Maintenance and The After Pictures

Maintenance is AWESOME!!!

This is the first full week I've spent transitioning to maintenance where I've actually added in foods. It's been great. Granted, I didn't go this morning for weigh-in, but I'll do that in the morning. Things were kind of crazy this morning and tomorrow will work out better. This week's appointment is just weight and a shot, so anytime was fine.

This week during the transition, I have added whole wheat pita bread pockets, only one per day though. I've also added some fat free/sugar free pudding (it's good!) and have sort of begun to eat "normally" for my 'new normal'. For example, today at lunch I had a Black & Blue Steak Salad, easy on the blue cheese, no fried onions, dressing on the side. It was great!!

This weekend, I was busy, all over everywhere. Debi spent the weekend, I had the photo session, went to my mom's, went to see the band play in both Zephyrhills and a pit stop in Davenport on the way home from mom's with Debi. All in all we did good, great food choices, no issues what-so-ever.

The gym has been a great thing as well. I usually do a class once or twice a week (for the whole week I've joined so far) and work on cardio and toning in between. I absolutely love the cardio-kickboxing class. It's a great work-out and I can take out my frustrations on the punching bag as well! It's a win-win!

I never thought I'd become addicted to working out and shopping and eating healthy, but it's fun and easy. The motivation now I believe is coming from the testimonial program that's getting ready to go live. I for sure can't gain the weight back if my face is going to be plastered on billboards all over Tampa, or on websites and the like!! If that's not a motivator, um...nothing is?!

Ok, it's late, I wanted to post the official after pictures from my photo session with Steven Bivens. If anyone is looking for a photographer in the Tampa Bay area, he was great to work with! Steven, thanks so much!! You are awesome!

The before pictures were in the last blog post or two back...I'll not be reposting them, but...here's the after shots (well, a few, there were hundreds!)