Working on my fitness

Wow where has the time gone, the last 10 weeks have flown by.  Around here schools are already back into session which is crazy to me, but true.  

These last several weeks I have really committed to myself and my exercise program.  Exercise is not something I have ever particularly enjoyed, it was a necessary evil that I just dealt with every now and then.  When I lost my excess weight 10 years ago, I really focused after that on maintaining that weight loss, I eat healthy, mostly whole foods, rarely, if ever, anything processed and I have never been someone to enjoy fast food.  So I have taken care of myself and maintained my weight.  Just before I started this new journey I noticed some shifting in my weight and calorie requirements and knew it was time to kick thing up a notch and that is exactly what I have done.

Over the last several weeks though I have been focused on using the Herbalife24FIT DVD’s and I must say I have really enjoyed it.  I actually look forward to the workouts and get slightly annoyed when my day doesn’t go quite as planned.  The difference I see in myself in the first phase is remarkable, I am so happy that I took the pictures so I could actually see the difference.  I dare say I am a little proud of myself for sticking with it too.  I don’t know if I can post pictures on here, but if so I will.

Now a little about the DVD’s – They are broken up into 3 phases and each phase is 8 weeks long.  The first phase is all about stability and I definitely noticed a difference between week 1 and 8.  Week 1, I am pretty sure I fell over I know I was very wobbly. I am now entering phase 2 which is strength and a whole new ball game.  I am definitely being pushed, it’s more difficult, but I am staying with it.  I will be taking new pictures on Monday which is something I have been trying to every other week.  The pictures are actually helping me to push forward.  I can physically see the difference in them.   I don’t really see much when I look in the mirror every day. 

I had a customer walk in on Wednesday and say “hey where’d you get the butt?”  I have to admit, it felt good to have someone notice that didn’t know I had changed anything in my routine.  

My next challenge – STAY OFF THE SCALE.  That has been a daily struggle for me lately to the point of obsession, so this week I stayed off as much as possible.  I just want to feel comfortable in my own skin, something I have never felt.  I want things to not jiggle and I want to defy gravity, even if it’s just a little bit.  Is that too much to ask?