Work at it

I had my very first personal training session with Ashley last night and boy did she kick my ass! I am SO sore today (and I'm sure I'll be even worse tomorrow!)! There were so many times that I just wanted to give up but I just kept telling myself I am going to do this, I am going to become thin and fit and I pushed through. Ashley was awesome too, she was such a good cheerleader and she really made me feel like I was crushing it. There are just so many reasons I'm doing this and putting in this work, and I HAVE to keep them in my mind, because it is so easy to just say screw it and go back to the way things were.

I am firmly in the 260's now, I weighed in at 268.5 today and I vow not to see the 270's again in my life. I'm going to bust my ass this month because on July 31st I need to be 258.0 and that's 10.5 lbs. in about 3 weeks. I know it's do-able because I'm adding in a SERIOUS workout routine, but I need to make sure I'm on-point with my calories and that I'm working hard to not go over them.

Sustainability has been kind of a hot topic the last few days in the blog world. Not so much of will I be able to maintain the weight once I lose it, but more of will I be able to sustain the way of life I've adapted in order to lose the weight. I think that working out 6 times a week might be a little overkill in the long run, with law school and a full time job, then with a baby (or two) and a serious career, but I'd like to try to make it work. I mean, I want to be fit and active and healthy and I want to make that a priority. I may have to work out longer for less days or shorter for more days to make it work, but I think it is possible. I also haven't really given up on any of the foods I love, I just monitor what it is I eat.

Well that's it for now...

Mel