So much for updating before leaving town!
Our morning was thrown off by a good hour and some change after we woke up late and hit the road around 6:30 instead of 5 Saturday morning.
We did however get our weigh in done prior to leaving and the results are as follows:
Abel lost 2 pounds in our meatless month and I lost 4.
Considering I have been losing two pounds a month lately my mind was blown by the number doubling. I haven't done anything different this month than the last few months other than removing meat.
Abels been more lax with eating sweets this month which is why his # didn't smoke mine but considering his indulgences in cannolis and gelato every week, its just as awesome for him to see a loss as well. He's not so much in it for the numbers on the scale which I SO envy at times. His focus is always more on how he feels on a day to day basis and paying attention to his bodys signals. Its the shift in lifestyle that hes noticing rather than the shift in weight.
Personally I am quite oblivious to noting changes in my body. It isn't until I either see a photo of myself that I actually see them, or until someone points it out to me. I'll be working on a separate post for these things along with a mini photo montage of some of our meals from August.
The results are awesome and I'm going to continue trekking forward limiting meat from here on out.
As I am now enjoying the weekend with my family I can tell you that yesterday was quite an interesting day for me. I have heard of how meat affects people after they have given it up for a while and if I may share my own story I will tell you that after eating a polish sausage and a hamburger patty at a cookout yesterday, i sit here the morning after feeling insanely bloated and gassy.
Of course it could also be because I had the polish on a bun with a side of rice. (Carb overload) and the hamburger (sans bun) with a side of diced potatoes. It was the first time in months that I ate without even trying to stay within the SASS strategy. Though I'm not exactly riddled with guilt nor regretting the consumption, I love that I woke up this morning wanting fresh foods and a huge cup of water. My body is indeed communicating with me.
Let me tell you, after living over 30+ years and never stopping to think stomach aches, headaches, skin flare ups, back aches, weak nails, sinus problems etc etc etc.... were all ways of my body trying to actually TELL me something for so long.. well, it's embarrassing that I am only now willing to listen and am learning how to respond back.
It's fascinating I tell you.
Hope you're all enjoying your weekend. I'll be working on that post with more details on the noticeable changes later today!
