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Monday, January 18, 2010

Getting Better By The Day!! : )

Dee Small

Hello Ladies!!

It's been a bit of a roller coaster... I must say, BUT I'm still here and still truck-in (lol)...

While I have also been guilty of falling off the wagon.. I've been able to regroup and get back on and pick up right where I left off..

OKAY!!.. SO MY THING IS.. I ALWAYS SEEM TO FALL OFF THE WAGON WHEN "AUNT FLOW COMES TO VISIT"!!!!!

I can't stand it, I HATE IT, but it NEVER seems to FAIL!! I get in the mode of "what I want is what I want" and I Eat It... (lol), My body gets achy, I get moody, and if it's not making me happy at that moment I'm not doing it...

I'm sure you all can all relate, In the meantime I have finally had my assessment appointment last Wed with my personal trainer Kara. I went in feeling really good about it and was excited to get guidance on what I could do to physically transform my body.

It went pretty well actually... I did a lot better than I thought I would, and was rather surprise at how my body has been responding to my workouts. Today I had my first real personal training session, and it really helped me understand getting the most out of my workouts.

I was shot by the time the hour workout was done, but it was well worth it. On another note, every day I have been charting what I'm eating, what time I ate it, and what I did to work out that day.. And boy has it been helpful!! I am a very visual person so it helps to be able to look back and see how I felt, what I ate, and my progression in my workout status.

FYI... I ran on the treadmill yesterday and was able to get my 2mile run in less than 30min.

I COMPLETED MY TWO MILE RUN IN 27.35 minutes!!

So I'm really excited because I also increased my speed, and I can really tell I'm improving.. and my husband even noticed while we were running together and commented on that I am improving too... so that really felt good.

Well since I have my road map to success after meeting with the personal trainer for my first actual workout session, I'm expecting great things... I'll be keeping ya posted!! ;)


P.S. I plan to do a lot better when that "special" time comes along... I refuse to let it be the DEATH OF ME!!

CHEERS!!




4 comments:

  1. You RAN two miles?! Yahoo! How cool that you and your husband are running together.

    Maybe next month you can stock up on some healthier alternatives -- light ice cream, reduced fat brownies, etc.

    Progress, not perfection, right?

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  2. It’s been so long ago since good ol’ Aunt Flow visited me, but I always responded to her visits with comfort food, especially chocolate. It sounds like Aunt Flow didn’t get you down too long. I am impressed with your two mile run time. You go, girl! And the fact that you run with your husband is really impressive. You are in great shape. Hang in there!

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  3. The period thing always totally messed me up. But -- here's the other side of the coin -- after menopause, it gets even HARDER to lose weight. So "enjoy" it....actually, I sort of miss it (not).

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  4. Von, I'm so proud of you. Keep pushing forward... Mom

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