No Crap Diet Update: Week 16 -- Another Two Pounds Down.
This week, I made some interesting discoveries:
It's been a very good week.
Hmm
- My library storytimes are really, really active. Yes, on one level I knew that I did a lot of running and bouncing around with the kids. I do puppet shows that travel all over the room, and I do lots of fingerplays, marches and dances between stories. But I didn't know just how active I really was. My pedometer tells me that I registered over 4,000 steps during my last storytime. Whoa.
- I can fit into my spandex superhero suit and look GOOD. The costume that I ordered is one of those form-fitting things that looks painted on. When I ordered it, I took careful measurements and than made some estimations of how many inches I would lose before it would arrive. I was afraid that it would look lumpy and awful on my 45 year old body, and that I would need shape wear to even fit into the thing. Well, it arrived. I zipped it up, and it looks awesome. I showed it to a few trusted friends, and the consensus is that no shape wear is needed.
- Muscle confusion works. I've continued the process of continually switching strength workouts. I've got seven different routines that I switch between -- meaning that I don't repeat a given workout until at least two weeks go by. Since doing this, I've shifted from losing a pound every other week to losing two pounds a week. My muscles are humming and feeling great.
- My size 4 jeans zip up. I don't look good in them yet (too much muffin top) but they zip. My guess is that I am hovering somewhere between size 6 and 8 now.
- Fitness is contagious. Cassie decided that she wanted to go jogging yesterday and borrowed my pedometer so that she could measure how many steps she did.
It's been a very good week.
Hmm