cHaNgEs : 8 Week Weigh In!!!

I am excited about today's post- I can honestly say I am quite proud of my progress so far. I had a bad couple of weeks on my journey, and I had a hard time figuring out what was holding me back. I would get up in the morning ready to eat healthy, but by the end of the day I would have had at least one slip-up. Most times it was having too large of a serving of healthy food, or eating a bit too often. But there was also the chocolate chips and peanut butter incident, and I must confess that one day I even got burger king! But I kept at it day after day because I knew something had to give and I would eventually find my motivation once again. I told myself when I started this June 1st that I would not let any slip-ups derail me longterm. Even if I didn't do so well for days or weeks at a time, I would push myself to get back on track. 5 days after my last weigh in I hadn't lost a single additional pound, and I wasn't terribly surprised. Last Monday morning I woke up and said 'that's enough!'. That was 9 days ago. The main thing I focused on was not eating anything after dinner (which is usually between 6 & 7 pm). That was a very important rule that should never have been broken, and  I'm glad I went back to it! I also think that sleep deprivation plays a part in poor decision making. One day I read a quote from a health guru who said their  biggest tip was to get enough rest, because it is one of the most influential things on our daily health. I thought about it, and when I looked back through my food & exercise journal I kid you not that the days I did the worst correlated DIRECTLY with the nights I was up with the baby the most! But I'm not going to hide behind that and throw my hands up in the air when I miss out on sleep, as I often do. I think the key is to do something that provides an atmosphere of motivation in the morning- anything that gets you up and doing something. My morning walks can do wonders, and so can getting Xia ready early and moving around with her. Good decisions = good decisions = good decisions.... anyway enough of my chatter, here's what I accomplished in 9 days :

  In 2 weeks, I have lost : 8 lbs
                                       2.25 inches off the smallest part of my waist and
                                       1.75 inches off the largest
                                       0.5 inches off my hips
                                       0.5 inches off my thighs
                                       0.375 inches off my arms
                                       0.75 inches off my bust

Cumulatively, I have lost : 34 lbs
                                       6 inches off the smallest part of my waist and
                                       7 inches off the largest
                                       3.75 inches off my hips
                                       2.5 inches off my thighs
                                       2.25 inches off my arms
                                       4 inches off my bust

I cannot believe I'm so close to the 100s! And almost fitting in all my clothes again!!! I haven't decided on a goal weight for sure, but I'm at least a third of the way there! Comment below to tell me what you think of my progress :)