The Whole28.5: Final Feelings!
It's the Last Day, Homies.
We made it all the way to the end. Once we hit 11:59 pm
tonight tonight, we will have officially made it through 34 days of The
Whole28.5 Challenge. I'm still blown away by how quickly these last two weeks
went by! The beginning was such an interesting mesh of fun and hardship,
learning new things and ditching old ways, but the second half of this journey
has actually been eye-opening and "easy." Of course, I'm no angel and
there were the moments of "whoospie-daisy!" and "oh man, I hate
this!" but the HABITS ARE HERE and I intend to hold on to them even after
Saturday morning arrives and the rules are no longer "mandatory." No matter what those goals you may have set at the beginning of this whirlwind, I'm positive that new ones popped and and were achieved along the way without you even knowing it! So: High fives all around!
Challenge Shout-Out: To Everyone!
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| Congratulatory "thumbs up while walking home from work" Selfie. ;) |
This is a big one for me. I really need to thank everyone who has been a part of this process. Those amazing participants who have shared with me recipes, success stories, photos, and even just the helpful, commiserating "hey, how's it going??" that helped me through this challenge. But also, to the friendly folk who may not be tagging along to participate, but have been here reading my nonsense for the past month. On the days (read: weeks) I was frustrated, when the scale jumped back and forth, when I couldn't even LOOK at another chicken thigh, I would walk into the gym and hear that a fellow member and friendly face was reading my blog. And to those folks whose faces are unknown to me! The many people who have reached out via my Instagram post reminders that a new entry had arrived was truly awesome and inspiring! I know that at times diets, lifestyle changes, new extraordinary goals can seem like something you have to "suffer through" in solitude, but having a community that knows what you are doing and supports you through it makes all the difference! There's no "suffering through it;" there is enduring, learning, sharing and succeeding. So from the bottom of my wee heart, I just have to say again:
Thank you.
Savvy Suggestions
Okay, I know at this point in the game, it's very possible that you have a whole day planned tomorrow of dairy-filled, gluten-heavy debauchery! And that's okay. You deserve it...as you know if you allowed yourself to two "Live Yo Life!" days, that you will suffer the after effects accordingly. If this is the plan, I have a two suggestions:A) Revisit and update your Goals, Stats, and Photo either tonight or FIRST thing in the morning tomorrow.
The last thing you want to do is go through 34 days of hard work, have a ridiculous cheat day, and then weigh yourself and take photos when you're bloated and feeling awful. If you're going to funky town tomorrow, remember that--yes--you will probably gain weight and retain water, yadda yadda yadda. But you will normalize again once you get back to into the swing of the HABITS that you've decided to keep. *Wink wink.*
B) Maybe, juuuuust maybe, choose to indulge in something...not so insane?
I know, I'm stealing the glory already! I just don't want to see all of our hard work get thrown for a loop! Now, listen: I can't tell you what to do, and I won't! But maybe starting slow and working in some indulgences that are still TRYING to be "cleaner." I'm looking forward to trying these two bad boys:
What can I say? I find myself missing the sweet stuff and these are some damn good photos. Always gets me!
And that's really it for now, friends! I'm so very proud of all of our hard work and the eye-opening process that The Whole28.5 Challenge was for me. And I hope for you! I'm going to let you enjoy your weekend of freedom and I will come back to you with MY updates on Monday. Now, let's say it together:
Guys, we DID awesome.
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| Neither Sam nor Reuben participated, but they are really proud of all of us. |
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