Day 51 of Compliance
This morning I tried on the dress I wore to my wedding dinner last year. It fit! I'm still about 5 lbs heavier than I was then, but the dress still fit quite nicely. I'll attribute that to the exercise I've been doing. My husband is going to be so surprised when he sees me next month! I can't wait!
This morning I did 3 sets of wall push ups. Dang! They hurt worse than any of the ab crunches I've been doing. My arms were seriously burning at the end of each set. I have major noodle arms. (Extra large manicotti noodles.
) I noticed last night that my shoulders are starting to look more defined. I made a muscle with both arms at the same time. Wow. I know my shoulders have never looked like this. At least not in the last 15 years. Once again I'll attribute that to the elliptical trainer. I know it's supposed to be working my upper body, but I hadn't realized just how much. Anyway, I've still got flabby arms, so I thought now would be a good time to add in the wall push ups.
Yesterday marked the 1/2 way point in my 100 days challenge. It's still a goal I am striving for. It was tough in the beginning, but as the weeks have gone on, I've kind of just got into the "just do it" mode. I'm thankful for that, but I know how easily boredom can set in or stress can take over, so I'm trying to be cognisant of that.
Not to take away from my achievement, I feel like a lot of my success if due to the fact that I am alone right now. I haven't been faced with many major food choices since I haven't had to worry about what my husband would be eating, etc. I'm already starting to stress a little bit about when I get to Nashville next month. My husband works in radio broadcasting, so multiple times a week we are at events such as dinners with record reps, new artist shows, etc. They all involve food, alcohol and looking good. It's funny, I'm not at all worried about the looking good part...I'm getting a handle on that!
It's the food and alcohol I'm worried about. That's where my willpower and desire to complete my journey and achieve my goals will have to take the front seat. This is something I've been writing about in my paper journal lately. It's definitely in the forefront of my mind.
Exercise: 300 calories on elliptical, 140 ab crunches 36 wall push ups