Friday!!!

This week I lost 2.8lbs. I have about 7lbs to lose to reach my end of year goal. I have 12 more days to lose it and I am determined!! It seems it is getting a little harder to lose weight. when I first started I was losing anywhere from 4 to 6lbs a week.

I am happy for what I have lost. It has not been easy, but now this is part of my lifestyle. I don't look at going to the gym as exercise, I look at it as part of my daily routine. My trainer, Jason, has helped me so much. If he would have told me when I first started that By the end of the year I would be in a size 16 pants and under 200 lbs I would have never believed him. If it wasn't for him I wouldn't be where I am now. I know I would have called it quits along time ago, just like every other time.
I have tried every kind of diet possible. Including phen phen, which did work but I gained it back plus a whole lot more. I had a gym membership for 5 years and used it maybe used it 20 times. When I got a trainer I wasn't for sure it was for me. I had a hard time at first, mainly because how over weight I was. I have always been the type of person that worries what everyone else is thinking. When I was at the gym I was always worried what everyone was thinking of me and what I looked like. I believe the gym has helped me with this in and outside of the gym. I don't care what people think of me, I am who I am! I am there to lose weight and I am proud of myself.
About 3 years ago my mom and I went and sat through a class regarding gastric bypass surgery, I was really thinking about having the surgery. I'll I have to say is that I am so happy that I didn't. It would have been just another quick fix. I'm not just losing weight I'm learning how to better my health for the rest of my life!

Last two week's weigh in

Well I have been a little bit of a slacker on posting my weigh in's. So I'm going to post the last two weeks.

Friday 5th: I lost 2lbs.

Friday 12th: I lost 3.4 lbs

So far this month I have lost a little over 5lbs. I have to lose 9lbs more in 19 days to reach my goal. I have been working my butt off at the gym. This week I went to the gym on Saturday also, so I went six days. I have never been much of a sweater until now, by the time I leave the gym I'm soaking wet. It takes me longer to get my heart rate up. After warming up and 30 minutes of weights I have been doing 45 minutes of cardio. I do 15 on the elliptical 15 on the stair climber and 15 on treadmill. I'm trying to get to where I can run all 15 minutes on the treadmill with out slowing down.

Totals:
65lbs with trainer
83lbs since heaviest

Stay focused!!

Ok. So last week I lost absolutely NOTHING and for the month I lost 6.6 lbs. That is the least I have lost in a month, besides when I first started and I would only go to the gym 2 times a week. I now go to the gym Monday - Friday. I am feeling a little discouraged right now. I knew it was going to get harder to lose weight, but I still have a ways to go. To reach my goal I have to lose 14 lbs by the end of the year. I'm just going to have to push myself harder this month (with help from my trainer). I just have to keep telling myself I can do it!!