So three months of P90X3 "lean" schedule has come to an end. I'm down to about 124lbs and... I've misplaced my tape measurer, but probably about 33.5 to 34" waist.
No pictures... sorry no time. We're too busy trying to relearn to cook and prepare food in a more "healthy" fashion. This past month my dear husband undertook a 10 day detox to help prepare for his biannual PT and tape testing. Usually, this high anxiety drama is really painful for everyone in that we have to watching him dehydrate and starve himself for days to a week before his taping... and sometimes he'd tape a couple days in a row, fasting till he managed to drop enough fluid to pass.
But not this time. Instead he undertook a regimen that cut out all sugars, grains, simple carbs, and caffeine. For breakfast he had "disgusting" smoothies, salads for lunch, and dinners that consisted of lean meats, fish, and lost of new-to-us vegetables. I only joined in his evening meal plan... and in the 10 days I lost 5 lbs, but I've since gone back up 2lbs, because I felt that was probably a bit too fast for a nursing mom... and I'm in no rush here.
And he passed his tests and we can breath a sigh of relief for another 6 months.
We found the book, The Blood Sugar Solution, 10 Day Detox Diet, Activate your Natural Ability to Burn Fat and Loose Weight, by Dr. Mark Hyman at the library, so aside from all the trips to buy fresh vegetables, it didn't really cost us anything to do. And I learned that I like Bokchoy, grilled red onions, kalamata olives, and lightly cooked chards... and how fun it is to stump the checker at the commissary when you half to explain all the various produce you just set in front of her.
An another related note, about a month or so ago I declared a moratorium on the purchasing of ketchup and ranch dressing. "Savor that last bottle kids, cause it's the last!" I'd grown irritated with how they coated all their food in this stuff... The ketchup was just an over glorified carrier for adding sugar and completely blocked out the natural flavors of the foods I was preparing. As for the ranch dressing, they were simply guilty of wasting copious amounts by dumping far more then they could use on their plates.
Now, my husband was great in that he realized how serious I was about this. And we both conceded that there are times when a bit of ketchup really do help with flavor. So he decided to make homemade ketchup. While the first batch was a burnt disaster, the second effort was stupendous! He will be making another batch soon, because there's nothing that good on a grocery self.
Did I tell you yet? We aren't moving for at least another year? Oh yeah, no PCS for us... for now. I'm relieved, but to be honest, I want a new house.
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