During week ten, I really had to give my body a break. My knees were slowing me down and were swollen from overuse so I took it easy on the exercise. It was a tough week for me as I worried that not exercising as much would have a negative impact on my weight loss. However, I did find time to do some sort of exercise at least once a day. By the end of the week, my knees were feeling better and I was able to fully participate in circuit training and cycling class at the Refinery.
For me, while there are many perks to this 12 week program, the free membership to the Refinery has really had the greatest impact on my change of lifestyle. The classes offered at the Refinery are exceptional! Of course, this is compared to absolutely nothing since I’ve never participated in classes like these ever in my life…but I do feel that I am accurate in assessing them as awesome! The instructors are great and I always feel like I’ve accomplished something after I leave their classes. If they weren’t great, I wouldn’t want to keep going back each and every week…to me that speaks volumes! I never thought I would enjoy working out in a group but I found that it makes the time go by faster and it pushes me to do better each time. If you are looking to join a local gym in Champaign, check it out… http://www.refineyourself.com/. Okay, that’s enough of my completely unsolicited commercial. :)
This was supposed to be my final week of training for the C25K, however, I was only able to run a couple of times and still have one more day before I complete the training. I am happy to report that despite the reduction in exercise, I still lost 1.4 pounds. The ten week total is a weight loss of 15.3 pounds!
To top off a great week, I celebrated my 42nd birthday on Saturday. I feel better than I have felt in years and I’m so happy with the life changes that I’ve made through this program. It truly has given me the tools to make this change possible. I’m so grateful! On a side note…I have to give a shout out to the Illini for upsetting Indiana on Thursday night and Minnesota on Sunday. What a great week for Illini Basketball…all in time for my birthday!
Since there are only two weeks left in this part of my journey, I decided to go through my closet on Sunday night and pull out all the clothes that no longer fit. It was a pretty decent pile and my oldest daughter and I got a few good laughs at how baggy my clothes were on me. I took a picture of the pile and put it on Facebook and it got 74 likes! Really?! It was just a pile of clothes but I have to say, the incredible response never ceases to amaze and encourage me. Thanks to everyone who continues to motivate me simply by liking a status or posting words of encouragement. I appreciate it more than you know! :)
Look for me this Friday the 15thwhere I will be doing a LIVE cooking segment on WCIA’s ciLiving between the 4-5 pm hours. Considering the fact that I’m not much of a cook, this promises to be VERY entertaining! To top it off, you will have a chance to win 2 free tickets to the Champaign Go Red for Women Luncheon on February 28thalong with some other fun Go Red goodies from the American Heart Association. Make sure you check it out!
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