My Journey With Health And Fitness – Slowly Getting To My Goal

Ok, I am about done with this heat. I don’t mind it being warm during the summer but when you avoid going outside then it is too hot (note Mexico is different because the pool is only about 10 steps away from our bedroom). The past several days I have done most of my walking on the dreaded treadmill. I can usually do the early morning walk outdoors but then it is treadmill with a fan blowing on me. It is supposed to be cool tomorrow and Saturday but then ramp up again on Sunday. I see the treadmill in play for at least another week.

With everything that happened on Monday with the loss of my cat, I forgot about some good things that had happened. Monday was my weigh in day as I am at the 10 week mark on this current journey. I noted to my trainer that while I would have liked to have lost a little bit more I was happy with the results. She said, are you kidding me? You look fabulous and what is really important is you look strong. Look at the change in your face and in particular look at those amazing arm muscles. I told her I do know that I just can be impatient especially based on how hard I am working.

But here is the reality, I have given myself until Christmas to lose the weight I had gained and as of Monday I am more than 1/2 way there. That is only after 10 weeks. I even have another 3 1/2 weeks until the next trip to Mexico where I am determined to, if nothing else, maintain what I have lost by then. Do I think realistically that I can get to my goal by the end of the year? Absolutely, I just have to maintain my focus and motivation both of which have not waivered.

I remember at the beginning for the 6 week challenged I received a coaching email that said, remember, this is not a 1 night stand but a long term relationship. I’ve kept that thought in my mind and I think it has helped me slowly get closer to my goal.