Day 177: Results are Good!

Good morning!
And it has been so far! I woke up with virtually no pain!
I found my old tmj (temporal mandibular joint) mouth guard. It was one I had never used. It was in a box in a drawer in the bathroom. So I stuck it in boiling water and molded it to my jaw. Slept with it in last night. Woke up once to find I had spit it out, but I put it back in. And slept like a baby!

I let myself lay in bed reading for about an hour before I got up. I will be going to the gym before my first student today. It looks like there was another heavy rain last night. The air smells so fresh. But right now, the sun has come out. It looks like another beautiful fall day.

I was a little worried about taking my stats this morning. I mean, all those cheeseburgers last week! Granted, they were mostly bunless, except for the gluten free bun yesterday at Burgerville. But still. I am needing to cut back on meat. Read: CUT BACK ON CHEESEBURGERS!

Also, I read in the news that there has been a recall on ground beef due to e coli outbreaks. Arrg.

So today for my lunch I am packing a hardboiled egg, sauerkraut, olives, brie cheese, yogurt and a homemade GF pineapple/coconut muffin!

But I am bring my emergency rice cakes with me. Just in case.

Back to the stats. So, pretty the same as last week. BUT I have lost an inch in my hips. WHOOP WOOP!

Since it is colder and wetter than the summer. And I have less time, I am going to be hitting the gym. I am aiming for daily. Even it is just 20 minutes. Because I am definitely seeing results!

Results are good.

I will continue to walk in between students. But the trail will have to wait until I am on break from teaching.

Here are the stats. Happy Monday! :)

Today's Stats: November 2, 2015

BP: 105/88

Pulse: 74

Weight: 189 lbs.

Neck: 14"

Chest: 43"

Waist: 37"

Hips: 44"

Thighs: 22"

Biceps: 13"

Calves: 15"

Ankles: 9"

Today's Stats: October 26, 2015

BP: 106/76

Pulse: 77

Weight: 189 lbs.

Neck: 14"

Chest: 43"

Waist: 37"

Hips: 45

Thighs: 22

Biceps: 13"

Calves: 15"

Ankles: 9"

p.s. I went back about five months to my post on May 26th. These were my stats then:

WOW!!! This really is progress! :) Even with the cheeseburgers!

Weight: 203
Neck: 15"
Chest: 47"
Waist: 41"
Hips: 48:
Thighs: 23" R, 22.5" L
Biceps: 14" R, 13.5" L

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