MKIA Week 7

Previous Weight: 175
Current Weight: 175
Lost this week: 0 lbs
Total: 4 lbs

No weight loss, but again--a very long and junk-food-filled weekend.

It probably would've been worse, but I worked out TWICE since then. Yep, that's right--two times. Sunday morning after whooping it up with my baby brother and sis, and again last night, when I joined the local gym. There's a Snap Fitness in town, plus one right across from where I work. It's a month-to-month contract, and with health insurance kicking in, it will only cost us about $14 a month. I have no reason not to give it a shot.

Counting this week's workouts, that's a whole two for the month of October so far. Hey, it's a start. :)

Completely Random Moment at the Gym Today

They've got this testimonial "Wall of Fame" at the gym, and a few weeks back they put my before-and-somewhat-after pictures up.

Fast-forward to today, and I'm on the treadmill warming up before my training session. Completely out of the blue, the woman next to me tells me how she saw my pictures on the wall, and how amazed she is at how far I've come. It's one thing to hear it from friends and family members...I'm just paranoid enough to think they're humoring me. But when a complete stranger notices, well that just makes you feel really good.

I really didn't know how to respond.

Oh, By the Way...

I picked this up on the way home from the gym today:

Things feel easier now

So, here's something kinda weird: last night, on my way back up from exercising, I jogged up the stairs. From the first floor to the third. When did that become possible?

I've noticed that it seems easier to do "active" things like that just after working out, than at other times in the day. I'm guessing here, but since my body is already in "workout mode", it's like I don't have to work as hard. Sort of like how your car runs better in winter after it's warmed up for a bit.

Also, over the past week, I've increased my average workout time from 30 minutes to 45. When I started this, I felt like dying after 20 minutes on the machine. Now I feel like I could go even farther, but I don't want to push myself too far yet.

Small Victories

I was grocery shopping today, and had to go past the baked goods section to get to the milk. That small, tiny, evil part of the brain responsible for temptation said to me, You know, those M&M cookies probably taste really good...

My conscious brain responded with Yes. They probably do. And that was the end of it.