Day One- Start pics/info and that portion size is cray!

So today I'm starting a 12 week toning plan. My main areas of focus is my waist, my belly and my hips. First let me post my start photos before we get into this.

(I can't remember when I weighed this less. I haven't seen anything below 200 in years!)

(Starting photo: Sorry about the quality!)

(Starting photo: I HAVE to get rid of this stomach fat!)

Waist: 34''
Belly: 42'' (HAVE TO SHRINK THIS!)
Hips: 45

I was pretty self conscious about posting these photos but I'm sure once I reach my goal, I'll be glad that I did. Today was all cardio. I had to do morning cardio as well as evening cardio. I rode my stationary bike and did a total of 13.71 miles today. Tomorrow I have 3 workouts and I'm NOT prepared for it. But I know I must work hard and I'm going to make sure I eat right so that my workouts won't be in vain. Speaking of food, I got some food from Olive Garden today. I hadn't been there in a while. I actually haven't been there since I had gotten sick so I guess I forgot about the portion size. My mom gave me my bag and at first I was wondering why on earth did they put a small bowl of spaghetti and a salad in such a large bag. These portions were huge!

(The salad was pretty big but I ate this first so that I would fill up on more veggies than starch!)

So I put the salad away and pulled out my spaghetti so that I would get to eat it while it was still hot. The amount of pasta in this bowl is something serious. I took TWO bites and I just couldn't force myself to eat anymore (thanks to my salad). I literally can't believe that people finish this much food in the restaurant! There used to be a time where I could eat the whole "Tour de Italy" plate, you know, the one that had a slice of lasagna, chicken parmesan and alfredo. But now, I'm sure I can only eat about one third of that because I'd probably fill up on salad. But here's the pasta bowl, which I'm pretty sure I'll be eating on for the next few days!

(Mind you, my fork is a regular size fork. It looks like plastic silverware with all that freaking pasta in the bowl! Not to mention, the bowl COVERED my legs!)

That's a lot of freaking pasta. If there's someone out there that can eat that whole thing in one sitting, more power to you. I used to be able to do it but I would just feel miserable afterwards. Eating that much pasta causes your stomach to feel very heavy and you'll feel sleepy as it starts to break down. Some people call this sleepy feeling "the itis", I simply call it a slow death. I felt a lot better filling up on salad than I would have if I would've filled up on pasta. Not to mention, they threw about 5 breadsticks into my bag with the spaghetti. I pretty much have the whole flour mill in my bowl, did they really think it was a good idea to throw bread in as well? Oh well, it's just a sign that I should cook more!

I am completely exhausted and I have an early morning to start up my cardio again. I'm really hoping to lose a lot of inches during these 12 weeks. I'm not too focused on the weight loss part. I've lost weight, I just want my body to look good now. Have a great night Superheroes! 

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