End of 12 week challenge

On Saturday I finished up the Gold's Gym 12 week challenge.  I debated all week going to the final check in, since I really don't think that my results are what I wanted them to be.  I lost 3.4#, 6.5 inches and 4.7% body fat.  I am happy with the numbers, but I am still overly critical of how I look and I didn't really want the after picture.  I wore a sports bra and swim bottoms for my before picture, so I felt like I had to wear the same thing for the after picture.  I was dreading it, but my husband encouraged me to follow through with the challenge.  Oh well!

The whole experience has me recommitting myself to this KPVI challenge.  I would really like to lose that many pounds, inches and body fat over the next 12 weeks.  I have had way too many treats this past month, so it's time to get my big girl panties back on and start exerting some self control again.  

New rules (actually these are rules that I have made before, but I need to reiterate them for myself)
For the next 12 weeks- Per day: 1) only 1 serving of nuts. 2) eat 5-7 servings of veggies. 3) limit of 2 servings of fruit. 4) eat proper portions. 5) drink 1 gallon of water. 6) 2 starchy carbs 7) absolutely no sweets or popcorn (the popcorn makes me bloated)- except for as a "treat" on Saturday. Saturdays are my long run days so I get 1 treat. Not the 10 treats that I ate yesterday, but 1 serving of a treat. Sundays are my hardest days, since they are notoriously a day of pigging out at my house. Evelyn wants me to keeps my calories low on Sunday, so I'm not going to have any treats and I'm going to go on lots of walks with my dog. I will still get one "cheat" meal per week. 

As I look over my old posts, I realize that this is a post that I have written many times.  I guess that's why this is a process.  It's not a diet, it's a lifestyle.  It's a roller coaster of ups and downs.  However difficult it is, the important thing is that I don't give up.  No matter how many times I fall off the wagon and then have to climb back on, the important thing is that I do climb back on.  I hope that by writing this post, that those of you that are also trying to make healthy lifestyle changes, will find some inspiration in my failures and accomplishments.  Always remember that "If it doesn't challenge you, it doesn't change you!"