Day 4- Sick...

Well, I've been sick the last few days. They are shaking the almond trees here which equals allergies for me. I tried to ride this afternoon, but had to stop half-way due to the heat. Gosh... lots of excuses in this post!

Anyway, my food has been good. I'm still planning to show this weekend. I'm going to try to get up super early and ride tomorrow morning before things get too hot.

I'm really getting a lot from everyone's posts. Don't quite know how to contribute yet, but I'm working on consistency first.

Always remember: Progress not perfection.

Day 2- It's working!

Wow... I've only cut out the obvious sugar from my diet for a few days now, and already the plateau/gain has been stopped. I went to the gym this afternoon and my weight is back down to 247.8 (I was at 251 last week) and my lean body mass is up a lot (almost 20 pounds from where I started). Some might freak out about gaining 20 pounds of muscle but I'm happy about it. I know it will help me in the end.

I don't want to be a skinny girl. I want to be a muscular girl. I want to be fit and strong and able to do the things that I love (mostly ride my horses).

I worked out with Tracy, my physical therapist/trainer, this afternoon and she kicked my butt. In a good way! There were some things I didn't think I could do, but I made it through them all. I do have to declare a formal hatred of side plank, though.

My commitment for this week is to write down everything I eat and to do at least 60 minutes of cardio (above and beyond the riding). I h ave a show this weekend, so I'm keeping the gym time on the light side. I have to be able to move this weekend!