Last Chance Workout
You know, I started this blog because I thought it might help others who are on the same journey as me. And I’m still hopeful that my ramblings do inspire someone, somewhere. But what I’ve really found along the way, is a community of people who inspire and encourage me. Thanks to everyone who comments on this site here or through email. I’m always a little insecure about this because it’s not the first time I’ve tried to get healthy and when I fail, it’s always pretty obvious. But it’s an amazing feeling to know that I’ve got so many awesome people rooting for me.
That said, last night I was up here reading through some of the blogs on my fitness blogroll. It had been a long, long day (hubby was just putting the kids to bed at 930!) and I was gearing up to start clean up downstairs. I figured that despite having promised myself that I would work out every day this week, I could excuse myself this once.
Then I went and read Bella’s posting for the day. She just reached a major milestone (50 pounds lost, woo hoo!) and rewarded herself with 20 personal training sessions. What an awesome idea! And reading through her post so inspired me that I went downstairs and did three sets of 20 each curls, planks and butt tucky thingies and the same of lungest and squats. Then with wobbly legs I took myself to the basement to watch ANTM (OLD cycle) and 20 minutes on the elliptical. I would have done more, but I could tell my body was tired (we walked for about 2 hours in the hot sun yesterday, me pushing my preschoolers in a stroller) so I decided that was a good regime.
Today was my Weight Watchers Weigh in and I really wasn’t even expecting the 3 pound loss I got for my Shrinking Into Summer Weigh in yesterday. For the Shrinking weigh in I use my scale and somehow the numbers never add up exactly. So with fingers crossed I went to my WW weigh in and LO AND BEHOLD I’m down 4.8 pounds! I don’t really feel like it was completely deserved (I didn’t get back on track from my semi meltdown until Sunday) but whatever, I’ll take the loss. I know that I can’t sustain this pace forever, but I did need this little boost to help keep me motivated for Whistler this month and Ontario in August.
…and while I’m not rewarding myself with personal training yet, I did reward myself by heading to the nearest berry farm for fresh berries – my latest splurge. OH YUM!
