Happy New Year/Happy Birthday to me!!

First post of the new year.  I've struggled with what to write.  Ok, let's face it.  I've been struggling with what to write for quite awhile.  There hasn't been any new epiphanies or anything.  Oh to keep it interesting.  I mean if I'm bored by my life why would I think any of you would find it interesting.  But I'm not giving up.  My one New Year's resolution this year.  No giving up on things.  My other resolution started in July.  So would you call that an old year's resolution???

Anyway, the holidays were hard for the diet.  Put on a few pounds and haven't been as faithful with the exercise, but time to get my butt back on track.  I'm realizing that I need to really work on my diet.  I only have like 7 or 8 sessions left with the trainer.  Seriously, you want a good workout, get a trainer.  Or get mine.  I really think she enjoys seeing me suffer.  The diet is going to be really hard.  I am not good at planning because I will plan something then change my mind and not keep with the menu I planned.  Keep your fingers crossed that I do better.

I'm sure you are wondering if I have made any progress at all in the last 6 months.  I wasn't able to work out with my trainer for like a month and a half and when I finally got to meet with her again, she did a re-evaluation of my fitness level.  So I basically did these 4 things when I started to see where my fitness level was (I was at "physical fitness intervention needed immediately").  I did them again and we compared the results to the first time.  This is how it broke down:

Beginning evaluation:

• treadmill at a fast walk for 1 minute:  speed was 2.1 with a heart rate of 160
• sit ups:  11 in a minute
• bench press machine:  60 lbs., 6 reps in a minute
• sit and reach:  11 in.

Re-evaluation:

• Treadmill at a fast walk for 1 minute:  speed was 3.6 with a heart rate of 130
• sit ups: 18 in a minute
• bench press machine:  100lb., 6 reps in a minute
• sit and reach:  14 inch.

Along with all that my BMI went down as well as my body fat composition dropped like 3%.  Progress is getting made but I have to work even harder.  My workouts are getting way more difficult which I'm not really happy about because it is harder for me to complete them. 

So the mission continues.  I may take Tuesday off since its my birthday but we will see.  I definitely am going to work harder then ever.  I will reach my goal and God will make sure I do.  It is all on Him to help me push through.  He can do the same for you.