You Got This

My knees are pretty sore. (Get your mind out of the gutter!) And my arms kind of hurt to lift. (OK, more than kind of... they flat out hurt.)

I'm working my new routine and I'm working it well. I have started to design these new workout routines - and they very well may be the ones I use when I start training others. You want to feel it? I'll make you feel it. The weight routines alone take 45 minutes to an hour. They are comprised of 6 exercises, rotating through them 3 times in specific order. None of them require any more than weights - no machines necessary. Then a quick full body stretch. As for cardio - take a walk, get on an elliptical, ride a bike, go for a jog - take a hike. There are plenty of options, depending on what is near you and how you live. Either way - let's get it moving. I'm excited about this.

I knew how to lose weight back in the day. I have to admit, as much as I've been putting effort in - I haven't been giving it my all. I remember the last time I had to lose a significant amount. It wasn't nearly as much as this time around but for me - at that time - it was significant. I went all out and it practically fell off. Looks like that's what's here today for me. Back in those days I went dancing most nights of the week so that was my extra workout time on top of my cardio time on the machines. These days... it's not so much dancing as it is walking. Taking a nice long walk after work, getting some errands done this way. Then we're talking a weight and toning routine... then comes some time on the mini-elliptical in my livingroom. This is my Monday through Thursday workout schedule. Friday,Saturday and Sunday... depends on what I've got going on. For instance, Friday I am going out for a friend's birthday so it'll most likely just be a quick walk and some ab work and kettle bell work. Saturday I am working a double but I'll be bringing my weights into the building and I'll do a whole lotta walking in place. Sunday - I'm going skydiving - that'll be enough heart pumping for my day off.

I'm getting all this down and I'll be sticking to it until the weight is off. My eating is back to the way I'm supposed to eat all the time. I don't diet... I just go with the lifestyle change that my body's been craving. Seriously, if I want to feel good about me... this is all I have to do. Even with the weight on me, I feel all better knowing that I'm doing everything that I can. And you know what else is exciting? That one day I'll be doing these right alongside someone who's looking to me for help. Believe me, I'll do my best to motivate you. I already have to talk to myself like I'm someone separate from myself.

Clap, clap, come on, babe... you got this.