I'm really trying to update more regularly and I get so busy. At least my Tuesday weigh-ins keep me on track! Another good week (well could have been better but I was happy with a loss). I thought with sushi dinner, dinner out last night, Katie's birthday and only 4 work-outs it would be destined for failure ... alas I did okay :)
Shows what hard work-outs can do for you.
Current weight: 206
LOSS this week: -1
Total loss since on this journey: 52 pounds
Total weight loss during 10 week goal timeline: 12 pounds - 8 pounds to go!!
LOSS this week: -1
Total loss since on this journey: 52 pounds
Total weight loss during 10 week goal timeline: 12 pounds - 8 pounds to go!!
My big post today is about taking a chance...
Change is one of the hardest things the human body has to deal with. Change however can also open many new horizons. I reflect back when I decided to change .. I'm not sure what it was. I think I stepped on the scale-shocked and just in general felt very unhealthy. I was not happy and most importantly I was not happy with me. I took a chance by going into that gym. The biggest chance I took was paying money for a trainer. This was something I never wanted to do because well I thought why would I pay somebody for something I can do on my own. I'm already paying for a monthly membership. Then a few weeks with Shawna made me realize something ... I'm not paying somebody for something I can't do ... I'm paying somebody to help me with something I've never been able to do time after time.
I'm a firm believer that having a trainer has really helped shape my work-outs. I now know HOW to work out properly and have a motivator behind me all the way.
So I took the chance .. and now I've seen a change. My advice to everybody out there is to take a chance. Believe in yourself and you will see results and a change. You will never know what you can and can't do until you try.It's scary to first step into a gym after getting to a weight that you aren't comfortable with. It's scary to change your diet so much that you don't get the usual fast food. The reality is if you want to live a longer and healthy life, the chance is worth it. In fact the chance you take is pricless. Nobody can put a monetary amount on happiness and good health. Once you take this chance ... and stick with it ... you WILL see a change .... But nobody can make that CHOICE to make a CHANGE but you ...
Emily - you are so inspiring and motivating. You not only make me proud but you make me believe. I think these lyrics from the song "Raise a Little Hell" says it all
ReplyDeleteIf you dont like what you see, why dont you fight it?
If you know there's something wrong why dont you right it?
Raise a little hell , raise a little hell, raise a little hell!
Raise a little hell , raise a little hell, raise a little hell!
In the end it comes down to your thinking
And there's really nobody to blame
When it feels like your ship is sinking
And you're too tired to play the game
Nobody's going to help you
You've just gotta stand up alone
And dig in your heels and see how it feels
To Raise a little Hell of your own
Going forward to "raise a little hell".
Love Ya MOM