Today's been a long, long day. I woke up about an hour before the alarm went off, so my day started at 3:15 this morning. I got to the gym early and put in some treadmill time before our workout started at 5:30. Johnnie had us do a mix of new things and old things today. He went easy on our arms today, so I got through everything else pretty well. There is a big aisle down the middle of the gym that we use for a large part of our session; it's big as in "long", but it's not very wide, so we have to dodge a lot of traffic. Someone from Augusta Magazine came out this morning to get our names, ages, occupation, and weight loss goals. One by one he took us away from whatever we were doing, just for a minute each. I don't know if our trainer Johnnie has ever trained people with this much media scrutiny on his pupils, but he took it all in stride. Nothing seems to rattle this guy; I hope our team makes it easy for him, because we are seriously focused on what we are doing. Johnnie's birthday was today, so we made a little fuss over him before our workout. The Red Team is truly a family, one that has formed in a very short period of time. I'm grateful for all these people God has brought into my life, and I hope I can be as much of a help to them as they are to me. Everyone wants to be THE biggest loser, but at the same time, we all want each other to succeed.
Wednesday workouts seem to be the ones that get to me the most. Two weeks in a row now I've gone home feeling sick, and crawled back in bed for a little while. I don't do that on Mondays or Fridays, or any of our cardio days. Other than the variety in the workouts, I try to keep the exact same routine each day - wake up at the same time, eat breakfast at the same time, etc. I'll figure out what it is... maybe my body just hates Wednesdays.
Last night we had a two-hour long session with our nutrition coaches. It probably didn't have to be that long, but they are taking lots of time with us, answering questions, suggesting ways of preparing food, etc. It was a turning point for me, because they told me that I could add some milk and some cheese back to my diet. Those are the only two things I have really missed, and that glass of milk this morning was pure heaven!
It's kind of funny - everybody at church tonight was apologizing for mentioning food, or for eating candy, or whatever. Those things are not temptations to me, and they never have. The times I'm tempted are when I'm by myself in the car, or bored, or tired. Ya'll don't have to say "I'm sorry" every time food is mentioned... it's ok. Really.
I have set a pretty lofty goal for myself this week... and working very hard towards it. I'll report back next Monday and let you know how I did.
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