yep...i'm here and different

one of the things i have been spending a LOT of time focusing on is my training and my diet. being a post 40 type 2 diabetic (thanks, sofia! ha!), means i have extra things to consider for the rest of life. being 4'10" sucks enough, but throw diabetes on top of it and a tendency to hold my entire weight in my waist and face, well, it's bad news.

so, i've totally kicked it in gear, sister. i mean in full throttle for the last 10 months. my workouts have went from twice a week of hard workouts to 2-3 days of spin and 2 days of boot camp a week...
and i think it's totally paying off! i'm down over 8% in body fat...and i have went down in clothes...killer. (i hate showing that picture from january...but it's flipping amazing the difference!)

am i perfect? nope.

but i'm working really hard. and not just on looking better, but on seeing that me being me and not being "perfect model vision me" is just fine. (still totally not there, by the way).

so for now, i'm drowning in sweat most of the time. when i'm not at the gym, i'm still kicking it old school with the girlies and hubs...which has been a softball adventure for the last year. and with tryouts for paige starting a new season of 16u travel ball tonight, i'm gonna be riding that softball train for a while!

miss you all...off to sweat!

Comments

Kimmy said…

That is fantastic!!!! It is such a good feeling when you accomplish something, especially the weight issue. I know...been there!

Keep up the awesome job!! You can do it!!

8/12/2011 12:26 PM

Elizabeth said…

You look amazing! Keep up the great work. I need to get my butt in gear.

8/13/2011 1:39 PM

Allison said…

Wow! Good for you! Wish I had that motivation to work out. I can't wait to see you in a couple months. :-)

8/14/2011 10:12 AM

Pam said…

You are doing soo good!!! Thanks for not having time to keep up on your blogging either!! LOL!!! keep on keepin on sista!!

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