When I got to the gym, it hurt a little bit and I felt like it was because my body kind of relaxed from not working out the day prior. I worked through it, but just like every day I go, I feel like at the beginning I'm not going to beat the day before goal. Nine minutes left till my workout was going to be done, I saw I was about 20 something calories from my goal. I kept it up to 15% incline and worked it till I reached it and in fact, I got there in about 4 minutes. I then put it down to 10% which is easy and walked it off. As it got about 3 minutes left, I put it to 5% incline 3.0 speed and that was my cool down. The funny thing about it, when I looked down at it, was that it my highest struggle like on day 3 and now its my cool down.
I am honestly shocked and surprised how easier it gets at such a fast time. This is only day 12 and Ive probably tripled or more my goal from day 2. This was day 3 on the elliptical, and I honestly didn't start feeling the burn from the basic Quick Start that I have been doing, till about 4 minutes in. Day 1 of that, it was a 1 1/2 minutes in, is when my thighs were burning. I think tonight I'm going to go for 10 minutes or as far as I feel comfortable. There is nothing wrong with starting off slow and building up, because what I have seen and felt so far.....its worth it and your not miserably sore the next day and yet the following day, you can still go farther and farther then the day before.
Mentally where I'm at, I am still in it!!!! My sleeping and time schedule has been off for a few days, so I haven't been eating my 3 meals, but I have been watching still what I eat and my portion size.
I'm really thinking about asking the Y, if I can use their scale that I weighed on, just for a second and see my weight. I don't know if they will let me, but I don't see why it would matter. Also, the Y is having a new contest and it has huge prizes and so I'm really thinking about signing up, in fact, I know I am, and that will even be more motivation for me. I was actually on the 6 week challenge, 5 pounds less then the 3rd place winner and I wasn't even dieting, except for the last week of the challenge.
I am so determined.....I want this to be a life change for me. I want to be more healthy, more fit and more confident in myself. I already can tell, I walk faster and easier, I'm more flexible, and with me eating better, I can tell my stomach is slowly deflating, even though I cant really tell in my clothes just yet. I have had a couple of people who don't see me often, see a difference, so that was a plus.
I also think, if I am 13 days in and I can already feel this great, what about 30 more days???? I need to set a day a week and take a picture of me, once a week. My friend measured me on the 25th, so I want her to come back on the 25th and measure again. I took a pic the other day, so whatever day that is, I'm going to stay with that day! Wednesdays are my weight days!!!
Well okay....enough talking.........here's some pics.......I beat my goal....not only by 1 calorie...but by 33. I do think taking a picture everyday of what I do is good for me to keep track at my progress. I really do wish I took a pic on day 2, but I didn't, so I'm going to start now.
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