First Workout in 6 Months

Yesterday I had my first workout. I really did not want to go to the gym after work and while I was driving, the whole time I was debating whether to go home or just get the workout over with. I decided to just go and work out. After getting out of the car and into the locker room I changed and walked over to the mirror to put my hair up. When I looked in the mirror I wanted to scream! I still can't believe I am 160 but this time I saw it in the mirror. I was totally discussed and glad i decided to go to the gym. I got my butt out onto the floor and decided today would be a cardio day. For 50 minutes I did tread mill, the precor ( this machine is an elliptical and stepper in one), and the bike. I did have a little trouble on the precor because my knee started to hurt but I said ok body I'll get off this for now and come back a little later. One thing I have to remember is listen to my body. There is exercise pain and then there is real pain. Exercise pain is the "Oh my gosh I'm going to puke if I do anymore, that is when you push yourself a little further then stop. But real pain is more sharp, like my knee hurting yesterday. After going home, I was exhausted and desperately needed a shower. My body did feel tired and to be honest I was glad I could feel my workout. This meant i was moving the right direction. I was also starved and may have made a bad choice with eating but I let it go and didn't indulge to badly. I also slept like a baby last night, I did wake up once but it was so easy to go back to sleep.

Journey Begins....I'm Scared

Hello fellow readers. It's time to start a new journey. Now how many times have you heard that from one of your friends or told yourself?! Come on, lets be honest with each other and say I have said that to myself about a thousand times. More times than most I usually quit, get distracted, or find something better or worse to begin. It usually doesn't involve writing my heart out on the Internet, it usually doesn't involve sharing my experience with a great friend to help me through, and it definitely doesn't involve much of a reality check and making goals so they are attainable. I am hoping this experience is different. What I want to do on this blog is write about my journey through food, exercise, bad days, and anything else that pops into my mind. I am also doing this journey with my BFF. We decided to start a blog together and her's is chachisfitjourney.blogspot.com. Sometimes you need a friend to help you through the hard things. Accomplishing challenges alone is scary and unmotivating. I have read some good inspirational blogs recently and one message that stands out the most is "Don't judge yourself on how others are doing, Judge yourself on how you are doing". I think i like that one the best. One blogger wrote about the pressures of how friends were losing the weight so quickly by just eating salad, skipping meals, and exercising several hours a week. WWWHHHAAATTT!! Ummm no thanks to all of that! She said that she took each day as it was. Did not focus on the week or month goals. She focused on walking down the street and back, cutting out soda, and she did not think about what she has to do in 6 months. TOO MUCH PRESSURE! My journey will be similar to her's. I am hoping to stop with all the pressure and just focus on one thing at a time. Here goes nothing......