Before and After Pics

Below are the BEFORE and AFTER pictures of the 10 weeks of physical health experience.

I only have the brown tinted ones of the before pics, but you can still see the differences!

WOW! I am amazed! It really keeps me motivated to keep this up!
The Before pics were taken October 5th.
The After pics were taken December 15th.

Its almost hilarious how big the difference is!

I'm in awe!

I must admit . . . I am a little grossed out my the before pics. Look at my b'donk-a-donk! in the before pic and my back fat - wow, there is less now.

I feel SOOOO healthy now compared to October 5th. I can just remember feeling so unhealthy. I still feel like I have a lot of work to do with staying healthy, and trimming off a little more --- but I am so excited about how I feel.

I am also so excited about the emotional, mental, and spiritual breakthoughs and experiences I had!!! -- and of course am continually having!!!

LOVE LOVE LOVE THANK ALL!!!!

10 weeks of Physical Health: Days 70

Wow! The 10 weeks are complete and I truly feel like I have really learned a lot about what my body and soul need!

I have the pictures ready -- I will post them soon - things are super busy! Also I will talk more about my experience!

Thanks for all the support and fun participations!

10 weeks of physical health: Day 63

Well!!! I have 7 days left of these wonderful 10 weeks!!!

Wow! Time flies!!!

I feel like I have done well -- I kept getting distracted and didn't blog when I wanted to, and we went out late Thursday night and had some delicious appetizers and I did have two BIG sugar cookies on Friday! OH MAN! They were delicious - but of course I really could've had a 1/2 a cookie and been fine. What-ev's! So I have been eating pretty healthy other than that!

I am worried about this weekend . . . we are lucky enough to go to Disneyland this weekend and it has been REALLY hard for me, in the past, to eat healthy on vacation - especially in DL, because of all the delicious smells and food/treat stands and ice cream on Main Street and Corn Dog Castle in California Adventure Park! Well - I will really do my best - I am going to have one of those Corn Dogs, maybe I will share one with Scott instead of having a whole one. I know . . . you may be saying, "Corn Dogs? What? . . . YUCK". . . but let me tell you . . . these ones are delicious! They are huge and freshly dipped in batter and fried! I know . . . SO fattening and greasy, but that is the one thing I will never eat anywhere else, so it is my endulgence. I really have to plan this out, or I will CRACK and have treats galore!!! OKAY - I can do this! I only have 7 days left - I have to be strong and finish with a BANG! (I have to think of the difference I want to see in the final "after" picture :) )

Anyway --- I have been really having a blast working out lately - I feel so healthy and my strength and endurance is getting better! (That is what is reality for me - my health, and physical ability!) I find myself really looking forward to my morning workouts, when I used to dread them sometimes. SO that is pretty cool for me!!! Although I feel sometimes my workouts are all for not if I don't eat healthy --- but I have come to realize that is not true! My workouts have kept me staying healthier during those stretches of unhealthy eating, and pigouts. My workouts have kept my body remembering what my goals are! It is great! So my advise for anyone --- keep working out, even if you have stretches of unhealthy eating!

Have a wonderul, heal-thy day! Love love love!!!

Todays GOAL: Do at least ONE thing today that brings you true JOY!!!

10 weeks of physical health: Day ?

Who knows how far into this I am!!! I know that it ends December 15th -- I am going to try and keep it going through Christmas and New Years -- Because that is where all the unhealthy treats show off their good side!

So, did pretty good over Thanksgiving! How did y'all do? However, my munchy, treat-eating seems to come at random times!!! . . . emotional times.

I tell you what -- this has not only been a physical experience, but quite an emotional ride as well! I have always said in my posts that it has to do with emotional health too!!!
SO I had a major emotional breakthough!!! It was huge for me - had no idea it was there-- And I know this has been at the core of my self-image beliefs!!! --- man o man! Ya put it out there and ways of change and cleansing just flo into your life! Its amazing!


So a couple times a month I get to have great chats with my friend after we work with the kids at The Sharing Place. Life issues are always discussed and this last Monday - he helped bring up a subject I have NEVER looked at or even thought was an issue . . .

So as we all grow up - most of us can look back and know that there are deep emotional issues that have to do with one or both of our parents. Some have many issues and a some have a few, but we all have them.

Now I have always known that many (not all) of my issues stem from my interpretations of my dad and growing up with him, and his style of how he raised us kids, etc. Now I have always looked up to my dad and have held him on quite a tall pedi-stole whenever I think of him or talk about him. However, my friend brought up the subject about how I TRULY feel about my dad -- it was a very interesting discovery!!! So after this Monday discussion with my friend - Tuesday was awful as I worked through some stuff - of course with the help of my amazing husband!!! (If anyone wants to know what the details of the discussion and processing was, I would love to tell you about it in person - too hard to explain on a blog post) so . . . here is the breakthough I had . . . (Please pardon the cuss words - its part of the feeling of the breakthough)

---I am my own damn person, I have everything about myself to be proud of, and I have my own damn life, and who am I to allow anyone elses opinions, or my interpretations of there opinions make a difference in how I view myself or live my life! I am me and I am DAMN proud to be me!!!---

It was (and is) so powerful! I was able to really let go of a lot of stuff I have been holding on to that I have NO NEED for! I'm done with it! Its not a part of me and I have no need to choose it! But I had to view things from a new angle before I could SEE the reality of it and let it go!!!

I feel amazing right now! I am still processing some things with it, and it is great to be purging this stuff out of me!!! What I am working on now - is living in this new reality, and finding what is me, and also NEW!

YES! I love being me!!!


So there ya have it!
LOVE LOVE LOVE! Thank you for all your love and support with this blog and with everything! May love shine in your lives always - and may your trueselves be found!