Great News

I saw the scale say 240 this week! Now if I can keep allowing it to drop! I think I did pretty good as far as working out goes. I did water aerobics on Tuesday, treadmill for an hour on Wednesday (started watching American Idol results show and couldn't leave until David Archuleta performed!), Thursday I wandered around the Tulip festival for an hour and half and Friday I did 20 mins of strength training & 45 mins on the treadmill. I'd like to think that I ate better this week as well but I did have a couple of cheat days. Yesterday I decided to eat only a yogurt for dinner as I ate too many calories at the beginning of the day so maybe it was balanced out. I need to plan out my menu for this week so that I'm not tempted to grab junk food at the blood draws. We only have 15 mins for lunch so bringing something makes more sense in more ways than one.

sunny days

I met with my personal trainer on Saturday and I'm really excited. She lined out a specific workout plan for me as well as a diet. I think that once I finally get into the swing of things it will really work out for me. I'm not as scared as I was before but ask me that after she actually works me out. Unfortunately I've had a few distractions lately that have prevented me from focusing on it but I'm determined to accomplish my goals. I just have to train my brain to maintain a healthy lifestyle. My diet especially. I must change the way I look at food. I must realize when I'm eating my feelings and then do something more constructive. If I don't feel like eating vegetables then I'm not hungry. When I don't feel like going to the gym, I will remember why I'm going and dwell on it until I'm itching to go. I'm so excited that I've made even little changes in my life.

need advice and support

When I met with the personal trainer a few weeks ago it scared me from working out because I was told that if I'm not sore the next day from strength training, I didn't work out hard enough. If I do strength training 3-4 times a week am I supposed to live the rest of my life in pain and soreness? It doesn't make sense to me because if I can't even walk normal afterwards how am I supposed to maintain a normal lifestyle? I'm just extremely frustrated and stressed out trying to figure out how I'm going to fit a healthy amount of exercise into my new busy schedule as well as eat healthy. Please any suggestions are welcome!