Point of reference

So I have a pic from the summer, I think it was July 4th and I have a picture from October 26th to share. Amazing what 30 days of change can do!

What a difference... And boy those stuffed jalapeños look super yummy!

30 days of Jillian

I did it! (Elle woods voice) Woo Hoo!!!!!! So excited and so proud! I had a friend write to me on Facebook 'I think it is awesome you made a plan and stuck to it!' Yay!!

It isn't over, it is just the beginning I am so thrilled about this life decision. So amazed at what my body can do. I didn't know I was capable of doing most of the exercises continually. Or at all. Wow! It pushed me to new limits. Mentally. Physically. Emotionally.

I started running during the shred , not a lot but I got back on the pavement and boy it felt good!

More thoughts on this later ~ I gotta get my run in! I'm shooting for 100 miles in November - yikes!!'

Day 24!

I am so proud that I have almost made it the 30 days of the shred! It hasn't just been a physical journey it is most assuredly a mental battle, too. A 30 day every. Single. Day. Commitment is actually tough. I've had my days of just not having my head in the game, I've had my super sore days, super busy days, but I have a great support system! I think that has been the key. My sweet husband has cheered me on every night, gently asked when I'm hanging with Jillian? On the handful of nights where I wasn't 'in it' he's told me I can do it. I also joined a challenge on fb- that group is awesome! All these women fighting to stay in the game, too. Last but never least my friends have pushed me - the accountability I set up by sending my sweaty face to a friend seems to have made all the difference.

Last night - night 24, I was going to skip and do it this morning. I got a text from a friend who just got the shred, who wanted to know what I was doing, letting me know she was sore (day 2) she works late, but was almost home and would send her pic ASAP. She got me up and into my workout- she had way more going on than me and the sore factor going into day 2 is crazy! Yet she was headed home to do her shred .... So proud.

6 days to go!!

Blessings

Today is a day of reflections , hope for the future and most of all thankfulness for all the blessings He has given me.

Day 12 ~ fist pump

I'm on day 12 - woo Hoo!!! It was a sweaty day 12, but it is complete. This week I had two firsts this week: 1- I traveled unexpectedly and actually did my workout 2- I had a really long day (worked solid til 7:30 after traveling all day) and a roller coaster of a week an I sure did get 'er done as soon as I got home!