100 days

The Biggest Loser at Fitness Bootcamp is over. Finished. Done. What was so highly anticipated at the beginning of the year has come to pass. I set out with one goal...and one goal only...to win. I lost 51 lbs in 100 days. That's 22.1% of my initial body weight. I started at 230.5 on January 11 and weighed 179.5 on April 21. I'm very confident in these numbers, but don't know official results yet. Until the winner is announced, I'm going to enjoy looking back on the accomplishment of the past few months and tweak my new lifestyle that has slowly become my normal. For those 100 days, I did not faulter on my diet! And I mean it. I had one sip of Inca Kola from Peru and one bite of fondant icing from Corn and Tif's wedding cake. That's it. No fruit, no dairy (other than fat free cottage cheese), no refined sugar. I've been squeaky clean! I also made muscles I didn't know I had. I actually have something resembling abs! I can see my triceps on my shadow when I run. As the days progress I discover new cuts and definition. Its as shocking to me as it is to anyone else! I feel lighter on my feet and run with so much less effort than I did 30, 20, even 10 pounds ago. None of my clothes fit! Its great!
So, where do I go from here. No, not Tamollys! Eating bad is the LAST thing I want to do! The first thing I wanted to eat was plain Greek yogurt with blueberries, strawberries and walnuts. I had it this afternoon and I'm pretty sure if heaven has a taste that's it. Wow! Yummo! Then 10 minutes later I was almost doubled over with indigestion. The acid from the berries made my throat burn. I'm still feeling the bloat 8 hours later. I guess its going to take a while to incorporate fruit back into the diet. One thing I won't do is over indulge on processed foods. I can't even name a processed food that sounds appealing to me right now. I've managed to retrain my brain to not want refined sugar.
I'm still in the 3rd phase of the Body By Design program. I'll finish that program shortly after our half marathon on April 30. This lull between the contest and race day is giving me a little time to focus on my next goal. I'm such a goal oriented creature that I have to have one to thrive. Question is, what will my next goal be? Luckily I have a few days to think and pray about it. Until then, I'll continue with my clean diet and work out schedule...and go buy a new wardrobe!