Thought I would try a side by side comparison, the one on the right is 2 years ago. The one next to it is a progress picture Janet took of me yesterday. I do like how I felt in the layered fitted tops.
The picture above is me with Willi after Body Pump on Thursday. He was the only instructor I hadn't nailed down for a picture with me.
Still haven't lost more than 2 pounds since April 1st. But I'm trying to get past that, since I am feeling pretty good about how my clothes are fitting and how I look. I had two comments about my shrinking butt/hips yesterday. A teacher was walking by me as I bent over planting with the kids and when I stood up, was shocked to see it was me, she thought I had a sub! She didn't realize how much my backside had shrunk. Then another teacher mentioned to me as I walked in front of her that I was so much smaller from behind. I guess it really hit home to me when I saw the parent that I gave my size 16 pants to wearing them after school and she was so much bigger than I am right now, I couldn't believe I was wearing those pants just a few short months ago. What an eye opener. I think I won't complain too much about my lack of pounds coming off, since I have real proof that I am reducing my size. Especially when I look at the two pics side by side.
I ended up going to the chiropractor yesterday afternoon because my hip flexor started bugging me again, as well as that niggling shoulder blade tingling, so I got that worked on. Today is Saturday and I have gone on strike. No cleaning, cooking or laundry the whole weekend. I am doing it to see if my boys will step it up and do something around here. I am tired of being the only one to clean. I asked for Mother's Day for them to clean the bathroom and the dining room, which is loaded with soccer crap. We'll see. They have been gone since 8 am at a game and should be home by now (12:30) until they go to yet another game at 7pm. We'll see. I'm not holding my breath, but maybe the fact that I am doing only mine and Cassie's laundry will spur them into doing something. *sigh*.
I want to get to the gym today, but my upper back and shoulders are really tight and sore. I am going to try to stretch them out, be ready for some intense work tomorrow. Franklin asked me what I wanted to do on Mother's Day and I told him it's Sunday and I am going to my classes. Not sleeping in on MD for the first time in YEARS but this is my life now and I will not miss my classes unless we are out of town or I am sick. So off to sweat I go. Today, since I am tired, I think I will just rest. If I do go to the gym, maybe I will just walk on the treadmill (Boooooring) and stretch, some abs maybe. Or maybe Cassie and I will go shopping and see if the boys will clean while we are gone!!! yeah right.
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