3 Quarters and a Nickel

Well, my new order  of food finally arrived on Friday. It was a relief to receive this, but at the same time,  this was met with anxiety..... Now I can't decide what I want to eat! I have so many options.  I had stupidly ordered the disgusting spuds, so now I am trying to exchange those. I could, theoretically mail them back to Texas, but it's a 4 week turn around time, and I don't have that kind of time. I only got a partial order, due to funds. So I  really don't have the time for Texas, plus the reviews that I have read don't exactly lend itself to a positive image regarding exchanges. Update regarding the spuds: I ingeniously transformed the nasty spuds into something totally delicious: potato pancakes! I feel smart. Now I have no need to worry about exchanging them.

Also on the Health coach front, there are many events, that are free for clients, yet health coaches have at least a 10 dollar fee. There is an event in July, that's $300 per health coach. I am unwilling to spend money on all of this so I won't attend. I almost feel left out, but I really don't have the money to pay for my own business. Also on the health coach thing, my license will expire at the end of the year, and I have no desire to renew it. That means if you would like to  join the fantastic club of healthy people, with me as your health coach, you are quickly running out of  time!

Question and Answer time!

One question that I have consistently gotten is in regards to exercise. It is true that my favorite activity is swimming, but it is also true that I have not been able to go swimming in multiple weeks. This is due to the timing not being right, followed by getting pink eye, followed by the arrival of the summer.  I have not been able to take summer classes, therefore I do not have gym privileges at Unlv, until fall semester arrives anyway.  Many people have suggested that I lift weights to tone up and what not. I will, but I can't yet. I don't have gym privileges until fall, but moreover than that is that muscle weighs more than fat, which would ruin my diet. Weight lifting is permitted, once I hit the transition phase. The only type of exercise that is currently permitted, is cardio. This does include walking. In fact, walking is the first recommendation put forth in my weight loss program.

Another question that I have also gotten is  "Are you done yet?" And "Are you eating real food yet?" I am not done with my journey of shrinking into a Mini me yet, but I am nearing the finish line. This journey isn't a 10 yard dash, it's a marathon! The other question I have gotten a lot is in regards to if I am eating normal food yet or not. And the answer to that is that I have never stopped eating grocery store foods. Things that are permitted to have are things such as: Eggs, Cottage cheese, vegetables, and proteins. In fact I consume a normal grocery store meal once a day. Mine is normally just chicken and vegetables, because I'm not a huge fan of fish.

Non-Scale Victories:
 A neighbor (whom I actually had never met) stopped me on our nightly walk on Sunday and said that I look much different now. She said I used to look like I'm well into my 30s, and now I barely look like I'm 21 and will have problems getting into bars. LOL!!! She inquired about the program, for her son, so I gave her a pamphlet with my information to pass on to her. Hopefully this will turn into another client for me!

I went to Target for shipping supplies, I was by myself so I decided to play in the clothes racks. I decided to try on some new sizes of jeans. I present you with the results

SIZE 8 PANTS! ( I started at a 24W.... and I'm not done shrinking yet... You have to wonder what size I'll be in when I am done transforming!)

 

 

 

If you are wondering why these photos are selfies in dressing rooms, it is because I can not purchase new clothes yet, so I just take pictures to document my progress of shrinking.

 

I had put together a slide show/video using an app,  but it's only shareable via facebook or email... But I will just put the "most shocking" photos here. I emailed the link to my dad but he said it wouldn't work, so we have to resort to old fashioned photos!

 

 

Yes, both of my legs are able to fit into one pant leg of my old clothes..... and these pants weren't even my largest size!

Well, today,  the scale displayed the numbers of 165. That means I have lost a small total of 80 pounds!