I have not posted in more than two weeks and I thought it time to update. Since going off the shakes, I have managed to gain 4 pounds. I cannot seem to lose any weight, regardless of the fact that I am only eating approximately 600 calories per day and working out by running 3 miles at least 5 days a week. It is so frustrating to have come this far to have my body reject my ability to lose any more weight.
I am not giving up. I will continue to do whatever it takes to lose the rest of the weight. I am actually enjoying the running and am running about a 12:30 minute mile. Not bad if I do say so. I always liked running but have been unable to run since my weight gain. Now that I am slightly smaller it does not seem to bother my knees and hips like it used to. I do need to stretch extensively before and after but that may just be me getting old. I have a run coming up in December and I want to run the whole 5K. I think I have this in the bag.
I am eating a vegan diet and do not miss the meat at all. I do miss the cheese and eggs but I am finding other ways to cook to compensate. I enjoy cooking and discovering new recipes from pintrest. I cannot believe all of the people out there who are vegan. I find it most difficult when eating out. There are very few restaurants that cater to vegan eaters so I usually just ask them to hold this, and hold that.
On another note, I went school shopping with my daughter last weekend and decided to go into Banana Republic (one of my favorite stores). I went directly to the sale rack and decided to try on a few pairs of pants. I am happy to report that I am officially a size 14. I ended up with two new pairs of pants and they fit fabulously. I would like to eventually be in a single digit pants size but I will definitely take this one. Winnnnnninnng!
