Day 40. Who Would Have Thought ...

    Seriously, who would have thought that I would make it this far. 40 days! That's a whole lot of days and whole lot of things have happened in those days. That's gallons of sweat and over 40 hours of working out. I mean, when you start something like this, you hope to stick to the determination you began with. I am shocked and proud that i have come this far. After tomorrow, week 6 is over and I will be past the middle mark. It's been all uphill from the beginning. Now, I am starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel. It's time for me to sail down the hill to the finish line. I know I am going to make it.

    I'm back to having to get my food intake in order. I have not been eating bad things. I just have not been eating much of anything. I'm not even close to taking in as much food as I am supposed to be eating. I can only assume that it's hindering my weight loss. I am losing weight, though, and I am gaining muscle. I can see it. I can feel it. But I need to get the food portion of this program in check to make all of it work for me that much better. I think, this weekend, I will be taking some steps to better keep track of what it is I am eating everyday. There is an option to count your portions that seems like it might be an easier way to know what it going on. Perhaps with a kitchen scale and a dry erase board in hand, I will be able to check off that I have actually eaten the right amount for the day. Putting it into an easy visual perspective may give me the helping hand to remember that i actually do need to eat. This spare tire isn't just going to disappear on its own. I already know that it's going to be the last thing to go.

    They say that the majority of people who do this workout (or most workout programs) begin to see real tangible results in the second month. I can see some results but I am ready to be rewarded with more. I am doing my best to be patient. I keep going into the living room everyday and press play on the dvd player. I do the workouts. I feel them becoming less excruciating. I feel stronger. I feel healthier. I feel better about myself for getting it done, especially when I could cry cuz I don't feel like doing it. I go in there and bring it! I'm ready to see some major shifts. I think they are coming. I hope they get here soon. I'm not going to think about it too much but I would be lying if I said I didn't want them. But patience and perseverance are key to anything in life. If you put in the effort, one day you will turn around and the reward will be there waiting for you, sometimes when you least expect it. I will keep putting in the effort. I will be unstoppable. And, who knows, I may just do it all over again.