fit_in_time’s BodyBlog

Wow!  It’s taken me 7+ months to get to my 40th blog.  But, here I am.  So, what do I have to say for myself?  Well, though I haven’t been logging on (my college alumni reunion website is now taking up some of my time in the evenings…) I’ve been consistently setting and achieving my weekly goals of working out, and eating right.  The Girls Trip a few weeks ago didn’t wreck too much havoc on my routine, and as soon as I came back, I was right back on track.  I just read my last post, where I had just run for 10 minutes straight.  Well, yesterday, I ran for 20 minutes straight, took a 4 min recovery, and then proceeded to run for 10 more minutes!

My weight training is also starting to pay off.  In early Feb, I started with a very simple routine of pushups, squat presses, step ups, and planks. Couldn’t do more than 2 sets of 8.  Now, I’m on 3 sets of 12 for each exercise, and I’m adding new exercises each day.  AND - I accomplished my 1st full push up about a week ago!  Mind you, its still not a perfect "man" pushup, but I’m able to support by bodyweight through 2 perfectly formed PU’s!  YEAH!

While the scale STILL isn’t moving much (I am still hovering around 206 - 208) my bodyfat has decreased since my last weigh in. I got on the scale today, and BF says 32.4.  Whoa!  I just checked my last stat, and BF was 38%.  BIG DIF!  The biggest evidence of this was during my girls weekend a few weeks back.  Of course, I did what all girls do, and ran out to shop for outfits for my trip.  In my normal custom, I picked up two size 16 jeans.  When I put on the first pair, my friend promptly said "those jeans are TOO BIG"!  She was right!  The jeans hung loosely around my body all day.  "Just try a smaller size", she said.  I decided, what the heck, and went back to the store, to try on a size 14W.  THEY FIT, but not perfectly, they are TOO BIG in the thigh/hip area!

So, with all of that said, how do I want to close my 40th post?  By simply saying this - By my next 40th post, I plan to be "bigger" and better than ever!

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