Welcome to My Personal Fitness Challenge Day 44

Welcome to My Personal Fitness Challenge Day 44

Woke up to some sore muscles this morning.  I actually look forward to my muscles feeling uncomfortable.  Not painful I just feel like I did good in the gym.  I was in a few meetings today where I had a hard time sitting still in my chair.  (I secretly enjoyed the discomfort knowing that shaking it up and feeling the discomfort is getting me closer to my goal)  

I had a really busy day followed by a really busy night.  I didn't get a chance to do the extra exercise I usually like to fit in.  It's funny how it's actually disappointing now when I don't get to push myself by doing that little extra exercise.  It's all good though because I rejected 2 different meetings so I could go to Yoga at lunch time.  I really think people should not plan meetings between 12 and 1 pm.  I have missed the last 3 weeks of Yoga putting the meetings a head of the exercise.  Tomorrow I come first.

Thank you Team Fitness for changing me not only on the outside but a little on the inside too.

Welcome to My Personal Fitness Challenge Day 43

Welcome to My Personal Fitness Challenge Day 43

Not feeling to chatty tonight.  My muscles are sore and I am tired.  I love the sore muscle feeling and I suspect tomorrow morning after our weight lifting evening with Wes I will be really happy with sore muscles. (LOL)  

I had a really busy day today, I had to go to the fire training center for 6:45 am to set up confined space training for my Utilities boys then I had to head to Port Coquitlam to teach workplace safety to a group of adults.  I love teaching, it's one of the best parts of my job.  Then I had to fly back to the North Shore to my regular job before my lunch break was over.   Good thing I packed my lunch and snacks or I would have gone hungry.  The good thing about this plan is it can be quite portable if you plan a head.

After work went to Team Fitness for the Monday evening check it and workout.  It was another weight intensive workout with the crew.  I think I worked harder on Saturday but tonight I just didn't have the same stamina.  I am definitely a morning person. 

When I got home I really had a want to go into our hot tub but it still needs a bit of repair.  Tomorrow night looks more promising!

Welcome to My Personal Fitness Challenge Day 42

Welcome to My Personal Fitness Challenge Day 42

Such a beautiful day today.  Got up and went for a walk with Ariel today.  We had done that walk many times before but today it was so much easier.  I could have actually done the whole thing over again this time, where as in the past I couldn't wait till it was over.  I have not felt like that for a long time.  It now feels so good to push myself.  My muscles are still sore and yet I look forward to my Monday night group workout at Team Fitness.  This feeling in my muscles is kind of addictive.  You have to keep pushing yourself just a bit harder each time to feel the same effect.

Ariel is thinking about joining one of our group workouts, maybe Thursday nights.  It would be awesome to have you there my friend!  

I was having my lunch today and I got to add bread.  I had a very fresh slice of pumpernickel bread.  Not something I would have chosen before but it felt like I was eating cake.  I really enjoyed eating it.  Oh bread how I missed you!  Another funny thing happened though.  I ate my chicken but couldn't finish my salad.  I was just too full.  I need to start listening to my full button and not just keep eating because it tastes good.  I quit eating.  Felt good about that too.    

I thought I would have to freeze the pumpernickel bread so it would not go stale.  Much to my surprise both of my sons love it.  The younger one declared that PB&J on Pumpernickel is now his favorite sandwich. They never fail to amaze me!

Welcome to My Personal Fitness Challenge Day 41

Welcome to My Personal Fitness Challenge Day 41

Well it's been a busy day today. Did my morning check in with Leanne.  Down another pound for a total of 16.5 lbs in 6 weeks.  I was hoping for 2 but I am actually pretty pleased after eating out for 4 days on Victoria.  Got up rushed my son to his Food Safe course then rushed home to have some food before my Team Fitness Trio workout.  I think Saturday is my favorite workout.  The three of us working out with a trainer.  I was sore when I got there.  The weight lifting on Thursday night with Wes followed by my run on the treadmill Friday night I was feeling the muscle strain.  There was no mercy by Sarah today.  A couple of the stations were difficult but doable.  I loved it, I love the progression into more challenging workouts.  I really feel like I had a workout when we were done.  I love that my muscles are sore on the days in between workouts, it makes me feel like I am doing the work necessary to see an awesome change.

After the workout I got cleaned up and headed out the Richmond to get new tires on my truck.  It is so nice to have grippy safe tires on my truck.  Less than 3 km from the tire place I had a woman in an SUV pull out of a side street right in my path.  I had to quickly swerve hard around her to avoid running right into her.  I am not a road rager but I certainly could have popped her upside the head.  On a good note the new tires performed very well.

Tomorrow I have a big walk with my girlfriend planned. Its a "High" food day tomorrow too, my first with bread and maybe a glass of wine.  Looking forward to that!

Welcome to My Personal Fitness Challenge Day 40

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.

Welcome to My Personal Fitness Challenge Day 39

Welcome to My Personal Fitness Challenge Day 39

Another crazy day in the life of my fitness challenge.  I was fortunate enough to go to the NAOSH luncheon.  I wasn't sure what I would find there to eat but much to my surprise there was poached salmon and lots of fresh veggies and salad.  It was great to be with a bunch of friends and colleagues that had not seen me for a while.  Call me crazy but it feels good when people notice that I am shrinking.  

I went straight from the lunch event in Langley to Team Fitness and the Thursday night workout with my team. I missed Monday night, it seemed like forever since I've been with my team.  Tonight felt good, I am totally enjoying the more challenging workouts.  Thanks Wes!  Now looking forward to Saturday!

Welcome to My Personal Fitness Challenge Day 38

Welcome to My Personal Fitness Challenge Day 38

 

 

Well it was a relief to be home.  Much easier to control your food intake when you can weight and measure, season and cook it all yourself.  I was very happy this morning when I weighed in the same as my Saturday morning weigh in.  That does not mean I will not lose weight this week as it is very typical that I hover around the same mid week and start to see a drop somewhere near Friday.

 

Not much to blog about today, except hearing my boss on several occasions how impressed he was with me and how I did while in Victoria.  It was a challenge seeing them eat and drink whatever they wanted.  Unlike Vegas, everything that happens in Victoria does not necessarily stay in Victoria.  I got my eye on the prize.

 

Looking forward to my group workout tomorrow.  See you tomorrow workout buddies!