Never, Never, Give Up; The Weight Will Fall
The first of the year Heather (my trainer) and I set a goal to break my plateau of 156 pounds by Valentines Day. I shook my head up and down letting her know I agreed, but in my mind I was thinking I am not sure that I was going to pull it off. [...]
Building A Body With Weights
My body is so tired. My work outs have been really hard. Almost every work out I have been sore. Honestly I like felling sore, because I feel that I have gotten a really good work out. My sore muscles are a constant reminder for me to make good healthy choices; [...]
Let’s Lose Body Fat If Not Weight
Well, this week was measuring week. I again maintained my weight at 157 pounds. I have not lost any weight in eight weeks. This really makes no sense to me; especially when I am working my butt off. The last eight weeks have been weight lifting and cardio combined which are [...]
Having A Strong Mind Is Having A Strong Body
I have written before about how this journey is becoming more of a change for me on the inside than it is a physical change as it was when I first started. I know that I needed to do something and the most obvious was my weight.
What I love most about [...]
Running Is It Body Or Mind
For the most part I survived Hurricane Ike. I did not get to go to the gym at all for a week because there was no power any where. For the first four days I simply ate, after all I was in survival mode. By day five I was feeling really ugly [...]
How Powerful The Mind IS
I have been working out for about 14 weeks now and it is amazing to me, how if I am told to do something by Heather I just do it. I have gotten comfortable enough to tell her when I do not like it, but do it any way. The truth is, I [...]
My Food Dairy and Healthy Choices
This week Heather asked me to keep track of my food intake. I have not tracked my eating habits for about four weeks. Since I have lost a few pounds my calorie intake has decreased from 1521 calories a day to 1496 calories a day. I knew this would happen once I [...]
Finding Balance and Holding It
Monday was my thirteenth week. We take my measurement after every six weeks. I have to say I was happy with the results. I lost 11 pounds since we got started. Remember, I gained weight at the end of my first six weeks (muscle). I lost 6 1/2 inches (total [...]
NO PAIN, NO GAIN, THIS IS NOT EXACTLY TRUE
My workouts have gotten really hard. I am sore about once a week. I was worried that maybe I was not working hard enough, because for the first seven weeks I would come into the gym and Heather would say “Are you sore” and I would say “No.” This is not the [...]
The Truth About My Size
Last weekend was a great proof of my progress. We were at a conference in Austin and I had only packed one pair of jeans for casual dress. What’s the big deal, you ask? Well, the big deal is that I have gone down two sizes. I had to keep pulling [...]
Letting Go
I have been working out now for about eight weeks now and for the longest time I wondered if I ever was going to be sore after working out. Well, the day has come! Heather is now bumping up the weights. About once a week I am sore. This is good, [...]
Results of My first Six Weeks
It has been six weeks and now it is time to see how all our hard work has paid off. Just for the record I feel like I have worked harder than Heather, but I know I could not have done this by myself, this is for sure. I would have to give [...]