Oh Do You Know The Muffin Man......He Stole My Muffin Top!

Wow...what a crazy week this has been but one that I am certainly not going to complain about.

Sure it has been harder than just about anything I've ever done. Mentally it has been exhausting, liberating, trying and satisfying. I have screamed shouts of joy and have wept tears of pain at not being able to consume McDonald's with my kids....but you know what? It's day 12 of 26 and I'm feeling great! I mean being able to go from this:






To this:



(photo was taken this morning by my favorite 8 year old photographer Tess. Don't laugh at the jammie pants. :) )



(photo was 2 days ago...didn't have my photo man around this morning during weigh in.)


in 12 days is nothing short of amazing.

In fact, yesterday was the first day that I can honestly say was a breeze. Sure the mornings are still a bit of a torture. I pretty much count down the minutes until 10 AM for my morning smoothie, but after that the day just seems to flow without an ounce of hunger pain.

I'm even slowly overcoming my desire for starches and sweets. I do look forward to them again...in moderation...and that is the thing I love about this diet is it teaches you some pretty strict eating behaviors, and I figure after the 26 days of Phase 2, followed by the strict 3 weeks of Phase 3, that by the time I am allowed to introduce back starches and sweets I will do so with some self control, cause lets face it......this diet is the art of self control.

So let me know when you find that Muffin Man. He stole my muffin top, but ya know what.....HE CAN KEEP IT! Cant wait to see what the next couple of weeks will bring!

(Photo 10/13. 162.4 pounds)