An update: feeling kinda awesome!

I really feel like I've changed, for good. I feel like these new healthy habits are getting more and more ingrained, and as a result becoming much easier to maintain. After my one month challenge I was technically allowed sugar and dairy again, but to be honest I've barely touched both. I've been keeping up with my healthy treats, healthy eating, and still exercise about 6 times a week.

I've had a few little weight loss victories since too. One of the first is being able to comfortably and confidently wear shorts (short shorts) for the first time since I was a kid. This is with my blinding white legs too! It's such a nice feeling - being confident enough to wear something so short but also feeling that you can pull it off! I mean, I'm never going to be one to think I at all compare to those thin things you see in magazines - but for us everyday people, I'm starting to feel really content with how I look.

This morning I jumped on the scales... It read 62.35kg, the lightest I've been in a long, long time. I was 60kg when I got married 7+ years ago, and I'm hoping to reach that in the next month or so. When I do, I think I might even try on my wedding dress - just for fun! I am also teasingly close to having now lost a total of 40kg!!!

I've been keeping up with my exercise. Last week I tried a 'speed run' (where I ran as fast as I could for a short run), and ended up running 3.71km in 17.53 minutes, meaning my average pace was 4.49 per kilometre and my average speed was 12.46km/h. I was buggered by the end, but that's a good thing! A nice challenge! I've since had a cold, so haven't been for a run since. I am feeling much better today though, so went for a walk today, and am planning a run in the morning. I still have my women's 5km on Sunday - I'll pick up my pink t-shirt and race number tomorrow.

I've also been doing some health/weight loss related online shopping... I placed an order through Loving Earth, which I received today. I got two bags of kale chips, some chocolate coconut butter, a variety pack of luvju bars and two different blocks of their chocolate. For those who don't know, Loving Earth is pretty well all organic, raw, naturally sweetened, so quite healthy still - in moderate amounts of course! So far I've only tried a spoonful of the chocolate coconut butter, and OMG... it is GOOD! I can't wait to try everything!

My other purchase was another pair of Black Milk leggings... peacock ones this time. So pretty, and I feel good wearing them. It's so fun and exciting being interested in clothes/fashion again!

Actually, life in general is just fun and exciting! I feel really fit and healthy and happy - my best possible me really!