Healthy Habits - Fitness and Weightloss

I've been very happy to be following the Fit Yummy Mummy Transformation Challenge the past week.

I am seeing and feeling results, and really have just seen the tip of the iceburg.

It really is a lifestyle change. The best part is it's simplicity and that you can take it step by step.

It hasn't been hard or complicated.

So… 

After a harrowing day yesterday, I did my measurements this morning.

I could feel that I was less bloated, and it turns out that I was right.

MY STATS FOR WEEK #2

• Height approx 5 3.5 (interestingly enough, I got my daughter to remeasure me and I am 1.5 inches taller than I thought, this challenge really is working!) 
• Weight 130.5 lbs (down 2.5)
• Waist 75cm (down 3cm)
• Belly Bulge 90 cm (down 3)
• Hips 93 cm (down 1cm)
• Thighs 52.75 (down .75cm)

 Here are my stats from last week.

• Height approx 5.2 - I have scoliosis which has shortened my height and extra padding allowance.  
• Weight 134 lbs
• Waist 78 cm
• Belly Bulge (more kindly called midrift) 93 cm
• Hips 94 cm (looking at both, it basically means that I basically have a butt sticking out the front and back!)
• Thighs 53.5 cm

I really do feel better, both more comfortable already in my clothes, every little bit helps! But I also am feeling so much better - my posture feels better, I am breathing deeper and seem to have more energy, although I have been sleeping better too.

And I feel like a million pound load is off of me, just because I am DOING what I have known I had to do and wanted to do for the past year - get back on track!

WHAT'S GOING ON?

Although I am thrilled with the numbers, I felt that I should add a few notes.

As a rule, I don't drop 2.5lbs in a week, during the last challenge I did, I was pretty much steady at 1, give or take a few weigh ins.

I am thinking that my beginning weight was a little high, probably prebloat because "that time of the month" was coming. 

I mention this because it is important for anyone who is seeing fluctuations to know that your menstrual cycle will effect your measurements and not to let them get you down.

As I rule, I always knew that there would be one week each month when things probably weren't going to look that great, or that I would feel a little bloated (although never as bad as when I was not looking after my health)

As luck had it for me, this time it was the beginning week of the challenge, so I am seeing a big payoff this week.

Next week, I will be happy if I lose 1 lb.

When I was at the gym, sometimes I would feel that my measly 1lb losses might not seem like much to others, but to me they were HUGE, because I have wrestled with this last 10lbs (turns out to be actually 15, there's a lot of fat hiding in those abs!) for years, interestingly enough, since I got my computer… hmmmm.

Anyway, and for me, I had to stay very with the program to even lose that. Some women with more to loose, lost more.

So it's all relative.

My thought here is that as long as you are heading in the right direction, you are doing great!

Never get discouraged if you feel that you are not seeing enough progress.

As long as it is steady, you will get there. Just stick with it.

If you are stuck, there are fixes for that too.

With Fit Yummy Mummy, Holly answers all of your questions. She will help you get over the hump.

I know quite a lot myself about weight loss and good nutrition, but I have to tell you, some of her answers have surprised and enlightened me. 

Holly is a truly inspiring human being, in every way. That's her in the picture below. Have a look. That smile is exactly what you get, along with tons of encouragement and solid advice on exactly what to do.

If you are struggling, I am telling you that the Fit Yummy Mummy program will give you results, as long as you do it.

And it isn't that hard. The hardest part is getting started.

And the 3 month challenge that is open to join until the end of February is just the fix for that. Don't miss this opportunity to get your self back.

If you're not sure, but you are sure that you want to look better, feel better and improve your health, I encourage you to have a look, and join me in the challenge!

It's actually fun and it just keeps getting better! 

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