Lose 30 pounds

I met with my trainer again today and purchased the 12 training sessions for my mom and I. On Tuesday, he assigned me the lovely task of keeping track of my diet for three days and filling out some paperwork regarding my eating habits. We reviewed them today and developed a general diet plan. Tomorrow, I’m going to plan the next weeks worth of meals and get some shopping in. I have also been to the gym three times this week. I did mostly cardio and realized that I need to challenge myself more. I keep forgetting to get my iPod out of my bag until I get upstairs…gotta remember next time. The training schedule should be easily arranged for the next few weeks, until I go back to work. Then I’ll really have to make myself commit and get my arse to the gym.

I met with my trainer again today and purchased the 12 training sessions for my mom and I. On Tuesday, he assigned me the lovely task of keeping track of my diet for three days and filling out some paperwork regarding my eating habits. We reviewed them today and developed a general diet plan. Tomorrow, I’m going to plan the next weeks worth of meals and get some shopping in. I have also been to the gym three times this week. I did mostly cardio and realized that I need to challenge myself more. I keep forgetting to get my iPod out of my bag until I get upstairs…gotta remember next time. The training schedule should be easily arranged for the next few weeks, until I go back to work. Then I’ll really have to make myself commit and get my arse to the gym.

Met with my trainer today. Mom and I are going to do sessions together. We’ve done three so far and they’ve gone pretty well. He was nice enough to allow me to work with mom on her last four sessions. Her last session (today) was used to weigh and measure me. I also had a “structural integrity assessment,” which basically shows where my weak points are, not if I’m a delapidated old building.
Since I had all this done last year,I have gained two pounds and several inches. I knew that my body felt different, but now I see where. I have somewhere around 36% body fat and he figures I should lose around 30 pounds (of fat). He also explained how I will gain muscle so the scale will probably only show a loss of 20 pounds. Which is fine really, as long as I’m healthier and happier with the way I look.
In addition to body composition, I have to keep track of what I eat for three days. Well, I totally blew my allotment of calories eating dinner at the “OG.” I had fried lazagne appetizer, salad, half bowl of soup, four or five bread sticks, and then my huge dinner of steak and pasta!!!! Believe me, I feel it! Both emotionally regretful and physically uncomfortable (and it’s 2:00 in the morning). That was a lame thing to do. I feel like a child who should be scolded for doing something bad. Really? With this being a goal, shouldn’t I…couldn’t I have done better?
This will truely be a learning process for me.

My 30 pounds disgust me. I’ve had enough of the way my body hangs. How some parts touch others and some each other. I have a gym membership but rarely use it (soon to be remedied). I eat junk. Time to change….
Will buy training sessions at the gym within the next week.
Will commit to at least 3 days a week for exercise.

Diet is going to be harder for me. I think planning meals with my husband is going to be a necessity, since he does most of the cooking.

Yikes! this is going to be hard, but there is at least one other goal on my list that is directly effected by this goal.

BRING IT ON!!!