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Day 14: in which I again report the week's progress.



 It’s been 14 days now. Not long, in the big scheme of a 100 day project, but long enough that I’ve started to think, “WHERE ARE MY RESULTS???? I should be 100% focused by now!! Working out should be easy!!! How come I don’t look like Gal Gadot yet???”

Yeah, I know.


As soon as I lose another 8 pounds (which will bring be down to a round number weight I haven’t seen in a while), I’m getting a tattoo that says Patience. 14% ‘in’ is no time to be wondering why I’m not done.

This week I:

  • Lost 3.8 pounds, totaling 7.6 now
  • Worked out for 1 hour 4 days out of 7
  • Had no alcohol or refined carbs
  • Ate a lot of plants, a lot of fish & poultry, and only about 8 total ounces of red meat. 
  • Read “Younger next Year” at the recommendation of a colleague'
  • Was good about eating mindfully. I’ve left a lot of food on a lot of plates lately, because I realized that I was actually satisfied. I’ve NOT eaten at certain times that are usually triggers for me, like in airports and when I get home at 9 p.m., because I’ve actually realized that I wasn’t hungry. That’s huge, especially if I can keep it up.
  • After a difficult/tiring Saturday that had me on my feet in front of 75 people all day, I ran the usual airport gauntlet of donut shops and bars without doing what I’d usually do, which is give in and party because ‘I deserve it’. I basically sat in the seat at the gate and whined piteously to the Smartboy about wanting a drink/sugar bomb, but I didn’t actually get one.

And the non-successes:

  • I’m still having a VERY difficult time remembering to brush my teeth before bed. It’s like I need a mommy to nag me.
  • I traveled for 2 days last week, which has ALWAYS been a problem for me in terms of staying on course  with exercise, morning routine, meditation and so on, and this week was no exception. I did nothing to work out (other than be on my feet for 8 hours) on either day. No meditation, no gratitude, no nothing. My travel schedule is very light this summer, but picks back up again in September, and I have no idea how I’m going to keep up all my good work once that time rolls around.
  • I was not as good about meditation as I would have liked; in fact, I had a VERY unfocused week where I felt like every day ended without me quite knowing where it had gone.

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