Stopping for a minute to enjoy the view....

I have finished the Body for Life 12 Week Challenge!

I've lost 15 lbs (my goal was 15-20) and I'm down two pant sizes. I have also "lost" the afternoon crashes, the sugar mood swings, and hunger. I feel great! Sigh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . enjoy the view, take a deep breath and . . .

Keep going. This time I am going to measure and see how many inches I can lose. AND I did not flare this last weekend! I am taking more of a supplement that helps my pain and I was able to have a weekend with no fibro pain (well, I always hurt alittle). First time in about 6 weeks. Hard to get much done when you work all week and are in bed all weekend!

If anyone is interested in trying Body for Life I would be happy to help you (did I tell you I finished a Body for Life 12 Week Challenge? I'm an expert now, you know) I really do think it is a great program. I find it so "do-able" even the weighted work outs. I have never been able to stay with an exercise program this long. I am feeling really positive about getting to a healthy weight and keeping active.

Ok, I've bragged enough, I'm done . . .

One More Week to Go!

Well, it's the eleventh week of the 12 Week Challenge. I have lost 14 lbs (my goal is to reach 15 by the end of the challenge). Not that I am going to quit what I am doing. I am going to keep with it until I reach a healthy weight. But I made a commitment to myself that I would finish this challenge. There have been alot of people who have dropped out. I am going to be a finisher!

Still struggling with flare-ups. I have narrowed it down to the cardio workout (just as I suspected). Is losing every weekend to a flare-up worth all this? Right now I say "yes!" but on the weekend I'm not so confident. If I scale down my workout to the point that it does me no good, then it is really not helping me reach my goal . . .

I know I could workout in the warm pool without a problem, but I can't figure out how I would keep track of my time. The wall clock is a distance away and it is so not cool to wear glasses in the pool.