Day 1

So here we are.  Day 1.  Ashley gave me the 30 Day Shred DVD a few years ago by my request.  And I have kept it totally safe and sound....and unopened this whole time.  It was intimidating to me since it is such a different exercise program from what my past experience has been.  In the past I had a bicycle that I used to ride 10 miles every day....in 30 minutes.  I lived in a very large subdivision where I could ride a route and never ride the same street twice while covering 10 miles.  It was so very lovely!  No boredom.  Exercise DOES bore me....at least it did.  It's all a matter of mindset, right?  So, my mindset is going to change.
Jillian Michaels and I met this morning....at 5:50 a.m.  Well, I met HER that is.  I hit the floor at 5:30....grabbed my sugar free energy drink....slipped on my Nikes and woke my lovely youngest daughter from her sound sleep before sliding in the DVD and commiting to 30 minutes of FUN!  I DID IT!  I made it through.  Yes, I did some of the modified exercises....my limbs felt like rubber and they were going to collapse beneath me about 20 minutes in....but I kept going.  Before I started, Ashley and I talked about the 3 levels of difficulty on this DVD.  She made the suggestion to try level 1 for the first 10 days....level 2 the next 10, etc. until I completed the 30 days of shredding the fat from my lean muscles that were going to replace the jiggles.
Well, at the end of the 30 minutes I realized that I am almost 50!  Yikes!  I think I'll be content to set my goal to complete the 30 days on level 1....then move to level 2 for the next 30 days....etc.  Hmmmm......we'll see.  Actually, my point here is this:  It's not about the 30 days for me.  This is about changing my lifestyle permanently.  Exercise is what I need...always!  So, I don't have to schedule my levels.  I will master level 1 and then move to level 2....or jump between them as my energy and strength levels change (per her suggestion).  In any event....my muscles are already talking to me.  And that makes me happy.  I feel accomplished.  I did something good for ME.  I haven't done that in awhile.
I took my rubber legs to the shower....got ready for work.  I took my vitamins and ate 3/4 cup of Quaker Oats with 1/2 cup of frozen organic blueberries with 3 packets of Sweet N Low.  No milk or butter added.  I will drink my skim milk with supper as I usually do.  This is not a diet, this is how I was eating BEFORE I started dieting.  I'm a healthy eater, and that's what I will continue.  I packed a banana, an apple and a pear for my snacking during the day....and Day 1 is off and running....with a smile on my face!