Day 15

I finally made it to the gym tonight & I have decided that I like the Gold's Gym in Kearns a lot better than the one in Holladay. It has all of the same amenities, but fewer people. I don't have to fight for a treadmill in the cardio room, even when I go at the peak times. I fulfilled my 30 sec walk/30 sec. jog routine at 3.6 walk speed & 4.3 jog speed. I even started the jogging 30 sec early so I would come out even at the end of the 15 min span. I worked up a pretty good sweat, but my legs didn't kill by the end. Hopefully by the end of the week, I can kick my speed up a little bit. I plan to work out on Wed & Thurs of this week. I'm still not sure about Fri & I probably won't work out on Sat because I'll be in Wyoming. But I'm definately going to take my gym clothes with me so I can hopefully work out on Monday & Tuesday. My eating hasn't been great today. I had cereal for breakfast(that was good), but I had Wendy's for lunch & 3 slices of Little Ceaser's pizza for dinner. I also had yogurt & 2 cookies. I have been trying to drink more water, though, and I think that helps me curb my appetite sometimes.

Day 14

Well, this week didn't go as well as I had hoped. Things were crazy in the evenings and I didn't get to the gym as often as I would have liked. But, I'm not giving up. I went today & I promise this week will be better. I could tell I was losing ground during my workout. Things were harder than they should've been. I made it through the workout, but I can't say it was a great workout. I also weight 229.0 lbs. But, this week I won't have any excuses to miss the gym. My evenings are free & I won't let work interfere with my personal goals. Anyway, that's about all I have to say about that. I am really looking forward to our trip to Wyoming. I pray the weather is nice.

Day 13

Its a good thing I keep this blog, otherwise I won't be able to keep track of what day I'm on. So, today was better at work. I had to do alot of mental preparation (mind relaxation & self-talk techniques) to get through the day. I have seriously been freaking out about work stuff, and I'm trying to calm down about it. I think this also helps me get to the gym. I was able to get a treadmill, even though it was really busy. Exercising went really well. I upped my speed like I talked about before, even though it was a little harder. I think I'll need to give myself a couple of days at this speed to get used to it. I still weigh 229.7 lbs. I think teaching an extra class is good for one thing. When I only have 20 min. to eat lunch, I definately eat less. So, I need to work out on either Tues or Wed and again on Friday & Saturday. If I can exercise at least 3 days this week, I will be happy. I'm also excited that Megan, my sister, has decided to run the 5k race with me. It will be more fun to have people there. I guess we will need to register soon & make it official!

Day 12

Well, I think I have met the moment of truth. When the going gets tough, do I get going? So far the answer has been no. This week I only worked out on Monday & Saturday. Add that to the two days I worked out last week & basically I haven't been doing very well. Work has really been stressing me out & I felt myself getting sick this week. Wednesday morning I woke up feeling nauseated. I talked myself out of working out on Thursday, until my mom talked me back into it (Thanks Mom!). Then, I locked my keys, my gym clothes & my gym pass in my car after work & had to wait for my parents to come to my rescue. Thankfully they did, but I had to throw my evening plans out the window. I find myself slipping back into the same habits I've had for the past two years & I hate that about myself. I know that route won't make me happy. I had alot of time to think during my workout today because it took the people at the gym 20 min. to push the play button on the DVD player. The menu screen on X-Men: The Last Stand played over & over. It had good music, but after hearing it over 20xs, it got a little old. I had to remind myself again that work can't be my life. No matter how bad things go, or how stressed I get, I NEED to go to the gym. I NEED other priorities in my life or I can't truly be happy. So, here comes a new week. We'll try again.

My work out today went well. I managed to get through the 30 sec jog/30 sec. walk sequences & didn't feel as tired as last time. In fact, during the last 2 minutes I upped the pace so I was walking at 3.7 & jogging at 4.3. I realize this is still slow compared to other people who are in shape, but at least I'm making progress. Someday, I'll reach 5.0 or 7.0 like I see other people at. I also weigh 229.6 lbs. Cool!