adventures in fitness #5

I realize that blogging about every time I go to the gym is going to get dull for everyone reading this (if anyone is) as well as for me, so I'm limiting those blogs to ones of revelation and achievement.

So I saw the nutritionist again and we talked about alternative kinds of meals, and she offered some suggestions on what I could have. Several ideas were floated around but the one that was the easiest to implement was a breakfast shake instead of making a muesli every day. So I have just had one, even though breakfast was a while ago. I put a banana in it. And strawberries. And rice milk. And a handful of spinach. I know those last two ingredients might make a few people grimace but lemme tell ya - it was really good. I can use cow milk if I want but I decided to try something new, and lo it was worth it. And to go with my new food ideas I have a new personal trainer, as the one I started with has fallen ill and won't be back for a long time. Fine by me, really; she wasn't very clever. I'm sure she's a fine fitness instructor but she had no sense of humour. The new dude does. And okay he's kinda sexy. And he showed me some new things to do which I will be repeating tomorrow. Yes. I have committed to alternating days at the gym now, which I am hoping will make me appreciate my time a bit better. It helps that I am moving to a day shift for the next 2 weeks (and won't the neighbours love the sound of that blender in the mornings - but I don't care) and will be able to really get going on the plan.

And to add to my triumph, I stepped on the scales at Miriam's today. I weigh 210 lbs already. That's 10 lbs down. Of course there's a lot of water loss right away so this is not the road to immediate weight loss, but it's a start. I feel better and my clothes fit even looser in some palces already. This is fantastic.

That is all.