Weigh In Friday!

It’s weigh in Friday!

I’m uber excited! For the first time since starting my fitness journey, I have some real results to post!

As of October 30, 2013:	As of November 15, 2013:	Changes
Chest:                  32 inches	Chest:                  32 inches	0
Natural Waist:   30 inches	Natural Waist:   28.75 inches	-1.25
Hips:                   38.5 inches	Hips:                   37.75 inches	-0.75
Thighs:               22.75 inches	Thighs:               23 inches	0.25
Upper Arm:         10.75 inches	Upper Arm:         11.25 inches	0.5
Pants Waist:       36 Inches	Pants Waist:       34 Inches	-2
Weight:              142 pounds	Weight:              140 pounds	-2
Body Fat %:       28%	Body Fat %:       26%	-2%

YA! Getting close to my goals and its only the middle of November! This weekend will prove to be challenging though as we are celebrating Thanksgiving with the hubby’s family!

*Fingers crossed* I can get through the weekend virtually weight-gain free.

Although I know that lifting and cardio have made such a difference, I think diet has played a major part in my success so far. Gordon and I have both been following the clean eating diet pretty closely. That means no chemicals, no ingredients we can’t pronounce, and virtually no sugar. If you want more information about clean eating, The Gracious Pantry is a great place to start, she has so much knowledge and great recipes for clean eating (http://www.thegraciouspantry.com/clean-eating/). There are also a ton of recipes out there on the internet! We have also tried concocting a few of our own, most have been super yummy, and a few have not L Both Gordon and I have said that we feel better, lighter, we sleep better, and find we have more energy. Also, huge plus, we are hardly ever hungry when we eat clean!   I will also say that we don’t follow it exactly to the T. We use as many fresh ingredients as possible but don’t stress out about things like a half a teaspoon of sugar in our morning coffee. Granted, we might not be seeing the accelerated weight loss that we could, but it has also allowed us to keep our sanity as we are both on the run all the time. One of our favorite snacks since eating clean has been popcorn with a little bit of salt (and a very little bit of natural butter!)YUM!

It’s worked for us!

Here’s one of our clean eating meals from earlier this week. It’s parmeasan chicken with a fresh pepper and cucumber salad! So Yummy!

 *Hugs*