Weigh In 2 and 3

Ok so last Friday I forgot to post about my week with exercising, eating healthy, and all that good stuff. Well last week I ate mainly junk, only because that's what was in the house. When mom's money starts running low, we go from healthy to junk so I had to go with what was available. Knowing how the week was going to be with food I made sure to exercise. I exercised just about everyday, or at least 5 days..can't remember exactly. I also was taking one phentermine a day but taking half of it in the morning, and then the other half at noon, which didn't cause side affects at all. Well Friday came and I was at the same weight, 170. I was a tid bit upset because my biggest goal is just to get the heck out of the 170s! But I took it for what it was and still reminded myself to congratulate and encourage my mom who lost weight that week. Doing that actually made me feel better.
  So the second week I would also have to eat junk so I decided to work out twice a day. I only did that once on Monday due to the fact mother nature decided to visit and when that happens my body just changes in so many ways. My energy is low, horrible cramps, headaches, gain 5 pounds in water weight, cravings, always hungry. You get the idea but I did still work out everyday once. I went back to taking phentermine whole in the morning and my body responded well, no side effects, except at the end of the week I got headaches so today I only took half. The medicine doesn't really mess with appetite or energry but that could be do to the unhealthy stuff I'm eating right now. Anyhow Friday morning, still on cycle, and I didn't expect any loss but surprisingly I was 168! Thank God! I haven't seen the 160s since 8th grade so it was very exciting.
  Another thing I'm learning is to not only focus on the scale. During my workouts I noticed that one of them I no longer breathed as hard or got tired as quickly like I did when I first started it. It was a great feeling and accomplishment because regardless of the scale I know I'm doing good for my body. My heart is getting stronger and endurance is getting better. I noticed increase muscle in my arms and my legs feel toned. I took my measurements about a month ago: Chest 37in, Bicep 12 1/2in, Waist 39.5, Hips 44in. Now my measurements are: Chest 35 1/2in, Bicep 12 1/2in, Waist 36in, Hips 43 1/2. So overall I'm really excited about how my progress is going and I'm still enjoying working out, surprisingly lol. I'm learning to not be so focused on the scale but let my body speak for itself. Shout out to Richard Simmons by the way! :)