Welcome to My Personal Fitness Challenge Day 47

Welcome to My Personal Fitness Challenge Day 47

Today was full of challenges and I am very happy to say I am heading to bed on a successful note.  I headed to my Supervisor Skills course.  This was day 4 of 5.  Hard to believe it's going to be done 2 weeks from now.  This course always starts with everyone chowing down on muffins, scones, banana bread with butter and jam.  Not that hard for me to walk past it and grab a coffee, black.  I head back to my seat and get out an apple.  As I look around I notice the thin people are the ones with the most jam and butter on their snack.  Later I notice it's the thin people who go back for more.  Two or three people brought in their Halloween treat left overs too so there was plenty of chocolate to go around all day.

At lunch time I opened up my salad with 4 oz of chicken.  I really do enjoy that dish.  Students/Coworkers start to come back with their burgers and Tim Horton's food.  One of my coworkers asks me how it's going.  He went to Victoria with me and witnessed my willpower.  I told him I lost a pound last week even with the trip.  He gave me a high five.  I like the support!  I started this course around the same time I started the challenge, the instructor asked me how it was going and how many Halloween treats I had last night.  I told her none.  Truth is chocolate is not my weakness.  If we were giving out cheese balls I may have been in trouble.  She laughed and said she could really see a difference in me. :-)

I got my mandoline slicer today!  Yeah!  I did go to Bed, Bath and Beyond and decided I wanted a good stainless steel one but I did not want to pay the price.  I have been watching Craig's List and finally found a great one for a great price.  I am making something with the slicer and dehydrator this weekend!!

Tonight I went to the BC Lions game.  First I started with dinner out at my friend Ariel's.  She made the best salad with ground turkey and salsa.  Right on my program and very satisfying.  As we walked towards the entrance to BC Place there was the fantastic smell of BBQ'd smokies.  We entered and of course there is all the food venders.  People walking around with sweet potato fries, buttery popcorn, peanuts in the shell.  It was all good until the guys in our row started passing the popcorn by me.  That was hard.  I kept my mind on the goal.  I want to lose this weight and nothing is going to slow me down.  I was thinking though,  I am never going to be able to go back to eating the way I used to.  To be successful I am always going to have to make choices.  I am ok with that!   Thanks Team Fitness.

Welcome to my Personal Fitness Challenge Day 46

Welcome to My Personal Fitness Challenge Day 46

Happy Halloween fellow TF+ teammates!  With Halloween comes the added temptation of all the treats that come with it.  Not only giving the chocolate, chips and cheezies to all the spooky ghouls that come to the door but also all the treats that are displayed everywhere you go.

I am proud to say that I did not touch one.  I was however tempted on a couple of occasions.  Once or twice while greeting trick or treaters at the door and first thing in the morning.  Good news, I tried on my cute little red bomber jacket and it fit.  I was very excited that I could fit into it again.  I really like it.  I reached into the pockets and in my left hand I pulled out two chocolate easter eggs, those little foil wrapped ones.  It crossed my mind to eat them but only for a second.  I stuck them on a shelf.  They are a good visual reminder to be strong and work hard so I can reach the goal I really want.

On that note we had a good workout with Officer Sarah tonight.  It was kind of fun to be taking the workout commands from our trainer dressed as a member of the RCMP.  The workout music was all ghost related or Thriller.  The workout started a little slow but picked up.  I loved the exercises that involved working in pairs.  That was really effective and a lot of fun.  The only suggestion for next year is perhaps instead of passing the medicine ball we can pass pumpkins! 

My office had a pumpkin carving contest today.  As you know I have an affinity for pumpkin anything.  At the end of the day there were still a few uncarved pumpkins.  I got to take a couple home.  I have to now
 find a few good pumpkin recipes that are on program so I can enjoy them!

Welcome to My Personal Fitness Challenge Day 45

Welcome to My Personal Fitness Challenge Day 45

Wow, every time I add up the numbers I can not believe time has flown by so quickly.  I am really excited about that because before I know it a year will be up and I will be a new me.  I woke up still feeling discomfort in my muscles.  I love that feeling.  

I did keep a promise to myself today, I made it to the lunch time yoga class. I explored my downward dog, my happy baby, my dolphin plank, my inner warrior.  Some poses were tough as it involved stretching my already tight muscles.  I think it's an excellent mid week addition to my current workout schedule.  Stretching out my tight muscles is a good thing.  

However, right now I am now awaiting my hot tub to be hot enough to go into.  I don't even care that it is raining.  My back is so killing me and I actually did not know I had so many abdomen muscles.  They are all individually introducing themselves to me.  It's all good though, something new, something to push myself further everyday will lead to the new me.

Now looking forward to my Halloween Team Fitness workout tomorrow night.  May my muscles be ready!!

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!