Day Eight

Dinner with friends last night was awesome!!  I did eat a little more than I had originally planned, and there was home made apple crisp with a scoop of vanilla ice cream for dessert that our friends brought, so I did indulge in that too - but when they headed home, and Ben asked if I wanted to watch Survivor I immediately responded "I have to workout first"  which I'm proud of.

Normally working out would be a secondary thought - but these days I'm pretty proud of myself for making it first and foremost.  I'm not going to lose any weight having my health, diet and exercise sit on the back burner (which it has for a lot of years already).  That being said, I also didn't want to be up until midnight again, so I multi-tasked.  I worked out while watching Survivor!

Exhibit A:

I did Chest presses, Bicep curls, Fly's, and Arnolds with 10 pound dumbbells all while watching the first episode of the new Survivor.  I didn't count reps, and I wasn't aiming for a specific number, I just kept lifting until I reached exhaustion.  Then after a minute of rest, I did it again.

Anyone who says they don't have time to workout, and yet they never miss their favorite show is full of crap!  Invest in a pair of Dumbbells (it's typically $1 per pound, so $20 would get you to two 10 pound dumbbells) and lift while you watch!  Another night I did crunches and core stabilizers while on a Yoga ball watching TV!  Working out doesn't mean you have to give up your favorite things!  And it's taken me a long time to figure that out - but I know it now. 

Tonight I'm doing the Fit Test again - possibly twice depending on how I feel, and then I'm going to get showered and cleaned up, and hit up Karaoke with some friends - where I will once again, drink water :)

Oh - and I had a coffee today too (still with half the calories) and everything is working again :p.   I'm going to weigh myself tomorrow and take measurements again, as that will be one full week since starting this Journey.  And I want to see my progress!!  I'm not expecting much, typically the beginning goes slowly, but after the first couple weeks of keeping up with the eating and working out, the weight will drop off me!! I can't wait to take more pictures!  (Pictures will be a monthly thing for me, as I don't want to get frustrated by not being able to see changes right away in a weekly picture). 

I received a compliment today from a good friend.  She looked at my "Before" pictures, and said "you have a really muscular body! Honestly from the side you almost look like a fitness model. I’m sure you will have no problem dropping the weight with a bit of work"  That totally made my day.  It's true - I am quite muscular, but I do certainly have my jiggly bits too - the trick is to shave off the jiggle and let the Muscle show through!

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