Denise
HEIGHT:: 5’8”
STARTING Weight on 4-25-16 : 208
TODAY’S Weight: not getting on that evil thing until 7-25-16
GOALS: Fit comfy into any size
12, no muffin top and with a tight shirt!
Establish playtime on a daily basis that helps me achieve a strong
body. Break old habits!
MOTIVATION and SUPPORT: My
husband, my family, my friends and my Lord.
Panda Log: 05.19.2016
We set off on our bikes from the beach and were all ready for the adventures
ahead of us, immediately my muscles started to scream from the 10 mile trail
ride from the day before. Within a minute I'm thinking, “why am I doing this, I could be drinking a
mimosa and laying on the beach!” As I reluctantly peddled through the pain it didn't occur to
me that I was slowly losing myself into the cool beach breeze that was rustling
through the tree tops and enjoying the slight salty smell the air. The wild
ponies were to the left of us eating grass with their colt paying us no
attention at all. We took every trail
off the main trail with new wild life welcoming us at each turn, the black
snake that stopped to hiss at us while crossing over the sandy road as we
passed by it and the brilliantly colored birds that flew all around us while I listened to the rest of the creatures each
sing their special songs. I hadn't had a second thought of my legs that were on
fire and my muscles burning from when we first headed out. As we rode up the
sandy bank returning to our starting
point I couldn't believe that two hours had passed. I'm not sure how many miles
we rode due to not charging our phone that had the tracker on it but, it had to
exceed the 10 miles we rode the day before. The workout was good and I was
feeling pretty good about heading back to our sweet little cottage to finally have
mimosas and lay on the beach.
On our way back we stopped at a local fish market
for some fresh Chincoteague oysters and bought
some fresh grouper and a tuna steak for dinner. We sat at one of the thatched umbrella
covered bars along the beach with our special dinner to celebrate 30 years of
marriage. To our surprise, a chilled bottle of champagne on ice along with two
beautifully stemmed glasses was presented to us by the wonderful people at Snug
Harbor resort. It was a magical night and all was right in the world at that
moment.
Ok, enough with the novel! Lol
Seeing the Wild Ponies on Chincoteage Island was on my bucket list and
my wonderful husband set up the trip and made it happen. This is the first trip
in our 30 years together that we choose health over being gluttonous pigs. All
of our meals were healthy clean choices. We hit nature trails, rode around Chincoteage island and clocked in
over 20 miles. I’m so proud!
Over three weeks has passed since I started this journey and I've
eaten a clean healthy diet and have not had any grains, junk food or processed sugar since I stared. I’m
learning to feed my body when I need fuel and not eat just because I'm excited
or whatever emotion I'm feeling. This trip was a test and I passed with flying
colors, but I won't get ahead of myself because I know that I have to take each
step one at a time. The next step is to add consistent exercise. I started a
squat challenge yesterday and also four weight lifting moves for my arms. My
goal is to walk, bike or kangoo at least three times a week throughout my 30
day squat challenge as well. I have
decided that I am not getting on my evil scale until July 25th. This
will be the first time since about age 13 that I'm not letting that number
define me. I'm nervous! It's a scary move but I’m sticking
to it! Even though I do not know how much I weigh at this point I'm seeing and
feeling a change in my body. My bras are fitting better and I'm able to wear a
couple of my favorites as of a week ago that I haven't worn in a few years and
my clothes are loser. I can't wait to see what my body does in the next three
weeks now that I’ve added exercise.
Last but not least, I have to face the music, WINE CALORIES DO COUNT!
My plan is to cut back in this next week, one week at a time…baby steps. Wish
me luck!
Peace,
Panda
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