Success!

Just got back from my Personal Trainer appointment.   It was measuring day.   Since I started this training with her 5.5 weeks ago I have lost 8 lbs, a total of 6.5 inches and 1.5% body fat.  Hell ya.  :)  And I feel it too!

Of course she's trying to talk me into signing up for another 10+ sessions with her.  lol  "Just think of how much progress we'll make this month."  Even though I know it's her sales line (she gets paid only if she has clients), I'm tempted.  I like having someone who MAKES me go through the pain of weight training.  And oh my... tonight my lower back and abs are so angry with me that I'm sure they're going to punish me tomorrow.  But it's worth it.  I know I won't do these things on my own.  I'd just keep running and not strengthening anything else or toning up.

Plus I can tell that my endurance and ability to do the exercises she puts me through are so much better than they were when I started.  In the beginning it was so painful that it was torture and during the session I'd curse my decision.   Now it's still so painful but I love every second of it.  Even the ab exercises.  *breathe breathe cry*

The goals this month are another 8 lbs lost (wow....I sure hope that's possible), a total of 20 workouts (did 18 for February) and get my running distance up to 10 miles.  If I lose the 8 lbs it does put me at my end of March goal which is XXX (can't you see behind the X's?  weird.)  I guess I'd better be more consistent with my diet if I want to hit it.  I didn't think  about how close I was until now.

I'm mostly excited to lose weight so that I can run better, faster and longer.  Hopefully with less pain on my knees too.  And once I get to my end of March goal, I'll only have 9-10 more lbs for my main weight goal before I reassess where I want to go.   But I am going to assume they'll drop slower since I'll be closer to my "ideal weight".   I haven't been below that number since I was a teenager so I don't want to give myself false expectations until I hit it again.  Although it would be rather nice to be able to wear a bikini this summer and not have to worry about getting harpoon scars.