Measurements

Bust: 39
Hips: 41
Chest: 34
Waist:  31
Abdomen: 36
Weight: 140
Neck:13
Wrist: 6.3

Salad and wine

Yesterday I did a bit of fasting: lots of water (2.5+L) throughout the day,  and then a wonderful chicken Caesar salad in the evening. I don't think that having a few glasses of wine helped the efforts, but there it is, and it was yummy and delightful.

Today I have continued with the water - nearly a litre so far.

I planked 1:30, and every time I do a plank I swear I feel taller.

Bike: 9.6 miles over 35 minutes [203.25 total]
Leg lifts: 20
Cross crunch:25
Crunches: 20
Jack knifes: 4
Push-ups: 10

The Road Resumed: Eastern Marshes

I got wickedly turned around in March and have spent the last several months regaining my footing and my location. That quest was a chapter or three in its own right, and for now we are just picking up from today.

Bike: 7.5 miles [193.75 total]
Water: 2000 ml
Plank: 1:06
Toe dips: 30
Leg lifts: 16

Food:
Maqui chocolate bar (totally yummy!)
1 cup tamari roasted pumpkin seeds

Round 3, Day 5

Sleep: 6.5
Plank:1:10
Pushups: 2 sets of 10
Leg Lifts: 2 sets of 10
Water: 16 ounces
Food:

4 eggs with provolone cheese
Hummus Sandwich on toast, 12 ounces Lady Grey tea
One can Progresso Chicken & Rice Soup

Life Goals:

• Tests 4 & 5 & 6 completed of PMI-RMP
• Appraisal paid for.

Camped in the eastern part of the Marshes

I am totally stoked to have gotten back to the gym.
I feel like a new woman.

Sleep: 9
Cardio: Bike 30 minutes @ level 4 6.25 miles [186.25 total]
Weights: Deadlift 45# 2 sets of 10
Abs: 20 incline Russian Ab Twists with 7.5# dumbbell
Push-ups: 2 sets of 10
Pull-ups: 1 @ 25# assist, 1 @ 40# assist, 1 @ 55# assist
Water: 108 ounces
Food:

4 eggs with 2 slices of provolone, basil and black pepper
1 Can Progresso Italian Wedding Soup
Handful of carrots with balsamic dressing, 2 dill pickles

Plank 1:30, 1:14, 1:37
Life Goals:

• Submitted a copy of my 2011 taxes to the mortgage company
  (paperwork! we hates it we does!)
• Filed to have my name changed
  (Courthouses and Legal Stuff! It's like living in a Kafka novel!)

Round 3: Day 2

Planked for a minute in the work kitchen.
Last night I took my measurements and the upshot is that three weeks of lazing about with the flu and then enjoying cozy time erased my progress. That was a bit of an embarrassment and a serious wake-up call. It is time to head back to the gym. Or buy a jump rope. Or something.

Ninety minutes of dancing tonight should be a good start.

Begin Week 6

Yesterday I planked for over a minute in the work kitchen, drank all my water, had a smidge of alcohol with dinner, and a few cigarettes just after the 24 hour mark. Resetting the counter and trying again, because that is the rebel way.

I got 9 hours of sleep, albeit interrupted by a two a.m. tea party with the toddler. She is awesome, amazing, and has a passion for a profundity of pink.

On the life front, I received a prequalification letter from my mortgage agent, and have submitted an offer on a house. I will hear from the sellers no later than this time Thursday. HUZZAH!