Welcome to My Personal Fitness Challenge Day 40
Wow 40 days has gone by already! It has gone by so fast. I know I can do this now. I've been kind of grumpy the last few days and consequently not too chatty on my blog. I was trying to keep it positive even though I was not feeling that way. It was nothing to do with the Fitness Plan, in fact the plan was one of the positive things that kept me going. I got the opportunity to give a plug to Team Fitness today at Acklands Grainger in North Van. I went there for their safety open house and they were all trying to feed me pizza. I over and over again told them my story. It's amazing that everyone has a story and opens up to you when you tell yours. It's really inspiring. This challenge has enriched my life in many more ways then just the weight loss. I've made a connection with a lot of different people that I may not have otherwise.
This morning my boss walked into my office right in the middle of my yogurt cottage cheese mixture and greeted me with "good morning healthy girl". It's those kind of comments that don't seem like much but mean a lot. People are noticing and I have only just begun.
I got home from work after being tempted at lunch with pizza and my Dad made curried beef and rice for my sister. This is one of my favorite meals. It was sitting there bubbling on the stove while I made my salad and 4 oz of chicken. The old me would have pinched several pieces of beef from that pot while I was preparing my dinner, even if I was on a diet. Those licks, bites and tastes will make or keep you fat every time. The new me just said thanks for the challenge dad! And stayed right on track. It smelled good though.
After I had my salad and chicken I was sitting on the couch talking with my Dad and Sister when I thought I really should go to the gym. I didn't feel like it, I didn't really want to get off the couch but some how I got up went up 2 flights of stairs to my room, got changed and then walked to the rec center. I got on the treadmill and as it started going I thought "how am I ever going to get through 30 minutes" Then I switched to " how bad do I want this? Answer: Bad" I did the 30 minutes at a pretty good speed. Felt good too. The down side was that a lot of my muscles were already sore from my Thursday night workout at Team Fitness. Wesley managed to find a few muscles that hadn't been woken up and woke them up. On the way home from the gym tonight I could hardly walk. LOL It's all the great, you know you did something good kind of muscle pain. I am now looking forward to our Trio workout tomorrow.
This morning my boss walked into my office right in the middle of my yogurt cottage cheese mixture and greeted me with "good morning healthy girl". It's those kind of comments that don't seem like much but mean a lot. People are noticing and I have only just begun.
I got home from work after being tempted at lunch with pizza and my Dad made curried beef and rice for my sister. This is one of my favorite meals. It was sitting there bubbling on the stove while I made my salad and 4 oz of chicken. The old me would have pinched several pieces of beef from that pot while I was preparing my dinner, even if I was on a diet. Those licks, bites and tastes will make or keep you fat every time. The new me just said thanks for the challenge dad! And stayed right on track. It smelled good though.
After I had my salad and chicken I was sitting on the couch talking with my Dad and Sister when I thought I really should go to the gym. I didn't feel like it, I didn't really want to get off the couch but some how I got up went up 2 flights of stairs to my room, got changed and then walked to the rec center. I got on the treadmill and as it started going I thought "how am I ever going to get through 30 minutes" Then I switched to " how bad do I want this? Answer: Bad" I did the 30 minutes at a pretty good speed. Felt good too. The down side was that a lot of my muscles were already sore from my Thursday night workout at Team Fitness. Wesley managed to find a few muscles that hadn't been woken up and woke them up. On the way home from the gym tonight I could hardly walk. LOL It's all the great, you know you did something good kind of muscle pain. I am now looking forward to our Trio workout tomorrow.
