So Many Donuts, so little time...

Well, it happened, over the weekend I splurged and had donuts and cherry pie and I ended up gaining 3 pounds last week!

While I don't consider it a complete failure, I do consider it a learning experience. What did I learn you might ask? What I put in my mouth no matter how much I exercise will have consequences.

Before I start my exercising this week I am taking measurements of my body, because I do feel like even though I gained some weight I might have lost some inches. Unfortunately I didn't do measurements before I started this, so nothing to compare it to. I think I might have lost in my bust. The only place I DON'T want to lose a lot and it is always the first place I do lose! LOL

Here they are, the measurements:
Bust: 52.5"
Waist: 47.25"
Hips: 56.5"
Left Bicep: 16"
Right Bicep: 16"
Left Thigh: 30.75"
Right Thigh: 30"
Left Calf: 16.25"
Right Calf: 17"

I am shocked at the fact that I am almost as big around my hips as I am tall! Being only 5'4" we are talking about a 7.5" difference. Egads!

Several people have been talking to me about diet and how that in conjunction with exercise should help me lose more weight. Obviously, I need to be taking a good long look at my diet and what I eat until I get my body burning calories. Learning that my body hasn't gotten used to the changes that I am making is kind of funny. I have been gaining weight for over 15 years and I am sure in that time my body has gotten into its own routine of storing because of bad eating habits.

My friend Beth has sent me some information about http://www.mybodymakeover.com/. She has been doing this for several weeks and just changing her eating she has lost weight. She has a group of 11 people in her office doing this together and they have lost a combined total of 49 pounds in the first 5 weeks.

Another friend of mine who is a personal trainer has some information to share with me too about diet and I should be getting that next week. I will let you all decide what type of change to my eating I make. As for now donuts and cherry pie are off the menu! My husband is going to love that, NOT!

“I have the strength for everything through him who empowers me.”
~Phil 4:13