Day Four, A Day Late

Hi Internet. I missed out on my regular blog post last night so I'm doing it a day late again; the dance studio I teach at has been rehearsing late into the evenings, which is when I'm usually on the computer.

On day four I found the workouts to be getting much easier for me and a lot of the initial soreness has subsided. In fact, I just did my day five workout and I daresay I am ready for the workouts to change up a bit and challenge me further!

I stuck to my diet yesterday but by golly it was difficult. I mentioned before that I live at the tip of Washington state on the Long Beach Peninsula and it rains more than two-thirds of the year here. (For those of you who are fans of the "Twilight" series, we are just a few hours by car from the rainy, dismal town of Forks, where the books are set.) Needless to say, by June we are ready for some sunshine, but yesterday it was 50 degrees and raining and my two kiddos and I were inside all day. Usually we are up and about and outdoors for at least part of the day, which is helpful for me to keep my mind off food. But that was not the case yesterday, as we were stuck inside with me fixing them three meals and snacks, comprised mainly of foods I can't eat. I would be lying if I said that I didn't look at my son's toast with butter and jam and fantasize about devouring it whole in one bite. I didn't cheat, though, and I feel really good about that.

I didn't lose any weight from Wednesday evening up to this morning (still at three pounds total loss), which is a bit discouraging, but I have seen huge improvements in my measurements. An inch gone from my waist, hips, and thighs, and half an inch gone from each arm. This seems like a tremendous achievement for just a few days of work, definitely motivating enough to keep going for the long haul.

Okay, off to rear children now. First, here's what I ate on day four:

Breakfast: Oatmeal with apples and raisins and a hard-boiled egg
Snack: Brown rice cake with hummus
Lunch: Salmon with spinach salad
Snack: Red grapes and a handful of nuts
Dinner: Roasted turkey with sweet potatoes and vegetables