First Workouts Are Hard

WOWZA! I knew I was out of shape but didn't realize just how much until now. Every single muscle in my body hurts right now. If I sit for five minutes then get up, my body cries out in pain. All I can do is laugh at myself because I only have myself to blame for this.

So I worked out on Saturday and again this morning, Monday. I put in a good one hour each time. Whew. Nobody said this was going to be easy but I feel a sense of accomplishment that at least I'm doing something. I plan to get up at 6 am daily through the week and head to the gym before work.

I know that if I keep this up things will change for the better.

The other thing I am doing is packing better food to eat at work. Most days I eat all my meals at the salon, others at least two meals there, so I need to get better organized with my food. This morning I packed granola for breakfast, a sandwich for lunch and leftover turmeric chicken fried rice for dinner. I brought some frozen strawberries to make a fiber shake for an afternoon snack and I have some plain almonds to much on. I forgot my apple.

I realized after getting to the salon with my cooler that I need to put my food together at night before bed because I'm too anxious to get out of the house in the morning and I'm forgetting things or just grabbing things because they're easy. Plus I try not to make too much noise and wake everyone else up. So tonight I'll start my new regime of getting everything ready to pack the night before.

I know this isn't going to be a quick or easy journey. I didn't put on all of this extra weight and get out of shape in just a couple of months so it's going to take longer than that to get things right again. I am going to be patient and just do as much as I can each and every day. Make good food choices and get exercise. And I'm so excited to hear about my test results. Only 10 more days to go!