Well, It's Finally Happened

A plateau that is.

I figured it would be soon, because I have been steadily losing a pound or two a week for the duration of this program. Today I did my weigh-in and measurements, and for the first time they are both the exact same as last week. (Before, if my weight was the same, at least I had lost inches, or vice versa)

In case you're curious, however, my overall weight and inches lost during Insanity are as follows:

Total lbs. lost = 10 (down 17-18 overall from January!)
Chest = -3 inches
Arm = -1 inch
Waist = -2.5 inches (-4 inches overall from January!)
Hips = -1 inch (this doesn't seem right because I can see a huge difference, but at least it's -4 inches overall since January!)
Thigh = -1.5-2 inches (measurements fluctuate--I can never remember exactly where on my thigh I last measured)

Oh well, not to worry. Hopefully my body just hasn't caught up to the change from the first month to the "max" second month of Insanity. Especially since this whole week was more of a learning curve to figure out the new moves than an intense workout. Next week will be better!

Regardless of not much physical progress (my stamina and running times are up, though!), it is still time for my scheduled picture update. So here I present to you--Day 43 Progress Pictures:

Besides my loss of a tan, the only differences I can really notice are that my hips seem much smaller (aka, losing the love handles finally!) and my thighs seem more toned. Other than that, it's about the same from day 30.

You can really tell the difference in my hips here. Yeah!

 I can really feel the difference in my back muscles, and I think in this picture you can finally start to see my lats (I think that's the muscle I'm noticing--the small definition under my bra line that swoops out to my hips?)

My arms also seem to be getting more defined. I guess all those pushups I've been whining about have really helped.

And for the first time, I don't really notice any differences in the profile pictures. Maybe it was the queso and beer last night--totally worth it, though.

In other news, the group I started (Acworth Running Club) had its first run meetup on Sunday. There were only 3 of us (granted, I made the group and event very late in the week), but the feedback so far seems positive and promising. Check out the group page if you're interested. We are going to do meetup runs every Sunday at Swift Cantrell Park in downtown Acworth. Last Sunday we met at 2 p.m. and decided it was entirely too hot that late in the afternoon. So next week we're shooting for 11 a.m. Come join us! We were able to complete a 3.5 mile circuit (partially running/jogging/walking) and had a great time.

Also, I will be attending the Complimentary Yoga in the Park (also at Swift Cantrell) this Saturday (Cinco de Mayo!). I've been wanting to try yoga, and I love this park, so the whole idea seems perfect. Come out and burn off some calories before you go out celebrating that night. Hope to see you at one or the other!