December 6

So, yesterday was a great day off. I actually walked an easy two miles just so I could make sure my metabolism was going. It did my body very, very well though to take it that easy :-) Sometimes I feel like when I take a day off, thats when my body has time to make its latest transformations... yesterday, for example, I not only looked at my abs and saw definition, even more than before, I also ran my hands over them and FELT the "chisel" so to speak. I haven't seen my stomach this flat in YEARS... and when it was, I didn't have sculpted abs... I've never been one to work my abs and like it, but now I'm getting to a point where I really enjoy feeling that burn... seeing my results over the last four months has been a constant reminder that the burn is my body CHANGING, and without it, it will stay the same...

OH, and, got on the scale today again, expected to see a higher number than the day before yesterday since I had taken yesterday off... and it said 131.6 !!!!!!! Better than I ever could have expected!!! That means LESS than 1 kg left (1 kg is 2.2 lb) ... I can't wait to suit up for my "after" pics when I hit 130!!

I was thinking to myself the other day, it feels good to walk around knowing you're carrying the right amount of weight for you. When I was at 148, I felt like I had to waddle. I know even 148 isn't overweight for my stature, but it wasn't my "happy weight". I can move better and faster like this and feel overall more efficient when I simply take up less space. I'm still the same person, just more compact :-)

So, to recap: since August 17, 2008, I've lost 16.4 lbs and have gone from a sometimes-tight size 8 to a comfortable size 4. Some are even too loose. I've also built tons of muscle and I have no idea what my body fat percentage is, but I don't care either, really, I just know I've put a lot on :-)

So, only 1.6 lbs til goal, then I'm posting new pics... of me and my (still really white) new bod in a bikini. Yep, I said it, a bikini. In fact, I may post all my pics from the last four months on Facebook. But I'm not going to do that until the scale says 130 lbs!


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Tried Cardio Party 3 for the first time today, it was really sweaty!!! I used my weighted gloves, and I have to say its definitely the hardest Jam there is... I got confused a little bit sometimes, since this one is more dance-y than the others, but I kept going. I think CP2 is still my all-time fave, though :-) It was cool to get pushed to my max, though, wow!! It's definitely a workout I'll do again when I really wanna sweat and get my heartrate up.

Followed up with half of the firming segment from Walk Away Your Hips and Thighs, then I did a few extra exercises on my own... I didn't feel like getting on the floor today, lol ...