Level 3, days 9 & 10 and measurements.

So I finished level 3 in 28 days - I think that's the longest it's ever taken me, but I do have to factor in a week or two's worth of mental breakdown. Blech. As much as I liked level 3, I feel like it was one of the hardest ones to get through after the first half, because I got hit with a total lack of motivation and so much overwhelming anxiety in my personal life, I don't think I did a single day of cardio, and the past two weeks I ate pretty much nothing but crap.

However, level 3 somehow also managed to still sculpt my body in little ways, like seeing my little arm muscles, and feeling my butt lift and tighten, and starting to see, when I sit or stand a certain way, a line of muscle along my outer thigh (!!!).

Measurements, day 30:

weight: 199.4 lbs (-1 lbs)

bust (cup): 40" (-1")

bust (band):  33" (no change)

arm (L): 12" (no change)

arm (R): 12.5" (no change)

waist (smallest part): 31" (no change)

stomach (belly button): 38" (-2")

hips: 43" (-1")

thigh (L): 23" (no change)

thigh (R): 23" (no change)

bikini (L):  27.5" (-.5")

bikini (R):  28.5" (-.5")

calf (L): 15" (-.5")

calf (R): 15" (-.5")

I'm a little anxious about level 4, since I've heard it's a rough one - I haven't previewed it yet, but I also haven't ruled out the possibility of redoing level 3 for another 5 or 10 days, since it did take me so long. We'll see how I feel when I watch level 4, I guess.

I also really want to commit to doing 30 minutes of cardio at least 5-6 times a week, and I know I need to clean up my act where food is concerned - the past two weeks have been nothing but a long binge, and it just feels gross. I'm nowhere near where I thought I would be when I started level 1; I haven't made any significant progress, and I want to change that.

It turns out my mental state is the hardest thing to change, but I feel confident that once I get myself on the right track there, all the physical stuff will follow.