10th week...

WOW...i can't believe it has been 10 weeks of hard work at the gym already.  Perhaps I have not lost as much as I wanted fast enough, but I can feel my body getting fit as the weeks go by.  This has truly been an amazing week.  My plans were to get away and go to Miami, but plans changed.  Instead, I stayed home and actually dedicated most of my time to going to the gym and trying new things.  I knew this week would be tough with Thanksgiving and all.  I started on Monday by going to the gym early in the morning for a little cardio routine (keeping in mind I had fever and had a sinus infection) and then in the afternoon with Javier our normal workout.  He did change it up a little and made me do some new exercises for my arms.  I went again on Tuesday for a 30 minute cardio on my own.  On Wednesday, I had a mini-boot camp with Mark (well that's how I felt it was).  I did it earlier in the day and after the workout, I felt I had soooo much energy.  Still sick, I went to the gym Thursday morning and had so much energy, I washed my car inside and out afterwards.  I was tired but I pushed myself to do it.  I normally pay someone to do it cause I guess I am a little lazy. :)

I will admit I ate my normal plate for Thanksgiving but the food was soooo good, that I went for seconds.  Big mistake! I was hurting for like 2 hours.  But after a few laughs with friends, I felt better.  On Friday, I had signed up for the Beginners Spin Class...another mistake.  My body is definitely NOT ready for that class.  After 20 minutes of pedaling, I gave up.  They need to customize those bikes for a wider, more cushion seats and wider pedals so my feet could fit.  Don't worry, I have already made my suggestions known.  The instructor Norma was so nice and understanding.  I did some stretching and left.  However, Norma suggested I try her Saturday morning Beginners Boot Camp.  I agreed, and again, why did I?

To start off with, I woke up super late.  I am the type of person I like to wake up, relax a little before I get up.  The class was at 8:30 and I arrived at 8:45.  I thought of not going at all, but something told me to just go to see if they were still there.  And they were.  No one else showed up so it was Norma, her husband and me.  I thought they would take it easy with me, which they said they did, but boy did they make me sweat.  At the end, I was very glad I went.  I did things I thought I could not do and realize that I really need to work on my left side (arms/legs) as they are truly weaker than my right.  I enjoyed it so much that I already signed up for a couple of more Saturdays.  I am sure it will get a little harder, but my body needs it.

****P.S. But most of all, the greatest news was that I weighed myself on Friday night after the mini-spin class (LOL) and I not only lost the pound gained the week before, but 2 1/2 pounds more....YEAH...that's a great accomplishment  because I know I ate like 5 pounds of food alone on Thursday.  If it wasn't for that, I know I would have lost even more.  I am very happy about it and feel I am back on track.  The only thing I did a little different this week, besides going to gym everyday, was that I ate a little more of a snack in between the shakes (fat free cheese and crackers for example).  I felt the shakes alone with one meal a day, was not enough and my body needed more food to get my metabolism going.  I did have a day where my sugar dropped dangerously low, which again is good news and means my body needs less medication.

Next week I will try a Strength Express class on Thursday afternoons...wish me luck!!!