Today is Day 30 of my Whole30 challenge. I'll do a recap later for what today's foods were, but for now, I want to share the awesomeness of the success.
When I started, these were my numbers:
Weight: 172.3
Bust: 39"
Waist: 33"
Abdomen: 39"
Hips: 40"
Roughly. There was up to an inch variance depending on time of day and tape measure used...and whether or not I could breathe.
As of this morning, my numbers are:
Weight: 161.4
Bust: 38"
Waist: 31.5"
Abdomen: 36"
Hips: 38"
...and I can breathe when I take the measurements.
Not to mention, I feel amazing. I feel healthier, stronger, clearer. I still have a raging case of ADOS... (Attention Defici---oooh, sparkly!), some anxiety/panic attacks, and seasonal allergies. BUT! I have lost my allergy to pineapple and kept off my allergy to iodine! So, yay!
Ultimately, I'd like to lose another 10lbs or so and see if I can drop those numbers to 38-28-36. My first goal was to get my hips to 38"....SUCCESS! Now, to get the other number for my waist to cooperate... :D
I'll do another Whole30 challenge in April, just to make sure I'm super hero ready come Memorial Day for Gamex.
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Friday, March 1, 2013
Monday, February 18, 2013
Orccon2013 Wrap Up - The Whole 30
WHAT a WEEKEND!
Holy crap! Okay, so we remember back to Thursday when I was up til 2am, cooking. It was so worth it. The scotch eggs were perfect; the chili, miraculous; the chicken salad, awesome; the bacon bowls totally non-functional (but delicious!) and the pork roast amazing!
So, here was my weekend... in a recappy kinda fashion...
Friday
We got to the con right around 11:30...which was good because minor crises were going on and Ken and I were the deflectors of disasters (or, at least, I like to say we were). I was trying to knit for the afternoon, but that didn't work because I have too many friends I only see three times a year and I like to socialize. I honestly don't remember what we grabbed for food on Friday. I think I had a scotch egg for lunch and I remember Ken brought me some fruit and a grilled chicken breast for dinner. I was going to play a game at 8pm that night, but was talked into running a Pathfinder game, instead. It was interesting...that's a good word for it. There was a player that made me question the state and future of humanity, but I didn't think much of it...how wrong I was to not do so...
Saturday
This was Daphne day. And Daphne was a smashing hit. I had a ton of people tell me I was spot-on for her, too (which made me feel awesome). I had another scotch egg, tons of fruit, some chicken salad, bacon...and this was chili night. I ran a session of Pathfinder as Daphne and it was awesome because I had two kids at my table. They were twitterpated to be playing with Daphne Blake! This is part of why I cosplay.
Sunday
This was Velma day. I, apparently, was an amazing Velma. I also was unrecognizable as myself to even the staff who knew I was going to be dressing up as Velma. Many of them questioned who I was. I, again, had a scotch egg, bacon, chicken salad, fruit, etc throughout the day. This was the slow-cooker pork day and it was mouth-gasmly awesome; especially with the salad. We forgot garlic and it was still delicious. I picked up a stalker this day, however; that's never awesome.
Monday
I had a scotch egg for breakfast and some bacon for lunch. Since it was load-out day, we just went to dinner. I had a burger with grilled onions and hot peppers (no bun, no cheese) and rather vapid steamed veggies. And a glass of wine. Because I played in a session today with that guy from Friday. The one that made me question humanity. I wanted to stab him with my pencil, so I rolled vs. Willpower and just said I needed to step away from the table for a few minutes. Fortunately, we were nearly done with the scenario, so his death wasn't as imminent as it probably should have been.
I admit it. We went straight to BevMo and got two bottles of the Cabernet I had with dinner. I'll be on my second glass here after I finish this blog. I now remember why I drink at conventions....
Holy crap! Okay, so we remember back to Thursday when I was up til 2am, cooking. It was so worth it. The scotch eggs were perfect; the chili, miraculous; the chicken salad, awesome; the bacon bowls totally non-functional (but delicious!) and the pork roast amazing!
So, here was my weekend... in a recappy kinda fashion...
Friday
We got to the con right around 11:30...which was good because minor crises were going on and Ken and I were the deflectors of disasters (or, at least, I like to say we were). I was trying to knit for the afternoon, but that didn't work because I have too many friends I only see three times a year and I like to socialize. I honestly don't remember what we grabbed for food on Friday. I think I had a scotch egg for lunch and I remember Ken brought me some fruit and a grilled chicken breast for dinner. I was going to play a game at 8pm that night, but was talked into running a Pathfinder game, instead. It was interesting...that's a good word for it. There was a player that made me question the state and future of humanity, but I didn't think much of it...how wrong I was to not do so...
Saturday
This was Daphne day. And Daphne was a smashing hit. I had a ton of people tell me I was spot-on for her, too (which made me feel awesome). I had another scotch egg, tons of fruit, some chicken salad, bacon...and this was chili night. I ran a session of Pathfinder as Daphne and it was awesome because I had two kids at my table. They were twitterpated to be playing with Daphne Blake! This is part of why I cosplay.
