Pictures and me

So here are the most recent self taken photos.  I have an issue with how I see myself.  It took an in depth look at the larger versions of the pictures for me to even see a real difference between these and the last set I posted a year ago with a 35 pound weight loss….  I’m not sure why its so hard to see for me.  Even now, I’m down 10 pounds in 10 days and my clothes fit different, but I don’t really see a change.  So annoying.

Awwwyeah… Bathroom pics!

I should clean off the bathroom counter next time….

Hopefully, I will remember to take pics again next month.

I really need to post more….

So I stuck pretty well to Paleo and avoided my allergens for like… a week and a half.  Then life got cranky for a bit, I fell off the bandwagon BUT I maintained the 10 pound weight loss I managed.  About a week ago, I started watching Extreme Makeover: Weight Loss Edition on Hulu and started reevaluating where I am.  The people on that show set forth to lose at least 50% of their body, if not more, most of them are at least 100 pounds heavier than I am and they are working out every day.  Yes, they’re doing it excessivly, with lots of supervision etc and I don’t intend to go crazy with 4 hours of cardio and a bunch of lifting every day, but… seriously, if a dude that weighs in near 500 pounds can get his ass on a treadmill every day… my ass can get outside and take my dog for a long walk.

I decided what I was going to cook for the week, made a list and went and got it, picked up a huge pork loin to make a recipe out of the Paleo Solution book, about 20 bags of frozen vegetables.  I let myself have a few treats that night, chocolate and ice cream, but haven’t looked back since.  I’m not flawless on my allergy avoidance.  I like to use salsa and tomato sauce to cook a lot so I let myself splurge now and then and I’ve been craving Mexican food like you wouldn’t believe so I picked up a few allergen free tamales from Trader Joe’s, not perfectly paleo but just what I needed with a touch of salsa to keep me on track the rest of the time.  I think I may keep some of those around for I NEED MEXICAN FOOD emergencies.  When  have cravings for things I shouldn’t eat, I just talk myself out of it and try to get away from whatever is triggering the desire and so far it’s worked alright.

I’m happy to say that with the above efforts, I’ve lost another 7 pounds in the last 7 days.  So I’m back under 250 and only about a pound heavier than my boyfriend.   That means by the end of the week, I should be lighter than him and I’m easily on track for my month end goal of 235.  WIN!  I also plan to do update pictures at the end of the month.  I still don’t like how I look naked and I don’t see much difference with the 17 pounds gone, but I feel better and I have to believe the rest will come.