Nov 25th to Dec 25th

Total weight lost in SIX months is 54 pounds!
Total body fat lost in SIX months 6.5%!

Total inches lost from waist in SIX months is 8.25 inches! 

Positive changes this month:  The only thing I can think of that makes me happy is that I survived Christmas without eating crazy. :) Again, I made a salad and ate that before eating any of the food that was available. I got full fast and only ate one tamal, which is a Christmas miracle lol. I'm starting to think that maybe this is a good idea for every event at home. It worked on Thanksgiving and Christmas, so why not birthday parties, etc. Even if no one wants salad, at least I feel GREAT knowing I'm eating my greens before the main dinner.

Negative Changes: I was sick over a week so I missed so much of camp. Plus, I had already missed some other days because of events I had to attend. This month was a bad month in terms of exercising. Didn't think it would affect my weight loss this much... lesson learned for sure.

Tip of the month: Change your snacks frequently or you will most likely get tired of it. My list of snacks have included soy beans, fiber bars, almonds, celery, egg whites, and fruits. At the moment I now snack on carrots and hummus, which is really good. I get bored easily, so changing it up makes you look forward to snack time.

These are my results from Nov 25th to Dec 25th based on my journal ...

• I lost 4 pounds this month :/
• I lost 1.25 inches from my waist this month.
• Drank an average of 7 glasses of water.
• The calories I ate this month were an average of 1,312 which went up from last time but is still under my 1,400 limit :)
• The average carbs I ate this month were 159g (close to my goal..)
• The average protein I ate this month was 62 (went down again) :/
• In this whole month I did 12 hrs of exercise which is most likely the reason I did not lose that much this month. This is actually my lowest ever! Lesson Learned :/

<3 Denise