Week #3

This blogging thing is still new to me ~ when I think of something that I want to write down, I am not near my computer....and when I have a moment to write...something else takes precedence - but here I am, ready to write....until too many topics are exploding in my head and staying on one subject is getting harder already.

Week #3 of my decided personal transformation posed a few minor challenges.  My husband and I went away for the weekend to visit family - a definite over due visit.  My challenges were being regimented on getting my needed cardio in as my schedule for the month of September has me doing dual cardio during the week for the month and single cardio on the weekends - I felt this shouldn't be an issue I could find time to do this.  When I have a *plan*, I get anal if I can't follow it thru - I usually can handle change well, but when I have a goal - full steam ahead!!  I would even put off going away to be able to stay in the routine of something that needs to be done.

I did improvise a little - did a double cardio on Saturday which made up for missing my last one on Friday night - BUT...after running on the pavement on Saturday, I chose not to do any cardio on Sunday - which was also a travel day.  I was concerned my shins would ache too much and it would take away from the rest of my training.  Did I feel guilty?  Absolutely!!

Eating was not too bad of a challenge - as my diet isn't extremely strict at the moment.  Within reason, I am one day carbs, one day no carbs - once again to see how my body is going to respond to this it was recommended that I try to stay away from the alcohol - which really isn't a problem for me anyway.  No alcohol because of the sugar...but who can resist 1/2 a glass of Sangria?  I allowed myself to enjoy it...knowing it probably was the last one until 9 months from now.

I must tell you about my protein pancake that I have discovered - mmm....that is for a later post.

My body isn't feeling any different with the change in diet.  I am writing everything down, as this keeps me on track and accountable for what I am eating.  I am not missing anything or having any cravings for sweet items.  My legs are tired from the cardio, spin and bootcamps but the rest of my body feels good.  I will give my meal information to my friend and trainer Blake at www.totalbodydevelopment.ca at the end of this week - only because I am impatient and can't wait till the end of the month, trying to remind myself that this is the experimental month.

Any noticeable changes after 2 1/2 weeks of hardcore training...hmmm...this is where one chooses to dissect themselves in the mirror - not always a pretty sight - remember the photos I wrote about?? Or if one can stand back and find the small subtle changes - this can be encouraging and motivating or depending on the mind set, deflating and depressing, but I am more of an optimist than a pessimist so I choose the high road.  The scale sometimes fluctuates, there are days I think its broken!! I also need to remind myself that my proposed start date with myself was September 1st.  Taking that into account I *think* I have noticed a few small changes.  My boobs I think are getting smaller (yeah), the inside of my thighs I think are taking more shape, and maybe just maybe my shorts are a little looser.

Reminding myself I have just started Week #3 - and tonight is my personal training session where I seriously need to bring my own *mop up crew* for the amount of sweat I leave behind.... Onward & Upward!