Sore is good!

So yesterday I had my doubts that I worked out hard enough at the gym, even though I spent an hour.  But this morning there is no doubt in my mind at all and that's because my shoulders and chest muscles are aching.  My abs were definitely engaged but not sore and the tops of my thighs are definitely feeling it too, thanks to holding a wall sit while tossing a 10 lb medicine ball back and forth with Joe.  Tonight I'm REALLY hoping to get in to the Zumba class at 7pm, but if not I've decided I'll be doing some type of cardio (elliptical, treadmill, etc) because it would not be a smart decision to do a "Barbell Strength" class the day after I did weight training.

Anyway, off to work!  Have a marvelous day everyone!

Today's Menu:

Breakfast: (7:45am)
Meat and Veggie Egg Bake
Banana

Lunch: (11:30am)
Homemade Mexican Bowl - Black beans, Chicken, Fajita Veggies, Salsa, Cheese
Strawberries

Snack: (2pm)
Greek Yogurt
2 clementines

Dinner: Undecided

A wonderful weekend!

So this weekend was amazing all around, but since this blog is not necessarily about the day to day happening in my life, I'll focus on the fact that today I hit the gym with my roomie, Joe, and got an hour in doing mostly strength training and then sat in the hot tub for a half hour afterward.  Tomorrow, I think I'm going to work on cardio.  Hopefully I can get my arm band radio to work inside Lifetime or it's going to be a long boring workout lol.  Maybe I'll look for a class, but I think the class I can make tomorrow is a barbell workout in the studio.

The New Trainer

Ok, so I didn't make it back on my blog from work, so here I am Saturday morning blogging about my trainer appointment on Wednesday.  I was VERY intimidated by the whole facility when I walked in a half hour early.  I hung out in the locker room for a while and then went and sat in a chair at the trainer desk and got the weirdest looks (could've been the bright yellow Run the Rum shirt I was wearing), so I got up and went back to the locker room.  Shortly after I got there I got a call from the childcare center...Zak had pooped and apparently they don't change diapers.  They will call you out of your workout to come do it yourself.  So after that, I finally went back to the trainer desk and Cole was waiting for me.  He was super nice and seemed very excited that I was so motivated and kind of tested my fitness and nutrition knowledge a little and was pleasantly surprised that I was so knowledgeable.  He quickly changed his tune when I told him I wasn't interested in buying any of the million different supplements and protein shakes he said I should be getting and using and when I told him I wasn't going to pay an additional $175 a month for a group weight loss fitness class.  So I guess I'm kind of on my own with this.  Hopefully I have retained enough of what Tina has taught me to manage on my own.

I'm assisting on a photo shoot today and then hope to get to the gym later this afternoon.  Maybe I can hunt down a group fitness class of some sort.  I'm told the line for Zumba wraps around the gym 15 minutes before the class starts, so I'm not holding my breath on that one.  Either way I WILL get a workout in today!

Update

Well there it is ladies and gentlemen.  Out there for everyone to see.  I updated my weight on my blog.  I've been avoiding it because I'm embarrassed that in only 6 months I've managed to gain over 50 lbs back.  I'm not going to blame it on anything except my own lack of self worth, dedication, and ability to channel my stress effectively.  If I can't be honest with everyone else, how can I be honest with myself.  Maybe I was thinking that if I didn't acknowledge it, it didn't happen, but the truth is it did.  I gained quite a bit of weight back, I've had to buy new jeans, bigger size shirts and last time I was at Maurice's I was back shopping on the plus size side of the store.  To me, that was devastating and I was ANGRY!  I couldn't believe after all the hard work I had done and all the progress and changes I'd made to make lifestyle changes that I slacked SO much and let myself go yet again.  I, however, am calling this part of the change and refuse to slip any further! 

I've met someone absolutely amazing and reconnected with some friends from the past who all want to get healthy together, so I'm slowly developing a new support system in my new town.  I still value and cherish all my girls in Cambridge/Isanti and will always have them just a few key strokes or number dials away, but having support CLOSE to me is vital.

Lunch is over....more about my new trainer later :)

New Gym/Trainer

Well it's been a while since I've posted, so let me update ya'll on what's been going on.  The kids and I have moved from our home in Isanti, MN to a home we are sharing with a good friend of mine in Jordan, MN.  I grew up in Jordan, so part of me feels like I'm back home, but a big portion of my heart still lives in Isanti and it will always be my second home and a place I know I am well loved and will always have great friends.  It was a hard decision and the stress has been running high, so obviously I've been slacking in the diet and exercise department.

Now that we are a little more settled in to our new house, I decided to check out the gym that my room mate has a membership at and see what it has to offer.  As of last week I am a proud member of Lifetime Fitness.  They have childcare for only $5/month and group fitness classes daily including ZUMBA!!!! AAAGGGHHHH!!  However, when I walked in to the club, I found myself (who I thought knew what I was doing) lost and intimidated by the over abundance of equipment.  We'll see what happens when I visit for my first time and do an actual workout.  Until then...so glad to be back!