Thanksgiving Measure Up!

        Ho Hum...kinda feeling wishy washy right now.  I wasn't exactly reasonable for Thanksgiving.  Oh well it's in the past, all I can do is focus on the future right?  Needless to say I ate and ate and ate and ate.  I didn't do air squats or tricep presses or any physical activity.  I just sat on my ass and ate anything and everything I wanted.  I felt like I really needed a trap door in my stomach to let out all the crap I ate.  That sounds so gross...but wouldn't it be handy?  Anyway  I weighed myself Wednesday, the day before my off day, since I was going to be away from home.  I was at 222.4...awesome!  8.5 pounds total loss so far.  I am pretty happy with that.  I measured myself this morning:

              Start 11/4               This Week 11/24            Loss        

           Right      Left               Right        Left      Right     Left
Arm     42.5      40.5                42.5            40           0          .5
Leg        77         77                   75           75.5          2           1.5
Waist         97.5                               93.5                        4
Hips           120                               117.5                      2.5

Total :      454.5                              444                       10.5 cm

Very Cool!!!  My waist and my hips are going faster than my legs or arms...which is typical for me.  I usually lose in my face first, then my waist.  I know what a blessing...but my problem area is my legs.  Anyway I really am motivated by these measurements!  My next off day will not be until December 1st...one week from today, so hopefully by then I will have gotten over the Thanksgiving spoils and maybe have lost a pound or so.  I will be happy if I am the same with all the crap I ate!!  I think I had 4 pieces of pie (2 pecan, apple and peach) And they were SO good.  I do believe that I make the BEST pecan pie EVER!  I love food so much...I plan for my off days.  I love that about this eating plan!

I am pretty close to a month on the 4HB diet and I don't feel hungry or deprived.  I don't get cravings (except for chocolate sometimes), and when I do eat carbs my gut tells me somethings wrong!  The sugar it seems to handle ok, but the gluten laden flours give my lower gut a punch and I get some rip roaring gas!  (Gross I know!)  So maybe that is a sign that I am getting a little gluten intolerant...who knows.  I am planning on doing a digestive system cleanse when I am done nursing my 8 month old.  I think that will help my metabolism too.  

Cheers!!!