Our team has been #1 for several weeks in a row now, and we've been in the paper. The editor asked for a comment about what we are doing that works, and after Kim spent 5 hours and we all gave well thought out input, she didn't quote a word of it. She probably just wanted to steal our secrets for herself :P I finally saw our team before photo, I did a pretty good job of making myself look like a blimp. We are going to need to find sexy outfits for our after photo.
While I haven't lost as much as my teammates, I have consistently lost since starting the challenge. I didn't go to last week's weigh in. I kinda spaced it out. I'm thinking I should be down a couple pounds when I weigh in tomorrow. I got an awful haircut yesterday, but that knocked me down a pound. I'm noticing a flatter tummy, thinner arms, my pants are saggy, and my boobs are smaller. I've gone from a 36 to a 34, which translates to a smaller back and an inch smaller in the bust (I was a bra fit expert at Fashion Bug when I was in college). I found some Victoria's Secret bras that I had "grown out" of, and they fit again. So see, I really am bringing sexy back!!!
I've stopped doing P90X. It's way above my fitness level and it was making me miserable. I might pick and choose what videos I want to do, like the Kempo or even Plyometrics. My in laws lent us their Nordic Track, so I'm going to try to do that every day.
I've cheated a couple times on food. The best was when we went to the movies in Vail on Friday, and we had baked goat cheese with figs and pistachios, and then I had a garlic shrimp ravioli in vodka sauce. It tasted like heaven in my mouth. One thing we've noticed, though, is that when we cheat our bodies feel like crap for at least a day after. We were both so bloated and gassy that we had to ride with the windows down. I guess we aren't used to all that fat and carbs and processed yumminess anymore. Which I guess is good, because now I don't really want to cheat because then I don't feel good.
I've discovered a few new favorites also. Strawberries were on sale, so we bought a bunch of them. I wasn't sure what to do with them, so I melted a handful of dark chocolate chips, dipped the strawberries in, and we had some delicious chocolate covered strawberries. I've also discovered that one wedge of laughing cow garlic and herb cheese on a serving of reduced fat wheat thins is yummy and satisfying. Also a serving of blue tortilla chips with a couple tablespoons of salsa is good. Dr. Oz said that blue chips make your body act like the body of a skinny person. Not sure what that means, but the chips aren't bad for you and I'll take it. Tonight for dinner I made a quinoa turkey meatloaf and mashed potatoes with skim milk, low fat sour cream, and a bunch of spices. It was surprisingly delicious! Instead of the topping in the recipe, I mixed a teaspoon of brown sugar with 3 teaspoons of ketchup and like 1/2 teaspoon of dry mustard, and put it on top for the last 10 minutes (it's a Paula Deen recipe that I tweaked a bit to lessen the sugar, and it's too delicious to give up). And of course instead of the onion I used a shallot, and we don't have hot sauce so I used Heinz 57 steak sauce. Something I learned, is that uncooked quinoa is as staticy as the beans in a bean bag chair, and would make a huge mess if spilled (luckily I didn't). Also it floats. But it was super easy to cook, and I'm excited to use it in future recipes!
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