Happy Thursday everyone!!! I am so excited! First, my trainer kicked the sick right out of me Tuesday night, increased my weights and incorporated more challenging exercises. I woke up yesterday feeling as though something finally clicked, I felt stronger, leaner, more mentally focused and full of energy. It was fantastic! I had energy all day and although work was crazier than usual, I blew through everything and no stress eating. Probably because I had planned my food out the day before and only brought with me what was on the plan, to get anything else would have required effort to cheat…such as leaving work, getting into the car and driving to the local convenience store.

I had a chiropractor appointment yesterday to treat the sciatica issue and received very good news; he said I’m coming along nicely, that I am not as bad as he initially though. This is great, he was going to send me for an x-ray because he was nervous about some degeneration but with just stretches and few stim treatments I have hardly had any pain the last few days. I was so happy but the adjustments usually leave me a little sore so I skip the gym on the adjustment days.

This week I’ve noticed I’m hungry a lot even after drinking 20oz of water; I always drink water if hungry because I read people often confuse thirst with hunger and I don’t want to overeat. Anyway, last night I thought maybe its time to increase my calories, I only increased them by 50, and this solved the hunger issue and when I woke up this morning I had lost more weight. I’m down a total of 11 pounds in a month! Seven of them were lost before I joined Calorie King and the hired the trainer; they were probably just water weight, but pounds gone just the same.

I have renewed focus, commitment, and confidence that I will be successful, not only in taking the weight the off but in maintaining it and this healthy lifestyle. I can feel definite changes in my body even though only 4lbs 2oz of the 11 pounds lost are since I hired the trainer and rejoined Calorie King. This morning I put on a pair of dress pants that I haven’t been able to wear in a long time, I looked lean and long (they were to long for flats) and it is too humid today to wear them but I think I may have a prime opportunity next week. Oh my goodness when I looked in the mirror I felt so comfortable in my own skin…this is huge for me! I felt confident and excited and then put on my old Capri pants that fit (they just don’t look as good) and went to work. I can’t wait until I can wear and rock those pants! I’ve been beaming all morning and all I can think about is good I felt in those pants...LOL.

“To succeed you must improve, to improve you must first practice, to practice you must first learn, to learn you must first fail.” ~ ~ Wesley Woo