Day 8 - Fitting into Size 26 Jeans!

So I went to go weigh myself at the gym on a mechanical scale this morning and right away I noticed it wasn't zeroing properly, so I was having trouble finding my exact weight. I believe it is around 122, which would be about a 6 lb loss since I started dieting last Sunday. That's 6 lbs in 5 diet days, just to be clear.

But, a better way to measure my progress so far would be to say that I am now fitting into my size 26 Rock & Republic jeans again. These have not fit me for several months and have ZERO stretch to them. I still think I could lose a pound or two more for an even better fit (just give me a couple days!), but they were definitely on, and I definitely wore them out in public today, so they couldn't have looked that bad :)

I do want to make a comment about a possible side effect:  last night at about 3 in the morning, I woke up and my right leg was kind of numb. By no means was I paralyzed or in any sort of agonizing pain, it just was abnormal. The source of the "tingle" was around my knee. I sometimes get really painful calf cramps that wake me, but this didn't feel like that at all. Compared to my left leg, my right leg was colder as well. I of course panicked and assumed I was having a blood clot, which can occur when taking hormones. I put on long socks to encourage blood flow and put a pillow under my leg to raise it about 6 inches. I also drank a little bit of water in hopes that it was just a little dehydration? No symptoms today.

I'm really glad that I started this diet prior to 1/1/11, there are so many cliches about dieting and weight loss in reference to the first the year, I'm just glad I'm won't get caught up in the hype and that I stook my health into my own hands, on my own terms. 

That said, for anyone who IS starting tomorrow, GOOD LUCK! Remember, it's a test about self control, don't just give up and give in. Cravings WILL subside, you DON'T have to eat anything you don't want to put in your body. I can honestly vouch, NOTHING tastes as good as skinny feels. Promise.

Talk to you in 2011, everyone!