No tears...YET!

The first week I lost 5.4 lbs.  That's without any exercise.  I'm hoping for a bigger number this week!!


One of my co-workers told me I was being so strong and disciplined.  I SO AM!  I'm pretty impressed with myself so far.  I told her that it helps that I'm accountable to someone.  I answer to my trainer.  He is taking the time out of his day to help me...so I feel like I owe it to him to stick to the program.  I don't want him to feel like he's wasting his time.  So I'll continue to do my best to stick with it!

The following was my menu for today:
Snack:  Fruit and nut bar
Lunch:  6-inch Oven Roasted Chicken Breast on Wheat
Snack:  100 Calorie English Muffin w/ Banana
Snack:  Fruit and nut bar
Dinner:  Chick Fil A - Chicken sandwich and medium fries


Yes this is all included in my calorie count and I think I had 100 calories left over.  :D  Don't judge! 


So...today was the big day!  The day of the first workout.  
Now that I'm sitting here and I can breathe it doesn't seem so bad.  When I stand up I realize...YES IT WAS THAT BAD!  :D  I think I would've been ok if David hadn't tried to kill me with his "fitness assessment".  It began with the lovely 3 minute step test.  I truly hate the step test.  For real.  I felt like I was going to die.  Then he had me do some other exercises that test my balance and such.  I can't remember everything we did though.  I'm trying to block that from my mind!  :D 


Once the assessment was completed I was thinking, "Ok...great first day!"  Then he informed me that we were going to start the workout now.  What?!  Are you kidding?  I thought that was the workout.  WRONG!  


So the workout begins.  We start off with a 5 minute walk.  Not bad...but I am terribly out of shape...so I was definitely out of breath.  We did some things with resistance bands.  Then the dreadful aerobic step.  I have to say...the aerobic step has become my least favorite thing ever.  I did 3 different things w/ the step and hated them all.  I did survive....not without complaining.  At least that was entertaining.  We should've recorded the whole thing because it was quite humorous.  What I thought was complaining my trainer found hilarious!  Which made me laugh as well.  It was...fun.  I feel great!  Now I truly know that I can do this!  I think we're going to make a great team.  He pushed me and I was somewhat cooperative.  I do remember saying that I had reached my maximum heart rate hoping he would let me quit.  It didn't work.  I'm glad it didn't.  I need to be pushed to my limit.  I need to see that I'm not going to fail.  I can't.  I won't.  So...I'd say today was a GREAT first day!


Tomorrow is another workout day!!  Hmm...will I survive?!  YES I WILL!!