And honestly, I can't say the number on the scale has affected me much in this process. I know if I'm putting in the work, so even if the scale doesn't show it, all that matters to me is that I feel better. Which I do.
Inches lost. I lost another half inch in my waist for a total of five inches so far. Hips are holding steady, so just an inch and a half lost there. Side note: it is really hard to keep track of inches. Half the time I can't remember where I measured the previous week so I'm hoping that I'm following this correctly. For my waist measurement I'm going with the narrowest part, and for my hips I'm going with the widest part.
Some have asked why I don't share what my waist and hip measurements actually are since I share my weight. I don't have a ready answer for that. I think of someone's weight just being an arbitrary number for the most part. Someone my height might weigh anywhere from 120 to 160 and look and feel healthy, so I've never put much stock in that number. But measurements are different somehow. Maybe a bit too revealing. I'm not sure. I'm happy to share the difference I'm seeing each week, but sharing the actual number feels too personal.
Okay. Exercise! I have finished two whole weeks of Insanity. I can officially say that's further than I've ever gotten through the program without missing workouts. Since I began Insanity, I have lost three inches in my waist and a quarter inch in my hips. I have been very, very happy with this program. Not even because it's helping me to lose weight or inches. Ultimately it's just something I want to complete, and I feel very accomplished when I log that workout every day. I saw something on Pinterest but can't find it now. It was something like this:
I just recently began getting through the entire warm up without taking a break, and I can't even say that I do that every time. His warm up is no joke. In fact, a few months ago when I had decided I couldn't do Insanity yet, I had thought about just doing the warm up for my daily workout. It is absolutely wicked. So yes, getting through these workouts is a huge victory for me. Insanity is helping me in other areas as well. I was itching to go for a jog last night, and I ended up going four miles in 50 minutes. I previously could go around a half mile. That's after just two weeks of Insanity. So to say that I'm excited to see what happens after all nine weeks is a massive understatement.
Getting long-winded here.
Diet: guess who has two stubby thumbs and wants to try something new? Story of my life. Ever since I got pregnant with Ember, I have had intentions of going back to my no-sugar diet. I call it a diet not because it's a fad but because it's a lifestyle change I want to make. (I hate it when people say lifestyle change, by the way.) It's basically a white-out diet: less than 20 grams of table sugar a day, no white flour, rice, potatoes, dairy, or bananas. Why bananas? I think I'm prone to insulin resistance, and bananas are on the nix-list for people who are trying to overcome it. I think the rest of those are fairly self-explanatory.
The reason I want to get back to this diet is because I can't even explain how fantastic I felt when I was avoiding those foods. I already generally avoid dairy, rice, potatoes, and white flour. I want to make more of a conscious effort though, so I can really see how it affects how I feel. Plus, when I did this before, I lost over two pounds a week without exercising, so I would love to see how it stacks up when doing Insanity as well. And I like that it doesn't involve calorie counting at all. It just precludes me from making bad decisions almost entirely.
This has gone on long enough. Oh, I did want to add that I most definitely am a morning exerciser. After two weeks of getting up and getting it done, I won't do it any other way. I love getting it done first thing.
Have a great week, everyone! See you next week.
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