Sunday
This was Velma day. I, apparently, was an amazing Velma. I also was unrecognizable as myself to even the staff who knew I was going to be dressing up as Velma. Many of them questioned who I was. I, again, had a scotch egg, bacon, chicken salad, fruit, etc throughout the day. This was the slow-cooker pork day and it was mouth-gasmly awesome; especially with the salad. We forgot garlic and it was still delicious. I picked up a stalker this day, however; that's never awesome.
Monday
I had a scotch egg for breakfast and some bacon for lunch. Since it was load-out day, we just went to dinner. I had a burger with grilled onions and hot peppers (no bun, no cheese) and rather vapid steamed veggies. And a glass of wine. Because I played in a session today with that guy from Friday. The one that made me question humanity. I wanted to stab him with my pencil, so I rolled vs. Willpower and just said I needed to step away from the table for a few minutes. Fortunately, we were nearly done with the scenario, so his death wasn't as imminent as it probably should have been.
I admit it. We went straight to BevMo and got two bottles of the Cabernet I had with dinner. I'll be on my second glass here after I finish this blog. I now remember why I drink at conventions....
Friday, February 15, 2013
Day 16 - The Whole30
Today started out beautifully. I slept in, I felt refreshed, and I had a list of things and a schedule and I knew everything was going to be great!
Went to the bank and deposited my check, taking out some cash; went to the post office to pick up the Valentine's gifts for Ken and Dave...and this is sorta where the day fell apart.
You see, I have no depth perception. Well, I have about 17% depth perception, but that really doesn't help me. Most of the time, I function very well and know one would know...then there are the days I fall off the sidewalk because I don't realize I'm at the curb.
Like today.
What felt like eternity, I sat on the ground uncertain if I'd actually managed to break my ankle this time. I'm sure it was only about 5 minutes, but I had several people offering to call an ambulance for me. Why? It's just a sprain--and even if it's broke, the car is right there. Save the ambulance for real emergencies.
Finally decided nothing was broken, so I got up and limped over to the car and climbed in. We went home, got some ice packs, then went on to the rest of our errands--which seemed to double in time. What was supposed to take 20 to 30 minutes took us 120 minutes. And my ankle was throbbing.
Needless to say, today has not been a good eating day.
RECAP
Breakfast/Lunch: 3oz steak, 2 strips bacon, 2 eggs
Dinner: Kung Pao Chicken
It's after midnight and I'm still cooking epic food for the weekend. This weekend is Orccon2013, the first of three cons for Strategicon. Ken is on staff (Quartermaster) and I am on staff (Assistant-soon-to-be-Marketing Director). We stay at the hotel for the convention to, basically, make sure everything runs smoothly. Our hotel room has no microwave or fridge, and the restaurant is too expensive to eat at for all meals. SO! I'm making food.
So far, we have the base of chili, bacon cups for salads (or whatever will stay in them)...and on tap, tarragon chicken salad, and scotch eggs. We have plans to pick up more salad stuff near the hotel, as well as a pork roast for a great slow-cooker recipe (which, we're taking both of ours). I figure, if Dave ends up making it down for the weekend, we will have plenty of healthy food to nom on and make the rest of the con jealous of our epic nutrition! I don't know how much recapping I'll be able to do there, but I'll do my best to let you know! May have a "Tales from the Con" section...we'll see. :)
Went to the bank and deposited my check, taking out some cash; went to the post office to pick up the Valentine's gifts for Ken and Dave...and this is sorta where the day fell apart.
You see, I have no depth perception. Well, I have about 17% depth perception, but that really doesn't help me. Most of the time, I function very well and know one would know...then there are the days I fall off the sidewalk because I don't realize I'm at the curb.
Like today.
What felt like eternity, I sat on the ground uncertain if I'd actually managed to break my ankle this time. I'm sure it was only about 5 minutes, but I had several people offering to call an ambulance for me. Why? It's just a sprain--and even if it's broke, the car is right there. Save the ambulance for real emergencies.
Finally decided nothing was broken, so I got up and limped over to the car and climbed in. We went home, got some ice packs, then went on to the rest of our errands--which seemed to double in time. What was supposed to take 20 to 30 minutes took us 120 minutes. And my ankle was throbbing.
Needless to say, today has not been a good eating day.
RECAP
Breakfast/Lunch: 3oz steak, 2 strips bacon, 2 eggs
Dinner: Kung Pao Chicken
It's after midnight and I'm still cooking epic food for the weekend. This weekend is Orccon2013, the first of three cons for Strategicon. Ken is on staff (Quartermaster) and I am on staff (Assistant-soon-to-be-Marketing Director). We stay at the hotel for the convention to, basically, make sure everything runs smoothly. Our hotel room has no microwave or fridge, and the restaurant is too expensive to eat at for all meals. SO! I'm making food.
So far, we have the base of chili, bacon cups for salads (or whatever will stay in them)...and on tap, tarragon chicken salad, and scotch eggs. We have plans to pick up more salad stuff near the hotel, as well as a pork roast for a great slow-cooker recipe (which, we're taking both of ours). I figure, if Dave ends up making it down for the weekend, we will have plenty of healthy food to nom on and make the rest of the con jealous of our epic nutrition! I don't know how much recapping I'll be able to do there, but I'll do my best to let you know! May have a "Tales from the Con" section...we'll see. :)
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