Day 15, 16, 17: Absence makes the heart grow stronger

Day 15: Weigh-in 176.4
Day 16: Weigh-in 175.6
Day 17: Weigh-in 175.4

I have discovered a flaw in titling my blog "My Brand-New Old Self." My old self had some issues with follow-through. It appears in striving to become my old self I might be preventing myself from becoming a new self. These past few days I've realized that it may be difficult to post every day with a lengthy accounting of my day if it didn't really include anything to do with my goal. Of course I'm eating the best I can, but I'm not always working out, and I don't want this to become just a journal of my daily errands. So I've decided I will post everyday with my weigh-in and any interesting tidbit from the day, and lengthier posts on days I've actually done something productive. Today is one of those longer days.

I know I was supposed to post Tuesday with an accounting of my personal training session, but we had to reschedule because my kiddo wasn't feeling well. I didn't want to get into the middle of it and then have the child watch people come and get me if she was being fussy. We rescheduled for today, and ladies and gentleman...I will be feeling it tomorrow. And the next day. And probably the day after that.

We started with a fitness assessment which consisted of push-ups, some aerobic stepping, planks, various crunches, and a few other exercises. My trainer used my scores to determine just how hard he could push me, and to see how hard I could push myself. After the assessment, which lasted about 15 minutes, he took me through a series of core exercises. I don't really know the names of any of them because I've never done any of them before, which honestly was a surprise. Between ROTC and my husband, I thought I'd seen pretty much every exercise you could really do. We used weights, a medicine ball, one of those giant bouncy balls, pulleys, and benches. We finished things off with 10 minutes on an elliptical.

I have to admit, I pushed myself a little bit harder than I normally do during my workouts. Not that I take it easy on myself, I don't, but there's something to be said about having someone watching you that helps you pull out a little extra effort. I guess I managed to impress, because he said I did better than almost all his other first time clients. Apparently I'm not clumsy, I learn routines and form quickly, and I push myself.

I can already feel myself tightening up, which is my signal that tomorrow is going to be rough. I was having issues just picking my daughter up this evening. I know I'm going to need to go out and do something tomorrow, but I'm not sure what I'll end up doing. Maybe I'll just go in tomorrow for a quick jog on the treadmill. Or maybe I'll stay home and do some stretching and maybe one or two of the exercises he had me do. We'll see how I feel tomorrow.