So, as promised, I'm keeping you up to date on the progress of my goals. Getting in shape and losing weight. But first, some background information, ya know, from the last 2 weeks.
First off, my dear sister has, for the last couple years, gone on a gluten free diet, which (don't tell her, because I'm sure she'll read this eventually) I always thought was a little crazy, because I LOVE bread, wheat, gluten, the whole shebang. But after a discussion with my dear friend Charla where she told me about how in her quest for weight loss she hit a wall and it wasn't until she cut gluten from her diet that she lost 15 more pounds without even trying, I was unwillingly thrust by my own curiosity into looking more closely at the gluten free craze. So I read a (slightly under-referenced) study on how more and more people are becoming unable to process products with gluten in them due to the refining process of wheat products. I don't know how reliable this study was, but I figured (after a few days of thought) that I might as well give it a try, right? What did I have to lose? Going on a gluten free diet wasn't going to hurt anything? And if I *did* end up seeing results, well, awesome!
So I decided to slowly work my way into a gluten free diet starting Monday last week (this was January 9th, the same day school started). I went to the store and I bought corn tortillas for wraps, gluten free flour for baking (and some xanthan gum as suggested for baking gluten free), and rice chips for snacks. I started out the New Year weighing more than I ever have weight before, an embarrassing 270 lbs. I also bought a scale, weight loss DVD's, a measuring tape to keep track of lost inches, and a huge pile of motivation!
But then my gluten free-ness kinda tanked for four days because I was sick so I ate noodle soup several times. So I don't know if it was the lack of gluten or the fact that I ate less than I normally do, but I weighed myself again on Monday (January 16th) and I was down to 260 lbs. Woo!!! I was so excited! You have no idea! It was the best feeling! I was so excited! Not only because I had lost 10 lbs, but also because I am feeling stronger. On my Jillian Michaels workout DVD I am able to get through almost all of the workout without stopping other than for drinks of water, plus I have the core strength to do most of the ab workouts without modification. Because of an old knee injury, though I sometimes have to modify the squats, but that's okay because my thighs aren't screaming in pain the next day anymore!
Until then, I hope everyone's New Year has been awesome!
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