Week 3

Well, this week I think went better overall than last week.

I didn't lose any weight again.. HOWEVER I think I may have lost some inches. Usually when I take my jeans out of the dryer, they are tight and I have to wear them out so they'll fit just right. This time, though, they weren't tight! They are also a little baggy around my thighs and I had to go to the next rung in my belt because I kept pulling my pants up. So I see that a huge plus this week!

I am also feeling much better physically and emotionally. I am also sleeping much better! So even if the weight isn't coming off as fast as I would like it too, I am seeing improvements in other areas.

My goal this week is to lose one pound! I am going to be even more careful about what I eat. It's hard when there are birthdays and you go out to dinner. But that had nothing to do with it this week, as my weigh in was Saturday morning. I haven't gained any since then, either. I just want to lose some! I am getting so close to 150. Once I it 149, I'll be so stoked! I haven't seen that number in awhile.

My first workout with my trainer, Lori, was Thursday. It went well. She had me do some exercises to see where I was physically. The reason why I have trouble balancing and the major reason I can't do normal sit ups are because I have weak hip flexers. (flexors?) They are weak, so I have a hard time doing lunges and squats because of that also. But she taught me some exercises, such as squats, to make them stronger. she also taught me how to do them correctly. I watch myself do them because I know you are supposed to keep your back straight, but since my muscles there are weak, I tend to lean forward.

She says I have a strong core, though, so that's good! It obviously needs help, but she says it's strong. It's nice to know not all of me is weak! haha.

She also showed me this machine that you can either use as kind of stair master or you use it kind of like you are jogging. She recommended it because I prefer the elliptical to the treadmill. I also hate jogging because it aggravates my left knee because of the impact. So this is almost like jogging on air. It feels like you are pressing down on air. I love it. It does take some getting used to and I have to work up to the minutes that I want to be able to stay on it. So right now I'm on 6 minutes at a time. I'll do 6 minutes on there and then 15-20 minutes on the elliptical along with my other exercises I do when I am at the gym. I'm actually going to try for 7 minutes tomorrow. I started at 5 last week. The new machine burns calories much faster because it gets your heart rate up quicker. I think I burned 27 calories in 6 minutes. If I get to 30 minutes, that's 162 calories. Once I can go quicker that will hopefully go higher. So I plan on doing that instead of jogging. Those machines also have TVs on them, so if I don't want to listen to my IPOD or Kyra isn't with me, I can watch TV.

So goal this week is to lose one pound! If I workout like I did today for the rest of the week, I'm thinking that will be possible! I am working out Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday. Also, as long as the weather is nice, I'll also be walking with Josh on most, if not all, days.

That's this week's update (well, for last week lol). I'll try to do better about posting on Saturdays like my original plan.

Thanks for reading!

Jen