Progress Report (Not As Exciting As Before)

I've lost another pound this week, for a grand total of 9 pounds, which makes me happy. Of course, I wish I was losing faster than a pound every other week, but I guess I don't mind as long as the numbers are still in a downward trend.

For fitness, I'm still refusing to commit to Team Bob or Team Jillian with the Shreadheads, and instead go with a blend of them with a little but of My Fitness Coach thrown in, too. I'm doing mostly Level 1 from the Shred, and Level 1 of Bob's Cardio Max. There's a strong possibility I'll be buying Bob's Weight Loss Yoga DVD in the near future.

I'm counting Points with Weight Watchers for my diet, and I'm so thankful I'm using this system because I've found my abilities of estimation to be lacking. I've dieted and overeaten for so long in my life, I can't tell when I've had enough. Emotion is completely tied in with hunger - am I hungry, or just feeling down? For now, I need the extra structure of counting out my portions, tallying them up, and keeping my totals within a defined limit.

I've noticed the greatest change in my clothing, though. I'm nearly at the point where I can take off my jeans without unbuttoning them, and these are Right Fit jeans that have a small and high waist. I'm making this promise to you: the day I can do it, you'll see the video right here on this blog. (With leggings on underneath, of course.)

When I started my final quarter of school last week, I was shocked to realize my nursing school uniform scrubs look like a clown suit on me now. At my last clinical in early March, the pants still fit tightly, the seams straining at the hips. Now? They're loose on me. Yippiee!

Despite still working out 5 days a week and keeping track of my food, I don't have dramatic photos to show for the past few weeks. At least, nothing as dramatic as the first three weeks.

Here are my starting and 3 week photos again:


And here I am from the other day:


As much as I hate to show it, here's the backside:

And now:


There's a little bit of progress there, but it's not as much as before. As much as I prefer the strength training, it might be time to increase my cardio. Because I can feel my new muscles, but they're hiding under some fat that needs to go away. Now that the weather is getting nicer, I might add some evening walks into my plan for a little extra cardio burn.