- Welcomed August with an hour on the elliptical this a.m. Third day in a row of 60 minutes or more exercise.
- I actually now prefer the light plain soy milk over the light vanilla.
- When doing leg presses this a.m., I noticed my quad muscles for the first time! Don’t know how long the have been there since I usually wear “knee pants” and can’t see them, but they were awesome! When I called my trainer, Daniel, over to see them, he said that he had seen them from across the room.
- 20,000 + step day
- Without really evening trying, I had six days without meat and dairy.
- When I get a special “clean” meal at a conference – often a huge fruit plate – and instead of thinking that I’m weird, other attendees are jealous and wondered how I got it
- This
- Someone at my regular Starbucks said that I needed to come over and re-introduce myself because they often still don’t recognize me when I come in.
- This a.m., I used heavier weights for my lat pull downs than the much younger and much thinner girl who did them before me.
- Skipping Sunset Boulevard at the Nick to work out (and to keep Beth and Mom from having to skip training)
- Continue to love the looks/comments I get when I say, “I’m gonna take the stairs.” One comment today: “To the sixth floor?”
- Saw someone at Books-A-Million who I haven’t seen in a couple of years, and even though we chatted, I still don’t think he had any idea who I was
- Did 45 minutes on the elliptical w/o having to take a “break” by going backwards for five minutes
- Today, I pulled the amount of weight I’ve lost, maybe even a little more, on the sled
- 10,000 steps by lunch, and the rest is gravy!
- Bought a darling knit dress in a size medium. Didn’t think it would fit, but it did, AND looked cute!
- For the first time ever, pulled the sled during both weekly training sessions
- Mid leg press, my legs look so strong. Outside of the gym, they’re looking a lot better, too.
- One of the solid waste guys told me that he didn’t want to say too much because he was afraid that it would come across as sexual harassment but that I was really looking good. Very sweet and sincere.
- Someone asked me how much the sodas in the break area cost, and I didn’t know because I hadn’t bought one in almost two years
- Another “10,000 Steps by Noon” day!
- Although my weight is up a little, someone asked me today if I’d lost more weight. That’s a result of the training, and Traci told me that would happen.
- I saw a Crystal Light packet today and almost gagged. Two years ago, that was the only was I could get my water in. Now, I rarely use it.
- This epiphany
- Not all of my workouts are great ones, but even the worst of the week is better than best when I started
- Bought two medium knit dresses
- Woke up late twice this week, but resisted temptation to stay in bed and “train tomorrow.” Just cut back on amount of warm up cardio.
- Voluntarily increasing levels on the elliptical
- Did lunges quite painlessly, something that killed my knees not too many months ago
- I was still only half awake, but trainer Danny said something this morning about my performance being like that of an athlete. (I scoffed and suggested perhaps just more athletic than I have been. Two words that I can’t put together? Me + Athletic.)
- Today asked to appear with some other DWC/City “success stories” at next week’s health clinic opening
