CAN YOU BELIEVE IT?!?!?!?

Well, it is the day after my first workout with Carl! OUCH!!! And you know what sucks? IT ALWAYS HURTS WORSE ON THE SECOND DAY! LOL!!!

I have to totally laugh though because when it came to my upper body strength, I truly thought I was pretty ok. HAHAHAHA!!! That was until Carl decided we needed to do upper body training on Sat that I was suddenly and most rudely was brought out of my wonderful cloud of ignorance as to what my strength IS NOT! He kicked my butt! I AM CRYING A LOT RIGHT NOW!!! I am sure you are all laughing and that is totally fine because I do realize that this pain is going to help me to shape my body into something sexy! AND YES, I WANT TO BE SEXY!!! LOL!!

It was a really amazing week overall though. Other then today, I have made a real effort (and succeeded) at making sure I exercised 6 days out of 7. So understand that not everyone has to do that, but I am really serious about wanting to lose weight and look good for this upcoming summer season when my girlfriends and I are able to take our husbands to Vegas and have a well deserved trip.

It is overall really nice to have this ache back in my muscles because I know that in the end it means that I will be stronger and healthier AND WILL BE ABLE TO HIKE UP AND DOWN THE MOUNTAIN ON THE ELK HUNT WITHOUT DYING!!!

I am supposed to meet with Carl again tomorrow and I am a bit apprehensive because I worked out so hard this last time that I was literally sick to my stomach last night. BUT it definitely made me not want to eat dessert after dinner last night because I knew I would have to do extra work to take those pounds off.

Oh, don't worry, I caved today and ate two desserts to make up for yesterday! BUT, at least I have been off the diet coke for almost a week now. That is amazing and probably another BIG reason why I am getting sick! LOL!!! My poor body is just trying to flush all of this crap out of its system!

This week I lost 4 lbs. CAN YOU BELIEVE IT!?!?!? I am so excited but so nervous about whether or not I will be able to keep it up (the losing weight part!) I will never miss an appt with Carl and I will see him at least 3 times per week because this is how my level of commitment goes!

I KNOW WE ALL CAN DO IT TOGETHER!!!

Michelle 11-30-2008

It can only be described as PAIN...

AAAHHH!!!! I HURT!!! LOL!! Quit laughing all of you! You don't even know what I am saying is hurting. No, it is not my legs after my work-out yesterday, well ok maybe those hurt too. And they will only hurt worse because I also got in a good bowflex routine today! I CAN SAY "SORE" because that is exactly what I will be tomorrow!

ACTUALLY, it was seeing MY VERY LARGE MID-SECTION in that very small camera screen, AND realizing that it was only going to look worse when I actually saw it on the computer screen and that made my heart and soul really hurt!

I also got to meet with Carl Parker today! Can I tell you WOW!! This guy is awesome. He is the fitness consultant/life coach that is going to be helping the girls and I on our journey of self discovery! I am sure you are laughing as you read this, but it is really the truth. If you ever have the chance to work with Carl, I want you to scoop it up and relish every moment because he is so worth it when it comes to his insights. And can you say in shape! I can and this makes me glad because he explained some of his own struggles he has been dealing with over the last few months and it makes me feel like there is hope for me as I work towards a healthier me!

Ok enough of the gooshy stuff because now I have to tell you why I hate him! LOL!!! HE SAID NO MORE DIET COKE!!! AAAHHH!!!! No more diet coke, doesn't he understand that diet coke is ambrosia, it the sweet nectar of the gods and goddesses of which I am one, aren't I? LOL!!! He challenged me to just be tough and trust him, hhhmmm, do I dare? Well, at this point in time, YES!!! If I want anything to change in my life, then I have to trust him and I will and we meet for the first time on Fri which is going to be VERY enlightening!

And guess what else, I should be posting my "before" pics here shortly. You guys have no idea how very scared I am of doing this, BUT I AM!!! I am facing my big ,fat fears (hehe, it was a pun!) and I am going to shed my insecurities in order to live a healthier and happier life!

THANKS CARL, THANKS CHRISTINE, AND THANKS JENNIFER!!! (After all Jenn, it is your fault we started this! :) )

Michelle 11-25-2008