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Update on Our New Fitness Routine

In my last post, I was telling you about Tilton's  and my decision to join a gym and get fit.  Well, so far we are very pleased with that decision! Yay!  

I was able to make it to the gym SIX days the first week and FIVE days the second--I must admit, I was pretty surprised/impressed with myself!  I decided to choose Saturday as my "rest day" for those two weeks, being that it's football season and I have prior commitments to tailgating and all. :) Which reminds me that I have to tell you about the adorable and delicious treats I made for tailgating this weekend! But back to the update! 

The first week I worked out on the elliptical machine each day.  It's one of those with the arms that move as you move, which I love because I feel like my upper body gets a little workout too. The second week I decided to switch it up and opted for the treadmill, which I surprisingly love more! I like using the machines because I can punch in my weight and age and it estimates the calories that I burn, which is awesome because I can actually "see" the calories melt away! It's a nice little number of encouragement when I feel like I want to give up. :)

Before we started our new fitness routine, Tilton and I weighed and measured ourselves.  We decided to "weigh-in" once a week,  on Monday mornings, and will take our measurements again at the one-month mark.  I am happy to report that after two weeks of eating healthy and working out, I am down a whole five pounds!! Woohoo! It's very encouraging for me, and I am hoping to continue down this positive path!  I will definitely keep posting updates on my progress--I feel  like it's a good way to hold myself accountable and maybe be an inspiration to someone else! 

Until next time...

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  1. AnonymousSeptember 18, 2012 at 3:53 PM

    Congrats Trisha!! You are the shizz! It can only go up from here. :o)

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