Almased - Half Way Point

These last few days have been a struggle for me. When I hit day 5 of this program I noticed that I was more acidy feeling than the first 4 days and I seemed to be getting more hungry during the day. I was also struggling with the fact that the goals I wanted to accomplish weren't showing in the mirror, or at least not to me. I've never been one to really care about the number on the scale but I have always cared about the physical goals I want to reach. I've always wanted to have a flat belly. The last time I had said belly was when I was in middle school (about 10 years agoish). I know that it isn't realistic to be a grown woman and wish for the body I had before highschool. Sometimes I feel like the only way I'll ever reach my goal of a flat belly is to just go get a tummy tuck and sow things up.

I've been working out for the last 4 days. I took the kids to the gym's place while I got an hour workout in. I've also been alternating days between the 30 Day Shred and just doing some stuff on the Wii. I plan on going to a class or two at the gym during the week and once it gets warmer the kids and I will be going for walks. I'm sure the hills will do wonders not to mention being able to get outside the house.

I didn't post this the first post I had but here are my stats starting off:
25.05 BMI 159.6lbs
Bust: 38in
Ribs: 33in
Waist: 32in
BellyButton: 36-1/2in
Hips: 39in
Butt: 41in
L Thigh: 24in
R Thigh: 23in

Then today at the half way point here are my stats:
23.91 BMI 152.3lbs
Bust: 37in (-1in)
Ribs: 31-1/4in (-1.75in)
Waist: 29-3/4in (-2.25in)
BellyButton: 32in (-4.5in)
Hips: 37-1/2in (-1.5in)
Butt: 40-1/2in (-.5in)
L Thigh: 22-1/4in (-1.75in)
R Thigh: 22-1/2in (-.5in)

So all in all I have been getting to my goal slowly but surely. I think I have this thinking that since I started this I should just drop all the fat I've put on in the last 6 years overnight. I know that isn't realistic. I called my dad while I was on the treadmill at the gym just to get some encouragement and he said to me, "Your ultimate goal is to have no belly. If it doesn't happen completely gone within these 14 days than you know you've made a huge leap to reaching your goal and you just carry on until you've hit the target!" I can always count on him to make sense of my nonsense!

So over all I'm thrilled and surprised that in 7 days I've gotten so far. I'm a little nervous what the days after the fast will hold. I'm anxious to see how much will come back once I start eatting and how much more I will workout to maintain an inches loss. I've recently found some new cooking magazines that I love. My favorite is Clean Eating. It comes with shopping lists and meals to make from the lists, every recipe includes calorie information which is helpful in making sure I reach my daily intake goals, and all the meals look incredible! They even have pizzas you can make that look like real pizzas you would get from pizzahut!

That's all for now. My last post will be next Tuesday and it will tell you all my final results for this 14 Day Fast! I'm excited to see where I will end up. Wish me luck and I'm so glad to be sharing this journey with you!