1st Gym Day and all the numbers...

Kelley and I met at Life Time Fitness at 11 am today. I was pretty excited and ready and raring to go!! We started out in the locker room where Kel took my measurements which I will list at the bottom of this entry. Then she took photos which will also be at the bottom of the entry. The measurements didn't bother me as much as the PICTURES, UGH!! You know what they say, a picture is worth a thousand words!!

Kelley has set up a 3 day workout plan for me. So we did a warm up of 5 min on the treadmill and then headed over to the weight machines. We went through Day 1 and she showed me how to do each exercise, which weight to use and how to decide during my sets whether or not I need to increase or decrease the weight. Reason, as not to hurt myself, if I get to set 3 or 4 and it's to much, or if it's to easy after the 1st set, I can up the weight to challenge my muscles. Hey Kel, if I get any of this wrong, feel free to comment :) After doing Day 1, we moved onto Day 2 and 3, and she showed me everything, I did one or two sets of each so I knew what I was doing. I by the way love working out with weights, whether they are the machines or free weights. It's amazing when you do an exercise correctly, and you don't do them fast, how much you can feel the burn in the right places!!

I did some AB work and then the best part, STRETCHING!!! Boy does it feel good after a workout!! I am also eventually going to incorporate swimming laps into my workouts, but not until March when I can get the stuff I need for my birthday :) I love the water and Kel said it's a great form of cardio, so....

So all in all today was a good day. I'm excited and nervous at the same time. But can't wait to see the change in my body the first month!!

So here it is, my numbers and figures. Not sure now if I"m going to post my weight. I guess I shouldn't focus on the number on the scale, instead how I feel and look. But I do promise this. I will keep track and when I'm 1/2 way to my goal weight, I will post my starting and current weight. I guess I'm just not ready to be ALL out there ;) But I'm sure if you look at my measurements, you'll be able to get an idea where I'm at!

Upper Arm: 15 1/2"

Bust: 49 1/4" (wooo baby)

Chest (bra band): 42"

Waist: 46 3/4"

Hips: 51 3/4" (this almost made me cry)

Thighs: 30 1/2"

Calf: 17 1/2"

Ok so as you can see I am NO barbie doll!!!! Or even close to it, nor do I want to be, but it's the start of my journey.

Pictures:

Learning....

Today Kelley emailed me back my food log that I sent her from last week. Now mind you I wasn't following any plan, just eating the way I normally do, and the comments surprisingly weren't all bad, but then again majority of them were not good. She also emailed me Basic Guidelines which will help me on portion sizes etc... And then a grid for Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner that I can pick things from certain columns, which until I get a hang for this new way of eating and new lifestyle I'm embarking on, will help out a great deal! Also there was a section for snack which I get two a day :)

Right now I am asking a ton of questions and getting ready to dive into my new lifestyle.

Get prepared, we are meeting in the next week to do measurements, weight, starting picture and planning my workout, so all of this will be posted soon!

I'm really putting myself out there by making this public, not only to you my friends, but whomever out there is looking for blogs on weight loss. YIKES!!

Getting Started....

Getting started is one of the hardest things to do. And I seem to have started more times than I can remember, but hey, I never stop starting, which is a good thing, right? This will be the last time I start on this journey and actually finish it.

With the help of my good friend Kelley, I am in this for the long hall. I also want to thank Kelley for for never giving up on me!! I can see where someone eventually would give up on a person and get tired of the "I want to be fit", all the while stuffing their face with chips and dip!! I can see where that would get aggravating...

Along this journey I am going to be sharing my starting weight, starting measurements, beginning picture and food log. I will do the food log as much as I can, entering it on the blog, but I will be writing down what I eat every day no matter what. Every week I will weigh in on Sunday and post it to the blog (unless I'm on vacation of course). Now mind you this will be "very" revealing in many ways since I'll also be sharing my thoughts, feelings and everything else that comes to mind. So feel free to skip the parts that don't interest you! Seriously do you want to hear every tedious detail of my life, I don't think so :)

Obviously I am going to have to learn to eat all over again, the right way! There is so much I don't know and I hope I become very competent in all aspects of what to eat, when to eat it and of course what not to eat! I want my husband, kids, family and friends to be proud of me. I don't want to be the girl with the pretty face anymore!!! I want to be the wife, mom, daughter & friend that people look at and say, wow, if she can do it so can I!

I look forward to any and all comments, suggestions and always as much support along my journey!! And don't forget, you can also kick me in the butt when I'm slacking!!!!