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Wow, had a great week. Followed BFL really well. Got in 6 meals every day – love my ricotta desserts – and only missed one cardio session (Kevin had to leave for work at 5am). And the result – a loss of 2.4kg (5.3lbs). I even stepped on the scales a second time to make sure I had read it right. And I did. I don’t know the last time I lost that much weight in one week. I have now lost all the weight I regained in weeks 5 & 6 plus some more. I’m hoping for another great week ahead.

Wow, can’t believe I’m already on week 8 of the body for life challenge. I had a very active morning. Rode the girls to school, came home and tidied and cleaned upstairs (stopping only to have my mid-morning protein shake) then ran a few errands and went to the gym for my lower body workout. Now I have to confess I think about not going as I was already feeling tired and it was after 12pm but I went, then I remembered I had to take Rosie for her run (I ride) so I did that, came back and bathed the dogs. I’ve just had my shower and some lunch and I’ve got about an hour before I have to ride back up to the school. And boy, and I tired. But I feel good!!! I can’t believe how much energy I’ve gotten since eating clean and working out 6 days a week. Life is good!!!!

Went out shopping to Miranda. Now normally when we go I buy a few goodies that I can’t get locally. Today. Nothing at all – didn’t even particularly want anything (mind you if had been free day I would have indulged). I had a falafel wrap for lunch and then bought a skim iced chocolate to have on the way home. I felt so proud of myself.

While shopping I bought myself two skirts and a couple of tops – can’t wait to wear them. I’m not planning on buying too many clothes at present cause I have heaps waiting in smaller sizes plus I don’t quite know how much weight I will lose and at what rate. I’m hoping to have lost 10kg (or 22lbs) by the beginning of October. That will have me a weight I haven’t been in about 15 years.

I got in my 20 cardio on the eliptical this morning. Going to sit and read the Eating Clean Diet by Tosca Reno (my reward for 4 weeks of clean eating) then enjoy a nice salad for dinner (since it’s been such a warm day).

Monday went pretty well. I was rather hungry though – not sure if it was doing cardio on an empty stomach first thing in the morning (not my normal routine) or it was carryover from free day or it was just one of those days. I managed to make it through okay but it was the first day in a long time I’d felt like that. Okay, where I’d like to be at the end of this challenge. This is where I have a lot of trouble. Having been overweight so all my adult life I have trouble imagining myself thinner. I would like to lose around 20lbs and be a size smaller in clothing. I know part of my problem has always been the amount of weight I have to lose