Well, shit. Of course your name is Cathy. Of course you are 5'10" and your entire body could fit in my pants...leg. But I'm funnier! So there. No, really, I am...
Went grocery shopping yesterday. Spent $114. Got enough "food" to last 3 days according this diet. Cathy says its not the amount that is so important as it is the type of food, so we shall see. If you have any great recipes for beef, chicken, or seafood that requires no salt or basically, anything else, other than fruits and veggies let me know!
Went to the gym today - day 1. Met Cathy, my trainer, who aside from being skinny, doesnt seem to be a horrible person. She works in the school system too. That's the one thing we have in common. She had me do some warm up cardio (5 min) and then showed me the circuit. I did 135 lbs leg presses, some weirdo spread eagle thing, tricep and bicep stuff , sit ups, and 4 other things. Really glad Skinny Cathy wrote it all down so I can remember. Turns out the dude who sold me on this whole idea was full of well, shit, saying I only needed to go to the gym 3 days a week. Skinny Cathy says I need cardio 7 days a week (45 minutes) and 3 days of circuit training.
When I left the gym I was motivated and came home to do 45 minutes of cardio on my new eliptical (thanks, Shannon!). I did it! Well, if seconds were minutes I did it! I did 57 seconds and wanted to hurt someone. Think we will have to work up to 45 on the eliptical.
I came home and had yummy fish and steamed cauliflower and broccoli. No, really, pretty yummy. Tomorrow will be the first full day of the diet. I am going to attempt to eat carrots. I think they taste like dirt. Should be fun. If you see me crying in the corner just yell "Hey, being fat sucks! Keep up the good work!" Yum, carrots!
Current Status - uber rolly poly and currently thinking I wont be able to lift my arms to drive to work tomorrow.
The directions say post a comment but I've never had a problem talking so I'm gonna post some comments, plural darn it. So not only are you funny, you are a fantastic writer too! Just remember Cathy wants you to succeed as well. Just like you want to see your students do well, she wants her clients to get healthier. Sure you don't want to just disregard everything she says because we often are self-limiting. It's nice having someone pushing us beyond where we are comfortable, but don't beat yourself up for not meeting her goals. Set your own. Kind of. But don't go too far off the path. Break down her 45 minute goal to I'm gonna do 20 min for the next two weeks, then 25, then 30 and so on. PS. Not that I'm the picture of fitness, but I only do 30! I think it's funny that her name is Cathy. Remember Cathy from the comic strips? Picture that. Also, I think I have some food prep tips and recipes for you. We can chat about it.
ReplyDeleteWay to go! You started. I'm beyond excited for you. Can't wait to continue on this journey with you.
Love you!