Just think of me as Jillian Michael’s!

That’s what I was told when I went to Fitness Together and met Anastasia for the first time today.

That is what I am talkin about! If I had a Jillian Michael’s in my life I would have never gotten to the point of having to lose 30 lbs. I loved today. Anastasia had me do a circuit that consisted of swinging a 20lb dumbbell, box jumps, some time on the spin bike, and crunches. My legs were ready to give out! We also did some boxing which took me back to my days of kickboxing. Anastasia was so encouraging and so motivating. I loved working out with her. In the end she said “I like working with you, you want this and you want to work!”

Hell ya! I am finding my grove. So far I have met my goal of doing 30 minutes of cardio after my sessions at Fitness Together and I have attended a group class on the days that I am not at FT. 

A game of catch up.

Last night I joined a group class at a nearby gym. It was the launch of Body Step 78 and it was an intense cardio session and I am looking forward to doing it again tomorrow.

Monday I was at Fitness Together with Andrea and she Kicked my ass! It was one of the best workouts I have had with her at FT. She said that she could see that my endurance has increased in the short time I have been at FT and she can already tell I am getting stronger.

I have to admit that last week I was questioning if Fitness Together was the right place for me. I was having some doubts about if I was going to be able to make the changes that I have set out to make.

Today I can say 100% that I know that Fitness Together is the right place for me.  They have encouraged me through out my journey so far and this week more than any other time I have been able to realize that I am making progress. It is slow progress but healthy progress. Anastasia asked me how much weight I have lost today. I told her about 4-5lbs which doesn’t seem like a lot to me but she reminded me that I have probably gained 3-4 lbs of muscle which weights more than fat.

Regardless of what the scale says I feel great. I have been able to do things this week that remind me of when I was at my most fit about 5-6 years ago and that alone encourages me to keep going and to keep working hard.