before combining and thrown in a pyrex dish to be baked in the oven. It was like a huge omlette, except the recipe called it a crustless quiche...whatever, still great! Oh, I added avocado to it. For an afternoon snack I had a few whole grain crackers and dinner was a nice big veggie salad with more steamed veggies on the side. If some days it seems to you that my meals are repeatitive or boring, it's because I am the only one in my house that eats like this...my 11 mth old will share w me sometimes but I don't really like to cook huge meals for myself. Anyway....for night snack I had a kiwi and one rice cake with almond butter. I know it seems like alot but the meal portions changed a bit which is nice. So far so good on phase 2....tonight tune back for day 12!