I realized as I was looking at my spreadsheets [yes, I have a lot of them for various things... I am a geek]. Turns out I hadn’t measured myself in 2 weeks, so I just did. Not any significant changes, except on my hips:
Chest: -1/2″
Waist: same
Hips: -1″
Thighs: -1/2″
Calves: -1/4″
Arms: -1/4″
I will say that I’m in the throws of PMS right now, which only means temporary bloating so my waist measurement may have gone down a bit, but due to timing, I won’t know until I measure again in 2 weeks. But being down a total of 2 1/2″ isn’t anything to sneeze at – I’ll take it. =)
Getting on the scale this morning I was slightly bummed to see the number go up by almost a lb. That’s when I checked to see where I am in my cycle [yup, I have a spreadsheet for that, too...]. And there it was. PMS… Then I wasn’t bummed anymore. It is what it is. Part of being a lady… This is the first time since eating healthier and weighing myself daily that I’m seeing what my cycle will do to my weight and measurements, so it’s kind of cool from a ’scientific’ perspective. The good thing is, after my body is done with the bloating, I should see a decent drop on the scale, so that’s always fun.
So far, according to PhysicsDiet.com, I am down 2.2 lbs since 8/20. The actual number is 4.2, but I’ll stick to the averages. It’s nice not being so affected by the smallest increase here and there. As long as I’m trending down, I’m happy. So from now on, I’ll just give the PD number… =)
And now it’s time to workout.
