So this Friday 4/25/14 I meet with my nut for my 2nd of 6 visits for my medically supervised diet. This last month my primary focus has been on weening off of soda and building a consistent workout schedule. I have been successful with this thus far. I am not completly off of soda, but what I can say is I have dropped Coke and when I do have one it's a 7UP or Sprite. Maybe twice a week. Sometimes I have a Vitamin Water, those are okay. I have increased my water consumption A LOT especially with my workouts. At first I was just going to the park for liesurely strolls or the gym in my apartments. These last 2 weeks I decided I was going to go to Planet Fitness and join, which I did. I love it there. Surprisingly, because in the past I was not fond of the big gyms at all. Probably because I always felt like the fattest person in the gym and was super self concious of my appearance. I guess I am over that because I could care less if someone is watching me. The way I see it now is I am in here trying to do the same things you guys are. Anyway, I work out at 5am so that I can get my workouts in before work for 1 hour and then a 10 minute cool down/strech. ( also so I won't have room for excuses with myself about not having the time Currently I am just walking on the treadmill at a speed of 2.6 and incline of 5. I'm feeling really good about this. Next month my goal is to start switching up to the elyptical some days. After work today I am going to Academy or Walmart to purchase some 3 or 5 pound dumbells. I really want to work on building toned lean muscles in my arms. I have really big arms and I am super concerned about having loose skin and flabby arms after the surgery once weight starts to drop quickly. I want to have some definition under there . What I am most excited about it that my body is responding to the workouts. What I mean is that even before my alarm goes off, my brain wakes me up and my body feels like it's time to get up and work out...so the habit is well underway of developing. I just hope that my relationship with food catches up to my activity level. In my history of dieting, working out was never the issue.....it was always THE FOOD.
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