Taking Before and After Pictures

My daughter informed me yesterday that since I have so much time this summer, I will probably spend a lot if that time at Ballys'. She is probably right. She decided to take some Before Pictures. Talking about something to motivate one to losing. The only thing tha tI see that I have going for me in these pictures are my calves. I definitely need to work on core (abs), chest, butt, and thighs.

What are the dimensions? Well, this is me in a size 14. When the pictures were taken yesterday, I was at 157lbs. This morning, I am at 161lbs. I am starting to pms so that is most likely the deal with the weight gain. My chest is at 38"; my waist is 35.25". My hips are 42.5"; my thighs are 24". My upper arms are 13", my calves are 14". I would like to lose an inch on everything except my calves. They are already very muscular.
Yesterday, I did strength training on my upper body and my legs. I also warmed up for 5 minutes on the elliptical and finished up with 30 minutes on the treadmill at an average of 3.6 mph. I alos logged in 17,000 steps on the pedometer.

Today, I am starting a 7-day cleanse just to get me started. I have also been taking my vitamins and supplements daily. I have been drinking at least 8 servings of water a day. Let's see how I shpae up in a week.

Fluctuating between 155lbs. and 152lbs.

This is where my weight has been for several weeks now. I am going to have to do something different. the first thing that I have done is temporarily cancel my Weight Watchers subscription. My husband and I are going to ride our motorcycle to Colorado and I just won't have access to the Internet during that time.

I do want to try the types of fresh fruits and vegetables that we will run across. That could help jump start the weight loss again.

We have joined Ballys, and my youngest daughter decided to join with us. Now that school is out, I can go every day. Here is my plan so far. I might change something so that I can try some of the classes.

1. Treadmill every other day.
2. Elliptical the days that I am not on the treadmill.
3. Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays weight lifting.
4. Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays swimming.

I have also joined the National Womens' Challenge. This is another fun way to increase my activity.

Yassou.