Results!

The past week and a half has been extremely busy. I am still sick and unfortunately, I wasn't able to make it to the gym at all last week. Yes I am disappointed in my lack of discipline; however, after talking with my trainer, he highly recommended not coming in if I felt really sick. He also suggested that I try and do some light exercises at home if I could, just to keep my body moving. I did that once haha. 

Despite all of that, this is a new week and I am proud to say that I made it back to the gym this afternoon. This session was similar to my last one: we kept it short and simple. But! There was one key difference in my session today compared to the one I had last time. I pushed myself and powered through. This time I didn't let anything get in my way which allowed me to power through the short session. And I feel great. 

For today's session, we did: 3 sets of pushups (10 reps), barbell lifts (12 reps), and body squats (12 reps); 3 sets of dumbbell overhead lifts (10 reps), step ups (12 reps), and V-ups (12 reps); and 2 sets of in place lunges (10 reps per leg) and 30 second planks. Short and sweet but definitely well worked. I am extremely grateful that my trainer has been understanding but also still pushes me. I don't need to be babied even though my brain sometimes tells me I deserve it (rolling my eyes). 

On another note, today I looked in the mirror and noticed my body has changed! It's not a huge difference, but for me, it's great to see that my semi-hard work is paying off. If anything, these subtle changes are what keep me going. 

Here are my before pictures from when I started my FIRST training session about a month ago. 

Here are my pictures from today. Again, the changes are subtle, but for me, they are a huge deal! And honestly, what I think of my body is all that should really matter. 

Half of the struggle about trying to lose weight is that we don't see results immediately, and trust me, it can be extremely frustrating. But be patient because the results are definitely worth it. These tiny changes in my body are giving me all time highs for the day!

Keep on lifting, running, yogaing, or whatever it is you are doing to get yourself in shape. You've got this!