Getting Personal

Picture 1: What my calves, butt and thighs look like now, from upside down. This is also how flexible I am.

Picture 2: The little bit of extra wiggle on my tummy, arms and what the bust is like now.

Picture 3: The arm wiggle. Yes, this one is my favorite. There is a bit of extra jelly here that I won't miss;-)

NOTE: I do not think I'm fat. That is certainly not what this is about. It's simply about taking note of where I am now. That's it!

So, why the pictures?! To help introduce the wiggle meter!! It measures how much that excess stuff on my arms, legs and stomach, well...wiggles. It will be measured in pictures (as above) and with a measuring tape.

Here we go:

Weight: 153 pounds

Wiggle (W) left arm: 12½"

W right arm: 12¼"

W left thigh: 24 1/8"

W right thigh: 24¾"

W waste: 37"

W butt: 42"

W right calf: 15"

W left calf: 15 3/8"

W bust: 33½"

W neck: 13¼"


I have totally avoided looking up what is "average" as I don't think it necessary to burden myself with those "facts". I'm excited to be starting where I stand and see where this takes me. I've never cared much about measurements but as anything, it's a tool to track progress...so I'll measure once a month or so and see what's happening with my wiggle.

So then...today!

I was really tired and had to take a nap about mid day. My energy was really low and I felt like I wanted to binge again. I narrowly avoided it, seriously, it was like chocolate-cake-on-your-birthday tempting. I didn't even know exactly what I was craving, just anything. These are the times that I recognize the difference between listening to the nutrition my body wants and just having cravings due to the chemicals in certain foods still being in my body. This is part of building my mental strength.

Anyway, eating is a party! My friend Joseph is in town from CA and he is staying with us. He offered to make dinner and hello, of course I agreed! He wants to become a professional raw chef so he's got a lot of tricks and tips for making food. He made raw tacos for dinner...then we made banana ice cream with frozen bananas and dates for the caramel sauce. Good Evening taste buds! This was one of the best raw meals I've ever eaten, hands down. Hot diggity. The banana ice cream was smooth and dreamy. We all totally loved it.

*Recipe Time* (thanks to Joseph)
(for 3 people)

With a juicer:
*Freeze 6 bananas
*Run through your juicer without the mesh screen
*Through the dates into a blender or food processor with a bit of water
*Blend
*Through together in a bowl
*Video tape your reaction;-)

Without a juicer:
*Blend 6 bananas
*Freeze it
*Same process for the dates

So then...enjoy! Pictures and such tomorrow!

Hugs & love,
Terra Rose