I successfully completed the challenge and lost 7 pounds, 8 inches and 1 jean size. I feel great and those around me have really noticed the change in my body. I have to keep reminding myself that I am not the same size that I was before and that I am really not the same person inside and out that I was at the start of 2009.
Besides the changes in the body there have been lots of changes in my life. I started the year dating the guy I thought I was going to be with the rest of my life and that ended in July and threw me for a tailspin but I managed to pull myself out of that downward spiral and move on, sort of, the final shove out of the spiral was in November when my friend Renee told me how lovable I was and that I am really worth something regardless of what my family thinks and what my ex did and said to me. I have heard those words before but for some reason when she said them this time they just resonated with me and became the huge turn around in my life both physically, emotionally and spiritually.
I am now feel like I am able to really take care of me and move forward with all that is good in my life and get rid of the things that have drug me down in the past.
Now for 2010 Goals...
I am still in the process of really figuring this out but a couple of my training goals are
-- Max Vo2 (15:15) 80 sets with the 12k doing 7 reps for the whole thing
-- Strict Press the 20kg 3x each side
As I evaluate what I want to do for the coming year training wise I will add them to the list.
Some of my physical goals for the coming year are
-- continue towards the goal of losing 70 pounds by the middle of August while
maintaining lean muscle and losing fat
-- continue to be conscience of where my food is coming from and eating mostly whole foods and keep processed foods out the house
--grow as much of my own food this summer to consume and put up for the winter
As for today, right now, I am taking a rest day. I had trained 4 days in a row and felt great after each time. I was not sore or achey at all. I was tired and ended up taking a nap later in the day on 2 of the days I trained in the morning.
Wednesday night's training was heavy swings. I used the 20kg, and plan was at the bell (every 30 seconds) do 7 swings. This continued for 80 reps total. I was mad at myself at the end and should have gone and grabbed the 24kg bell because I could have gone a bit longer even after doing 560 swings.
Thursday's training was another endurance run...
It started with a 10 minute run of: Snatch, chest, swing switch to a snatch, chest; repeat. The tempo was 1 snatch every 5 seconds. I know there were more endurance runs that day with cleans and squats and I felt good afterwards. I was able to run lots of errands that day after I was done training.
Friday I trained with Fawn. She had a New Years Day class at The Press Gym. She did another endurance training class.
We did a 40 set class with working 30 seconds and 20 seconds rest. We did cleans, snatches, swings, swing transfers, lunges, squat presses
Finally Saturday I trained again with Michael and we repeated the endurance run that we did on Thursday almost identically. I felt great afterwards and was out doing lots of running around afterwards and got to see Michele over lunch.
Today is going to be quiet. I am going to finish my sweater that I have all knitted but just need to seam together and then add the collar. I am also making more chicken stock to use later as I need and complete the Ham and Split Pea soup I started yesterday.
Training again tomorrow night and back to the new normal nutrition plan and moving forward with the weight loss and living life to the fullest and accepting those that come to me for inspiration.
Happy New Year!
Peace
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