My "clean-eating" went well from the beginning of March until Easter break; I juice fasted the first few days, and ended up being total vegetarian for the first two. Honestly, I didn't miss the meat too much, but slowly started adding it back in. I really didn't do any exercise at the beginning of the month, except for the occasional Pilates or yoga, as I was still in my six week rest period for my ankle. The week before Easter, though, my neighbor asked me if I would start jogging with her, and now I'm jogging a slow 4-5 miles a week as she builds up her endurance, which has been great to slowly ease my ankle back into it. Nary a twinge, which has been a blessing! I pretty much maintained over the month at 220 due to the lack of exercise - of course, I lost a bunch while juice fasting, but that isn't lasting weight loss. I'm just happy to learn that I can maintain and not gain when I'm not "dieting" hot and heavy.
We went out of town for the kids' spring break and Easter and it was an eye-opening for me. I really never though we were that much of "health nuts", but after five days with family, and eating their style (which was how we used to eat - a lot!), all four of us were feeling the effects. It is saddening to see how normal the SAD (standard American diet) is - lots of processed and chemical full food. We were ready to get back to our veggie-based, flavorful, homemade food! Jonathan has asked that we start to transition back to being gluten-free again, and I'll be taking the next couple of weeks to phase it into our kitchen. He has continued to use Sensa, as well, and is starting to see results with that, which made me very happy!
While we were out of town, I was gifted with an entirely new wardrobe from my sister-in-law; I'm in heaven! That was starting to become an issue for me, but I didn't have the money to replace much. Now I have so many new and pretty things for both summer and winter, with a few pairs of pants that are a size too small, so I can work into fitting into them. I'm a full size down in my tops - I'm wearing a regular large! Still in a size 18 for jeans, but they are getting looser.
To end, I thought I'd throw out an annual comparison picture. Happy days for me, indeed! :)
