SORE!

OMG, so as you know Laurie is out of town and so I am training with "Ox". I can barely move. It is a good sore. My ankle is holding up; however, everything on me hurts.....concluding with the ass. I can't even sit down without remembering how much I hurt.

I took a brand new class. It was really fun and there were tons of people. I am really excited. My gym bought some more gyms and are remodeling them. One of them has a pool. I cannot wait to swim laps and take a water aerobic class.

Trainer is on Vacation

So I will be working out the next few days at 5:30 AM....I am thinking this will jumpstart my morning workouts. I am really excited about working with someone else while she is gone.

My ankle is still having problems and has now seriously slowed me down. I skipped the gym yesterday and Thursday because it was really swollen. It doesn't really hurt and then I work out and it is the size of a grapefruit and does even fit into my sneaker. So I do not know. The gym got some new equipment and I am really excited to try it.

6 month self Evaluation

Well. I am well into my 7th month and I was thinking of making my evaluation of myself.

I will say I am pretty proud of myself for keeping up with the gym. I still go almost daily and do solid workouts.

I wanted to be further in my transformation; however, I can see the change and am happy.

I figure I am going to set some goals for this coming 6 months.

1) Continue going to the gym =)
2) Go to the doctor and get a physical. (It is necessary, but I have been avoiding it)
3) Do to a registered dietitian and maybe some healthy cooking classes =)
4) Add some outdoors exercises to my routine.

I think that is a pretty solid list. Doable and will add variety.

Bad Ankle...Boo =(

So I overextended my ankle in the boot camp class. It swelled the size of a grapefruit. I have been hobbling since Friday. I really haven't done much in the way of exercise. I did some arms and abs. I am going to see how I feel tomorrow.

They bought some new machines at the gym so I am really excited about trying them when I get better.

Well....

I was waiting to post because I wanted to update you guys with a picture of Ted (my competition); however, my trainer has been super busy and hasn't got on that. She said that he is busting his ass off. I feel like I am working hard.

So on a non New Year's Resolution note, I took a training class that work wanted me to take. It was very interesting and now I can ship hazardous materials. After learning all about them, man, do I think there should be more training than that. Pretty much, if I screw up I can get arrested. It is a pretty big deal. This other girl at work training expires, so they just trained me. It is pretty cool and will follow me if I get laid off. Saves me several hundred dollars =)

I am so sore from the gym. I met this girl and I think she could potentially be a friend...not necessarily a gym buddy. That really excites me since the friend department has been lacking. I do realize that when I get focused on things I tend to let things slide.

I am going to a wedding Saturday so that should be fun.

Oh well, long day tomorrow...

Challenge: Me vs, The Other Guy

So my personal trainer has this guy that sees her everyday that I apparently complain like. She is always tell me. "Teddles says that", "Teddles does that", etc... So I randomly told her I was going to beat him as her success story. I mean her clients look great, but she doesn't have a before and after with someone trying to lose a serious number.

Well she apparently told Ted that I challenged him and now we are racing to get in shape. I have never met the guy. I facebooked him so he is my friend and we already have exchanged smack. I think this will be a lot of fun! The loser will still lose weight and get in shape.

She took my before pictures. I was pretty horrified. It is amazing even though I have lost about 40 pounds what my body still looks like. The stretch marks are probably here for keeps.

So she wanted to know my long term goals for this competition. (My trainer that is) I decided I wanted to wear a pair of size 7 jeans. I was a size 7 in high school for a brief time (I lost 60 pounds for some lunatic reason and I could just get in them). I didn't really pick a weight because lately even though I haven't lost any weight I am losing inches. I am so close to dropping the size so I am realizing weight isn't everything.

I really have to focus on my nutirition. I have been keeping track and honestly trying to give this a whirl. I am eating so many carbs. I never realized how prevelant they really are. Grits have 40 g a serving. Pineapple is super high too. I am trying to balance.

I will see about getting a picture of "The Other Guy" so can scope the competition.

Mini Vaca

So the reason I have been slack about updating is I went on a mini vaca with my husband. It was wonderful. It actually wasn't hard at all eating responsibly. I did pretty well. I even exercised. I am quite proud. We were more active than we had been in the past. I am very happy!

So I got measured today by my personal trainer. Although I only lost 2 pounds last month, I lost a TON of inches!

2 off of my waist
2 off of my hips
2 off of my shoulders
1.75 off of my right bicep
.5 off of my right thigh


I am really happy with that. I am on the verge of dropping the next size. I can wear some clothes in the smaller size. I am excited. I promise I will post more as I progress; however, I felt that the vacation was what I needed to recharge.