Making progress

Slow, but steady progress.

Since the first body comps on 4/9/12, I have lost:
1/4 inch from each of my calves
1 inch from each of my thighs
1.5 inches from my glutes
2.5 inches from my hips
4 inches from my waist proper
3 inches from the largest part of my stomach (just below my BB - where I still carry pregnancy weight)
2.25 inches from my chest (I was hoping I would keep the girls, but not so much...)
1/2 inch from each of my arms
1/4 inch from my right forearm (no change in my left forearm)

And I have lost 7.4 pounds and am a solid size 10 (i.e., not a "I can squeeze myself into one random pair of size 10's" but can actually comfortably wear most size 10s I try on...lol).

If I stay on track with this, then I should come in at about 12% BF by the time of the show.  Time will tell if this will be sufficient to actually compete.

My biggest problem area will be my stomach.  As is with most women post-pregnancy, that skin doesn't have the elasticity that the rest of the skin on my body does.  I am hoping this will adjust as the rest of me does.  Again, time will have to tell with this one.  And competition tanning products work wonders on this, too.

I really, really, REALLY wanted something outside of what I am eating over the past two days.  With Jenna sick, we have been mostly home bound, which means I have time to think about what I am eating.  I also realized that this is largely a control issue.  I'm bored and I feel like I am stuck here, so I want something I can control....FOOD!  Instead of cheating - I almost rationalized that I could take all of the macro-nutrients for my last two meals and make them into one big, delicious meal - I reworked one of my meals to include a multi-grain wrap and fat-free mozzarella cheese (I KNOW this is faux-cheese, but it was good and it took care of my craving, dammit!).  As of today, I have been since Easter without any junk, sweets, or anything not on my competition eating plan.  I am truly past the cravings - and any that I do experience at this point are genuinely all in my head! Can't wait to see what happens when I start cutting fat and carbs! :)

Here are some comparison shots - pics from 4/9/12 are on the left and pics from today are on the right...

These are comparisons from last week, 4/29/12, to this week.  We are going to have to work on the lighting in the new area, as the kitchen worked better with lighting, but we needed to give me a blank background for week-to-week pics. Look at the difference in my face! 

So we still need to fine tune the lighting and the distance, but you can see the finer differences here.  When I was in the kitchen, I was more concerned that they were related to junk in the background.

Ok.  I'm off to bed.  We have a long week ahead of us and Palmetto Cup next weekend.

G'night everyone! Have a great week!