Back on the wagon

I just came home from the gym. Not as long as I used to go, but long enough for someone like myself who is totally out of shape. That being said...my average speed was 2.6 and I tried to stay at 2.8 for at least 3 minutes (or one lap) at a time, I burned 109 calories (not including the "cool down"), I did 5 full laps. I am proud of myself- now here comes the hardest part...I'm hungry!

Why is this so hard?

I didn't make it to the gym to work out. Big shock there! Not that this is an excuse, but it is a cause. I got my period last night. I can't do anything when I have my period, let alone work out. I am watching what I eat and eating out somewhat less. I've made dinner two nights in a row (tonight is an experiment so we'll see if I eat it) and I brought my lunch today. Tomorrow I'm eating a salad from Emily's as a treat to myself and then I'll make dinner- whatever that is. I just have to force myself to work out. How? Today my psychiatrist told me I was overweight. Ouch!

Back Into The Swing Of Things...

It's been exaclty 7 months since my last entry. Obviously I did not stick to my gameplan, but it's back into the swing of things this week. I cancelled my PT contract because I wasn't using it. So now I am just going to be committed in going to the gym, eating healthy, burning calories, and I'm adding yoga for stress relief. Wish me luck!

I feel good

I went to the gym today for almost two hours. I went with Ebonie so we did rotations for legs and lower body, then we did abs. Then I tried to ride a stationary bike, but the seat was too high so I switched to one of the sit down and ride bikes. Lately, I pushed myself to do 5 minutes on the Precor (a.k.a. Elliptical machine), which was painful & invigorating. Plus I ate my fav low-carb meal. Flank steak and Italian greens with a red wine vinegar sauce. Very tasty! I'm doing much better than I have been doing in the passed weeks. I mean there were days when I was sneaking French fries every moment I could.

Can you predict te pain?...

Let me be the first to say this Fergie CD is good. iTunes won't let me preorder though so I'm annoyed.

 

Went to the gym, did 30 minutes of cardio then 30 minutes of arms, chest & back. Can you redict how much pain I am going to be in? I can't, but I bet it's a lot. 55 pounds in repetition is a lot.

On the road to change...

Finally met my personal trainer yesterday. She's a nice enough girl. I like the fact that her English isn't a complete disaster & that she isn't some pixie-cute, skinny bitch. She's pretty average. She brought me around to work on lower body  & le & then I did arms & cardio alone. The worst thing about this PT experience is that it costs $116 for 30 minutes. Completely awful if you ask me. Though it is good to have someone egging you on. I'm hopeful that I'll be able to stick to it & be skinnier than I ever have been. With my tea, my pills, my eating, my PT, & etc I think I can do it. I just hope it doesn't take forever to see change. I hope I can start to see som change soon- especially fitting into some of clothes that I have managed to gorge myself out of. It will be nice to be able to dress cute again...til next time.

I Did it

I'm kind of proud of myself. I went to the gym after work. I did it & I feel good about it. Now, I wish I could sleep!