Soaring with Faith: DAY 4 - HALF WAY DONE!

DAY 4!

Good afternoon! My aplologies for not posting DAY 4 last night. I was SOOOO tired!

I had a long day and I was just exhausted!

I had an awesome workout with D. We did circuit training..and it was tougher than I thought it was going to be! We also took measurements. You can take them DAY 1, DAY 3, and DAY 9. I wanted to make sure I took them with D again so I knew I had the right spots measured and I also wanted to do them in the morning before a whole day of working out..eating...etc. So technically I had measurements done on DAY 4 and they look like this!:

NECK: start: 14 - day 4: 13.5
UPPER ARM LEFT: start: 14.75 - day 4: 13.75
UPPER ARM RIGHT: start: 14.5 - day 4: 13.75
CHEST: start: 48.5 - day 4: 49 (I was wearing a not so good sports bra this day)
DIAPHRAM: start: 43 - day 4: 41
WAIST: start: 49 - day 4: 46
ABDOMEN: start: 48 - day 4: 47
BUTT: start: 48 - day 4: 47
UPPER THIGH LEFT: start: 25 - day 4: 22.5
UPPER THIGH RIGHT: start: 24 - day 4: 22.5
CALF LEFT: start: 16 - day 4: 15.5
CALF RIGHT: start: 15 - day 4: 15
UPPER KNEE LEFT: start: 18 - day 4: 17.5
UPPER KNEE RIGHT: start: 17.75 - day 4: 17

So there they are! I can't believe I'm putting them out there...!!!

I was also able to have a meal either for lunch or dinner. I choose dinner so that my hubs and I could finally have a sit down meal together! Breakfast and Lunch were shakes, and I had a snack around 4pm! D and I had been talking about tacos...so of course that was all I craved all day! So tacos it was! 2 corn tortilla chicken tacos w onion, cilantro, salsa, and guacamole! Yumm! I can't have dairy so I had to ask for no cheese! I also made myself a little side salad with lots of spinach in it! D is always pushing the dark greens so I try to get them in when I can!

Dinner felt great to eat, but I'd have to admit after I was done eating I immediately went back to that after a meal guilt..."I ate too much...I ruined my day...I'm so full and feel like crap I totally sabotaged myself..."

UGGH! I say to that! Why do we do that to ourselves! Maybe I did eat too much? I don't know, but after this cleanse is over I am determined to not let myself feel like that after I have a good meal. Which is another one of my concerns for after the cleanse is done. What if I gain all the weight back? What if I do splurge too much? I know my body and the weight will come back so easy...

I'm seriously concerned.

I mean I have been working hard on changing how I eat, the foods I eat, when I eat, portion control, all of it really....but I don't know if I will have the strength, the will power to keep it up.

I guess it will be one day at a time...one meal at a time...continuing to plan ahead...

I know it can be done..but easier said right.

It's always going to be hard I know that. D says it will get easier...I believe her...I mean it has gotten easier since we started working together and I have made good changes..

This is where my therapist would most likely tell me to just give myself a break and be proud of all that I have accomplished so far! I'm working on it...also easier said than done!

So I made it through DAY 4! Half way done! I'm so excited! I can't believe I've made it this far!

I do feel energized and clear minded..which I haven't felt in a long time! I'm mostly hungry but I'm sort of getting used to it (man that is weird to say!)!

I'm a bit nervous about the weekend, but I just have to stay focused and stay busy!

Speaking of the weekend...it FINALLY snowed here in Chicago and I love it! I could do without the cold...but I SOOO love the snow! It's so pretty and calm..and reminds me of my Mom....

My sweet pup is outside frolicking in the snow with her neighbor doggy friends and it's so fun to watch them!

I hope you have a great day! I posted some pics of the dogs in the snow!

DAY 5 post to come!

Happy Day!