So much has happened that I don't even know where to begin. I hurt my achilles tendon doing something screwy at the gym and that put me off my feet for 3 days. I started back slowly, mostly just swimming slowly and eventually worked my way back in to my regular routine - just with lower weights when it comes to things involving pressure on my heel/ankle.
The employees at my gym recognize me now and greet me when I come in. I've had a few trainers approach me, but seeing as I can't afford them I let them know before they go on a long shpil about it, yadda yadda. Anyway, they let me know that I can get free training twice a month with my membership and I have an appointment set up for... Valentine's Day. I have a hot date with Jay! Haha
Tonight I ran my first ten-minute mile. It may not sound like much, but when I was in junior high, I ran 13 minute miles so it was quite a feat! I've been hitting the gym hard everyday (except the days I was laid up due to the foot issues) for at least an hour and one of the employees told me I had been "killing it" and proceeded to tell me his story of going from 278 to 190 in 9 months and actually took time to talk with me about strengthening my core and wrote out a diet for me to follow for as long as I'd like - 5 days on, 2 days off and pretty much it's low-carb, sugar-free and it's what worked for him. He also told me about where my heart rate should be for fat burning and wants me to keep checking back in with him regarding my progress. All of this... for free. He's just interested in seeing how I do and if it works for me. Tomorrow I'm going in and he's going to get a circuit going for me for core strength (and let me tell you, some of those things that he showed me tonight are NOT easy) and I am SERIOUSLY excited about this.
I also got $1600+ back on my taxes and with the exception of $350.00 it will go to savings. The $350.00 is being invested in a Breville juicer - I'm ready to get my detox on! I've had numerous break-throughs and wanted to record them when they happened, but between school, busy schedule, and working out... I just get tired and have no time to log onto the computer, etc., etc. I wrote some chicken scratch that I will translate tomorrow and post. So this is my short update for now - I BROKE MY PLATEAU! Life is AWESOME!
