Today's Fitness Evaluation

Today was, well, FAN-FRIKKIN-TASTIC!

Matt's alarm woke me up this morning at 6:30am, Blah! I had mine set for 8:00am but I was out of bed before then. I had to time my gym arrival so that I could do an hour of cardio before my training session.

I got to the gym just in time to drop Mike off at the Kids Klub and start my cardio at exactly 9:30am. I did my walk at a 3.0 pace and my new 7.0 incline. I can definitely feel the difference. I'll give it about 2 weeks and then bump the inline up some more. I have really started to like walking. If I have something on my mind that is bothering me, walking helps me think it through. Sometimes, it just helps me clear my mind and relax. That sounds funny, "I feel relaxed when I am walking uphill and sweating."

I finished my walk right on time (10:30am). I went to the locker room and put my phone and earbuds away. Then I headed to meet up with Ben at the training desk. We began with checking my body fat *GULP*. He mentioned that he wanted to try something different when checking it this time. Apparently there are two different options to choose from on the machine, normal and athletic. He said that based on how much I am working out, we should check that option when checking my body fat. So, he put all the information into the hand held body fat checker and handed it to me. I almost cried when I saw the number. My body fat went down by 6% (in 3 weeks). I could not believe it. It was the best news I have heard since I started working out. After Ben checked my body fat, he took my measurements. Almost all of my measurements have gone down by an inch. I can't even describe how excited I am with these results. Anything I try to say to describe it would only be an understatement.

I may need to invest in some of those gloves that people use when working out. I am starting to form callouses on my hands.

I have another training session scheduled for next week since I will be out of town the week after. I forgot to mention that Ben changed my work outs today. I have a whole new chest workout and leg workout. Next week he will give me a new back workout. He is also going to give me a workout that I can do with resistance bands for the week that I will be gone. 

I can't believe that our vacation is coming up so fast; Next weekend. How great would it be if I would end up losing weight while I am on vacation?!