Gym Tastic

I was overwhelmed by the wonderful feedback that I received from family and friends yesterday after I posted my first entry! Thank you all for your love, support, and encouragement! It means so much to me that you're willing to support me in this life changing decision I've made! I am blessed beyond measure for having each one of you in my life!



My Last "Fat" Picture

 Now let's get to the good stuff....

Day 1 at the gym went well! I joined a women's only gym and for me that makes a big difference! No offense to the guys but I'm just too self-conscious for them see me workout! The gym itself is great- there's a ton of different things to do- there are fun classes to take, tons of machines to use, and a lot to do to make it both motivational and fun! My first day there and I didn't even have to go alone!! I have an AMAZING friend who after reading my first blog entry yesterday told me that she wanted to go to the gym with me today. Teresa, thank you for your support and encouragement!! I'm so glad that we are taking this journey together! I love you girl!!

So once we got there we started out on the elliptical- I had never done one before and was worried about breaking my neck on it. Teresa helped encourage me to try it, which I did for a quarter of a mile, after that my knees said no more....so we go on the treadmills, it was great to have someone there to talk to make the time go by and go by it did, a mile later we decided to change it up. I got on the stationary bike while Teresa did some weights, we finished it off with a protein enhanced fat burning smoothie. Overall it was a GREAT first day!! :)

I promise I won't post something on here every day but I figured since this was a big milestone it was an important entry! I'm looking forward to seeing how much I progress and how much more I'm able to do once I start losing the weight! Thank you for your support!! I decided to add a picture from before I started my workout today just so we can see how much I change during this process.