Going Strong- 2nd Weigh In!

So here I am 4 weeks in and going strong! I still have so much motivation, which is leaps and bounds beyond how I usually feel after 4 weeks of weight loss- if I can remember the last time I lasted this long! What has changed is the focus; I'm not constantly worrying about the scale while feeling deprived of the foods I wish I could be eating. My ultimate goal is to be healthy, and I know that if I eat right and exercise the weight loss will happen naturally. It is empowering to think this way because it allows me to realize that I have reached my ultimate goal- I am healthy. All I need to do is keep going. In fact I have really enjoyed finding new healthy foods and recipes to try, so much so that I am thinking of becoming a nutritionist! The more information I find the more excited I get. My boyfriend is going to be a personal trainer, so we would be quite a pair! All that being said, I must admit that it isn't always easy to eat healthfully. Just last night I ate a whole wheat tortilla with light cheese and a bowl of special k at 9:30 pm. No good! But I knew that my whole diet wasn't going down the tubes because of my slip up, and I woke up this morning with resolve to eat extra clean. Once in a while I eat too much, but it's still healthy food and not often. I know that eating healthy for life means I need to have options that satisfy cravings- namely chocolate. I fould delicious low sugar, 90 calorie mocha ice cream bars, and I have read that you can make cupcakes using devils food cake mix and canned pure pumpkin in place of the oil and eggs. It cuts out most of the calories and saturated fat, and adds vitamins and antioxidants! Ok, enough babbling, here's how I did:

  In 2 weeks I have lost: 10 lbs
                                      0.5 inches off the smallest part of my waist and
                                      3 inches off the largest
                                      0.5 inches off my hips
                                      1 inch off my thighs
                                      2 inches off my bust (hope that's mostly loss of backfat, lol..)

Cumulatively, I have lost: 22 lbs
                                      2.5 inches off the smallest part of my waist and
                                      4 inches off the largest
                                      2 inches off my hips
                                     1.5 inches off my thighs
                                     1.25 inches off my arms
                                     3 inches off my bust

So the best part of my progress is losing 3 inches off my postpartum belly in just 2 weeks- I could not believe that, and all I can say is crunches work!! Since I didn't lose anything from my arms I know I have to incorporate arm workouts into my schedule. I am glad to report that I am fitting in more clothes every day, and the pregnancy jeans have officially been retired!!! I am very happy with losing 22 pounds in just 28 days, and I can see a difference in the photos- can you??

 Thank you so much for taking the time to read this- please comment below to show support and feel free to share this page with anyone who may possibly be inspired, or is on a like journey. Until next time, full steam ahead!!!