Week 4

Here we go into week 4!  The end of this week was a special moment.  We surpassed day 21!...and many say...it takes 21 DAYS to create a habit.  And that we have done!  It's now a habit for me to wake up every morning drink a large glass of lemon water, then make my shakeology (almond milk and PB2), followed by my one cup of black coffee while I sit snuggled up on couch with my baby girl. As we move into week 4, I'm down 11.5 pounds and a couple inches off almost all my measurements.  My thighs might have gotten bigger, but I'm thinking I am either not measuring in the exact same spot or I'm building muscle which will eventually help me burn more fat!  Next week I'm going to do an intense cardio week to kind of reignite my weight loss! 

Now onto the mushy stuff!  I originally joined this challenge because I finally admitted to myself that I was not going to get where I wanted to be unless I did something drastic.  If you are not happy with yourself, but yet you are not making any changes, then who else is there to blame than yourself.  Well, I woke up and boy am I glad I did!  My days of Old Kristen were filled with pajamas/sweats, coffee with creamer, Diet Pepsi, and having my daughter watch tv all day.  Now...I have a my morning routine followed by getting in my workout clothes, doing a household chore, and taking the kid out of the house.  I don't just watch her play, I get my butt down on the floor and I play with her!  I honestly can't even believe how I wasn't bored out of my mind before.  So yes, this is probably the number reason I am SOOOO happy with this lifestyle change, but the number two reason is pretty darn close to being tied for first!  I am impacting my family.  My husband has jumped on the Shakeology train.  He's on board with eating CLEAN, and guess what...he gets his butt on the floor and plays with the kid now too!  We even both took her to the playground yesterday for the first time in 20 months!  (oh by the way...she's 20 months old!)  Back home on the mainland, my dad is making changes in his diet too!

I know it takes 4 weeks for me to notice the changes, and I am starting to see it in pictures.  It takes 8 weeks for your family and friends to notice the changes.  And 12 weeks for EVERYONE to notice the changes.  I keep focusing on the 8th week when the people I love can see the changes and start asking questions!  You can bet your bottom dollar, I am going to be eager to share my ways because guess what...you don't have to diet or torture yourself to lose weight... you just have to change what you eat and get active!  I didn't think I had the energy to work hard at losing weight, but I found out eating healthy is what gives you the energy to work hard! 

So as I continue on this journey I visualize my end product of my hard work.  This is my little black dress that is calling New Kristen's name in 78 more days!  

And to get there...here is week 4's plan!