Starting Monday…a journey to the finish…

I start school tomorrow.

::Gulp::

That’s all.  Off to bed.  Afterall, it’s a school night!  =)

I tried something new this week.  It’s pretty revolutionary, if you ask me.  Sit down.  Take notes.  Ready?

Eat less.  Move more.

No really, it’s that simple.

In my last blog, I mentioned that maid of honor dress I need to fit into (comfortably, might I add) on October 11th.  I decided to cut myself to 1,200-1,400 cals a day.  Starting this past Sunday, I’ve been pretty diligent in following that.  Lots of fruits, a few veggies (still not a big fan; I consume what I can tolerate) some whole grains and protein/dairy galore.  I’ve gotten at least 30mins of activity each day, generally closer to an hour…and I’ve been splitting it up between morning and evening.  (I really do feel that taking a 30 minute stroll post dinner makes a WORLD of difference.)  I stayed up late last night, so I skipped the workout today…but decided to see what my last 5 days of honestly healthy living have done for me.

I woke up, and immediately grabbed my tight jean capris.  These puppies have been haunting me all summer.  I could barely get them up over my big ol’ thighs and belly.  Well today folks, I hoisted up those bad boys, and zipped them up NO PROBLEM!  The scale can only tell you so much.  Jeans?  Those are the real measure of success or failure.

Of course, I still had to step on the scale. 

Down 4lbs!

Pills, potions, endless diet books; I’m done. 

Eat less, move more.  Eat less crap.  Eat more natural stuff.

It works people, really!  =)

 (I wish they made an emoticon that’s nothing more than a hand flipping the bird.  Because THAT’S what I’d be inserting right here…directed at the entire diet industry!)

No really, I do.  There’s just something about getting out there in the sun, working up a sweat, and enjoying summer.  (Not to mention the mega calorie burn you achieve, to boot!  I burned something crazy like 700 cals today just mowing 3 lawns.  Whoo hoo!)  I think the thing I like about it most is that it gives me time to clear my head.  It’s just me, my headphones, the mower, and time to think.  Ok, so occasionally you’ll step in some dog shit, and you’ll be pulled out of your deep thoughts all too quickly…but it’s a small price to pay!  If you want a workout that gets your heart rate going, and you’re blood pumping AND accomplish something all at the same time, go mow the lawn.  Just don’t forget to put on gloves, or you’ll get MAD blisters after the fact. (Yes, definitely speaking from experience here folks.)

In other news, it’s officially T-Minus 2 months and 1 day until that wedding I’m the maid on honor in.  I’ve been fearing this day for ages now…as I hadn’t technically tried on the dress since November.  And we all know how much frickin’ success I’ve been having at losing those lbs this year….so today I bit the bullet and tried it on.  I learned a couple of valuable lessons:

1) Zipping a dress alone is virtually impossible.  Unless you’re some sort of gymnast that is able to contort onceself into unimaginable positions, you’re probably F’d, as was I.  So, I shimmied the back of the dress around to the front, sucked it ALL IN, and zipped it up.  (Barely.)  I then shimmied the zipper around to the back, and examined the damage.

2)  The dress fits…if I don’t plan on breathing much that day.  Eh, it’s overrated anyway.

3)  From here until October 11th, I will not eat food.  Water, coffee….the occasional Diet Coke if I’m feeling crazy.  Must fit COMFORTABLY into this dress!

4)  Ok, that last statement was dumb.  I’d be a raging mega Bitch without food.  More so than now.  I must eat.  Plus, I also start Grad school on August 26th (gulp, I know) and I’m thinking that going to school without eating generally isn’t the BEST way to start things off.  From here on out, it’s 1,200 cals a day.  1,500 if I’m dying, but I’m going to try and stick to 1,200 as closely as humanly possible.  2 months people…2 months.

20lbs gone by October 11th.  Can it be done?

Stay tuned.

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