Good Morning! It’s a snowy one out there today, but I still got my butt to the gym early!

There is some good news and some bad news about the gym yesterday. The good news is that I made it to the gym and did an upper body workout that was, I will say, OK. The bad news is that it was PACKED so much so that I couldn’t think! I wasn’t able to concentrate and focus too well, because I am one of those that care about what EVERYONE thinks, especially when I am at the gym. It also doesn’t help that there were two bozo guys on the machines in front of me that were just taking their sweet time working out on the machines so I just wasn’t able to move very fast. I like to keep my workouts, even the strength training ones, at a good pace. When I am strength training I always feel like I am not doing anything, so by moving through the workout with some speed I can also get my heart rate going a bit and sweat some. So I don’t think I got the same kind of workout that I would have if I didn’t over sleep, but oh well, at least I did something!

This morning was pretty good. It started snowing here, which sucks pretty bad seeing as to how it was 50 degrees just yesterday, and I was a little worried that the roads wouldn’t be very good to drive on. They weren’t the best, but being the only car on the road at 4am helped a lot. I did the circuit training workout they have at my gym and really tried to push myself a little harder today. It felt really good and I am already feeling a little “Jello-y” and that is a feeling I love. There is just something about not being able to laugh without hurting due to a workout that makes me happy!

I got in my goal water for the day yesterday too and no unplanned snacking at all! I did bring some planned snacks because I knew that I would get hungry between lunch and the time I got home for dinner, so a few slices of ham did me good and helped me through the weak workout I had.

I have to say that in general I feel a lot better about most things. I know that it has only been two weeks and that realistically I just haven’t changed that much, but working out increases my confidence significantly! I don’t see myself as just worthless and lazy. The fact that I am doing something and have remained committed just makes me think my clothes fit better, and who knows, maybe they do!

That feeling is probably the most important thing for me because in all really I am pretty healthy and not really all that overweight. I went to the doctor for a physical and he even mentioned that if I was happy with where I was weight wise then he would be perfectly fine with it. Well, I am not happy and he gave me a good weight range to shoot for, but it really is about the feeling of confidence!

I am going to weigh myself tomorrow and I really don’t know what to expect. I worry about weighing in sometimes because you just never know what is going to happen. I feel really great and would hope for something, but that is where this blog will be nice. I can read through the other entries about how much better I am feeling and focus on that, not the number. Let’s face it, I am 5’10” with a pretty athletic build (aka huge leg muscles thank you Dance and Gymnastics), I will never see a very small number.

Wish me luck and I will report back tomorrow!

“Aim for the moon, even if you miss you will land among the stars” - Unknown