Post 1. Five days before the (official) start of the Naturally Slim Program

So here I am. I'm 25 (creeping in on 26 in a couple short months!) and I've actually signed up for something that would have cost me money if I hadn't done it through my job. It's called the Naturally Slim Program. I've read things on it online, but not before I had already committed myself to the program. Today (September 4th) is day 4 of me restarting the 30 Day Shred. I loved that DVD the first time I did it, and I must say that it's just as wonderful the second time around (except I didn't anticipate that it would be easier this time around, though. I presume I haven't lost much of my endurance even though I fell off of the workout wagon way back in November of last year (around Thanksgiving.))  

I tried a principle that I read today about savouring food... taking a bite, putting the fork down, chew, chew, chew, chew, chew infinitely, then swallow. I just need to cut back on sugars, and I need to drink more water. 

Current Stats:  -- Weight: 184.6 pounds
                           -- Chest: 38.5"
                           -- Arm: 11"
                           -- Waist: 32"
                           -- Abdomen: 37"
                           -- Hips: 45"
                           -- Thigh: 24"
                           -- Calf: 15"
                           -- TOTAL INCHES: 202.5"

So this is according to my Naturally Slim Program Interactive Workbook that I just got in the mail yesterday. I know that there are a lot of people who are going to get tired of me and my constant posting on Facebook (kind of like they did before) but it's well known that support (and having other people hold you accountable) does wonders for the progress that people achieve. I did well before, I went from 206 to 169 (as of January of this year) and then I got another job and went from two jobs where I was more active to one job where I'm at a desk... and of course, I also stopped working out as much as I was before. Of course, then there's the fact that through all of that inactivity, I only gained enough to get back to 184.6... which is a victory in itself, judging from the fact that I didn't gain every pound back. I didn't really just go crazy with the eating thing... I just became more inactive. 

Anyhow. I hope to be able to keep up with this at least once a week while I'm doing the NS program, and hopefully at the end of it, I'll have lost somewhere between 15 and 20 pounds. Maybe more, if I'm really good at it and stick with the working out thing. 

Fingers crossed!!


xo

Mrs. Scurtu