Doesn't seem that long huh? But to think six months out...that perspective changes quite a bit. 151 days of dieting, cardio, weights and shenanigans. Dang...well, at least we are almost to 150 days in about 10 minutes. Here I am, 11:53 PM, wide awake writing this because I had the brilliant idea to drink coffee at 9 PM. I took my best friends kids to Starbucks to mourn the loss of their hamster...and I am now mourning the loss of my sleep!
On a positive note, we are now down another week. I keep telling everyone I feel stronger and am learning so much more about my body and muscles. I can't thank Rob enough for how much help he is to me. I still think he has a heart attack every time we train...and is freaking out about how much time we have to get me where I need to be. I am down two pounds, to 127.2, however I think I primarily have just lost my water weight. Rob says that I am focusing right now on getting all my exercises in perfect form and transitioning from fat to muscle. I will tell you though, it can be frustrating eating all this crazy stuff and not seeing results on the scale. I just keep telling myself, it will come. And December, it is supposed to get cray cray crazy. On the plus side, Rob told me I can eat Thanksgiving Dinner as long as I don't gorge! You bet your sweet ass I will be taking advantage of that cheat day.
Well, I figured out how to eat my eggs. I added some mushrooms and onions to the mix and scrambled them with the bacon this time. Mission accomplished. New problem...I have to start running. I may hate running more than I hate eggs. Every once and a while, out of pure inspiration or anger, I will be able to sprint for longer than a couple minutes. Most of the time, I want to die after a minute on the treadmill. Rob trash talked me in our last session and I did run A LITTLE...but that was nothing compared to the came the bombshell that followed. NO MORE ELLIPTICAL. Wait, what?! Seriously...cardio sucks as it is...and you want to take my only quasi-enjoyable form?! I am petrified. I tried over the weekend to ween myself off the elliptical and it was miserable. Again, pray for me.
I am planning on going to Runner's Roost to see a specialist about how I can get into the swing of things. I think right now my muscles aren't conditioned too well for running...and my calves are extremely miserable about 2 minutes in. Hopefully they can be my saving grace so it isn't miserable for the next... 150 days, 23 hours and 54 minutes.
On a personal note, I am getting my confidence back and am HAPPY. Yep, four months later and I am starting to be stronger than I was before. There are a lot of promising things going on in my life...and I am so excited for the future. I had an amazing weekend spending time with my family and one of my most favorite people ever. Football Sunday was a little tempting at the bar, but I came out of it unscathed. No beer, no nachos...water for this girl! Making progress.
The coffee still hasn't worn off, but I am pretty sure I will curse myself in the morning if I don't try and get some sleep. Thank you all for reading...and your tremendous support.
Stay tuned, it's getting good :)
LD
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