Today I will ...

Well the second week of training is done - I'm sore today, mostly my shoulders but it really is a GOOD pain and worth ever single ache!

I realized my dedication more today when someone at work said  "I know what Dee's doing tonight - gym followed by a run-then dinner then bed cause she isn't drinking anymore"- WOW do they know me or what. That is what happened tonight and I thought while at the gym - yep Friday night and I'm at the gym and not going out drinking and I'm good with that. I think I also realized that when I meet "the one" he will have to love the gym cause I want to share that passion and motivation. I think it is important for couples to share common interests. I also think that you have to surround yourself with "LIKE" people because others will try to bring you down or throw you off the path.

All I see is the end result and I am not stopping until I get there. When u decide that you want something bad enough you will do whatever it takes to get there.

So I guess tonight will be a nice relaxing quiet evening home and that may be just what the doctor ordered :)

Stronger

I'm amazed that in one week I feel stronger - I am no longer in pain - my weight is down 2lbs - body fat down from 27.3 to 25.5% - life is good - haha!
It is also amazing how my weights just keep getting heavier - gains - I am already
Lifting weight amounts I never thought possible - now I see it's totally possible and I have no limit to what I can do! I had the most amazing thing said to me today in an email from an amazing man - he said
THE BODY GOES WHERE THE MIND TAKES IT- I thought about this all day - so damn true - we sabotage ourselves - stay positive- stay focused - stay happy- everything else will just follow ;)

Rest days :(

Rest days? Really wow okay - two days off in a week - seems great but really all I think about is the gym - lol - sounds crazy eh. It's a good thing I worked all weekend because what would I do all day without adding some kind of run or workout into my day - it's gonna take some getting use to these rest days.
First week went great - trained hard - ate very clean - followed the program - cant wait for week 2 :)

When there's a will there's a way!

How true is that statement? "When there's a will there's a way". You make time for yourself - u just find the time even though it seems impossible.

Here was my will this week - after Monday's killer 1st workout Tuesday was kinda a slow moving day. I hurt kinda all over and was very tired-drained-no energy at all! Then Wednesday comes and my legs almost drop when I get out of bed- my kids are teasing me because I can't even walk down the basement stairs without limping. Oh and all day I keep thinking - WTF - I have another workout with my trainer Josh tonight and have to do it all over again! OMG - I go with a smile on my face and I'm pretty sure we will be cutting it short because as soon as I try my first set of lunges I'm sure that my legs will give out and the bar will come crashing down. This did not happen, here is what I did - I focused on the pain and counted in my head the entire 3 sets of 30 lunges - I'll be honest that I thought I was gonna die - really its crazy what u think when u are in pain. When it was over I was amazed that I actually did it - all of them - and moved on to the next round. Now today (Friday) I'm with Josh again and BANG - I nailed it - oh ya he had to help me and I was spent and pushed to the max but I was able to already increase my weight and I felt amazing. I couldn't help but think - wow its amazing what our bodies will endure - let's see how my body feels in the morning but no matter what - my mind is amazed and I feel on top of the world!

Push yourself to your limit - then do 2 more :)

Making Time

BUSY? I know all about busy- work full time, full time mom, driver, maid, landscaper, dry cleaner, cook, pool gal(well hot tub), teacher, relationship counsellor(that's a tough one with a teenager-lol), and shopper! I'm sure there is more but you get my point. I really have no idea how I manage to fit the gym into all of that but I do. You need to make the time for yourself. It is my piece of me and even though its crazy hard work - its still for me! We all can make excuses for not making the time - I have alot of those excuses trust me but really you can take an hour to yourself to make yourself better-to feel better-to look better- to just get away and get lost in it and not worry about the dishes, cooking, laundry, phone calls-texts, kids needing everything that they always need. I promise you that when you make yourself happy, everyone around you will be happy. Take the time, you are worth it and deserve it :)

Watch Me!

I sometimes find it amazing that when u make a change in your life how other people are affected some how. Here is what I have seen in the last little while, some people have freaked out with the fact that I'm going to change my diet, stop drinking, work out harder with trainers and just overall move forward. These are those people that I'm sure are scared and afraid to make these changes in theirs lives so they have to find fault in me doing it. I often tell my daughters that these "haters" are just jealous and they know that I will do it.

This goes all the way back to when I left my husband - got divorced - so many people went crazy - formed their own crazy opinions and reasons and had lots to say. It was years later that a few of those people apologized and now have left their spouses and understand because they too are now being criticized for what they are doing. I love the saying " PEOPLE IN GLASS HOUSES SHOULD NEVER THROW STONES".

Why can't we just be happy for people? Why is change so scary for everyone? Why, when someone wants to get better and move forward people want to hold them back. Stop being afraid of what they may accomplish and join them - be part of it - stop being scared - JUST DO IT!

DAY 1 - No regrets

What a day! Didn't sleep very well last night-might have been that I watched the movie "Life of PI" and cried alot yep seems that I needed that cry last night-lol.

So my diet has been completely changed and now I have an entire meal program and fitness plan as well as tons of supplements and I have been battling a little headache on and off and I think it is just my body getting ready and use to the change. I decided why not STOP going to Tim Horton's every single morning as well. WOW - I'm really making some HUGE changes-lol!

So the day was overall good, went to the gym and had my first session with my trainer Josh. So here is how that went- I have been at this gym for a year and I have averaged at least 5-6 days a week - yep lots of gym time, some people think I work there-lol. Anyways nothing prepared me for this training program- WOW- lets just say that as I type this-I hurt- really its true. I started out with sets of 15 with only 30 seconds rest periods and I thought no big deal. Well, IT IS A BIG DEAL ...hahaha. It seemed like just when my arms were gonna snap or break into pieces I would be at 12 - ok just 3 more to go then 30 seconds feels like 2 seconds and then Josh would say "and again" all I can say is OMG. I did survive this session but let me tell u this- I am having issues walking and moving in general and I can only imagine what I will feel like in the morning.

It has been a long day and now I just wanna go to bed but now Day 1 is done and on to the next with no regrets:)