So I am on week #7 of the Fit Yummy Mummy Transformation Challenge. It goes for 12 weeks and the first 7 whizzed by waaaay to fast! I have to ask myself if I have been giving it my all and been trying as hard as I possibly can??? No, I don’t think I have. I KNOW I can do better, I KNOW I have the willpower to reach some serious goals by the end of this challenge.

Here were my stats when I started the FYM Challenge:
February 17th
128 lbs
Size 6-8
Waist (at belly button) 29 inches
Hips 36.25
Thigh (for my own use) 22.5
BF% 20%

Then I set 2 week goals:
March 15th Goals: – Measurements 3/15/08
Weight 126 — 125.2 (2.8 lbs lost)
Waist 28 inches–27.75 (1.25 inches lost)
Hips 36–36 (.25 inch lost)
Thigh 22.25 –22.25 (.25 inch lost)
BF% 19.5% (20 %) (no change…:0( )

And here are my goals for this weekend:

March 29th
Weight 124
Waist 28.75 inches27.5 inches
Hips 35.75 inches
Thigh 22 inches
BF% 19.0%19.5%

I am nervous, I want so much to have reached them, but I guess I just need to think positively. I feel good, I look good and I have been doing great with my workouts. Today’s workout was Fit Yummy Mummy’s Advanced Bonus workout A. I increased all my weights and finally was able to do the decline push ups on my toes, instead of my knees. Ever since I hurt my shoulder, I have taken it easy, but I feel fully healed and it felt great to do some ‘real’ push ups again! I also rocked in the 1-leg deadlift…kept my balance and was using 15 lbs DB in each hand.

My nutrition has been so much better than it was a couple months ago. Not that I ate badly before, but I was consuming too many starchy carbs and my body just doesn’t do well with a lot of those in my diet. The Gourmet Nutrition Cookbook has been a GODSEND! It’s so easy to look through it and pick meals, because they are all organized by Post Workout meals and Anytime Meals. So I pick the Post Workout meals for my breakfasts and all the rest for anytime. There are so many options–I can plan a whole weeks worth of meals, eating 5-6 meals per day, and never eat the same thing! I also find that the combinations in the book make me feel more satisfied as compared to when I was just putting my own meals together….so love that book!