Training...

Well, I think the personal trainer was totally worth every penny spent! I’d like to say that my knees are healed because I can’t feel the pain any longer, but then I can’t feel any part of my body anymore. I’m always sore. I’m always tired. Who knows how my knees are faring in this. Either way I love feeling the burn. However, this journey has not been totally pleasant. I have to walk on a treadmill backwards, daily, for at least five minutes a day to strengthen my knees. Have you ever walked on a treadmill backwards? Have you ever seen anyone try and walk on a treadmill backwards? Wow, it’s harder than you would think. The other day Shane was standing next to me so that he could adjust the height and the speed as I was walking backwards and I got the strangest looks from everyone. One older guy (60+) looked at me like I was crazy and laughed. It’s embarrassing! … But it works! I’m also totally deflated by the fact that a very pregnant woman (7 or 8 months) can run on the treadmill longer than I can last on the elliptical. She’s running! I felt like such a loser. Shane kept trying to make me feel better by saying things like she’s already super thin, and she has probably been running for ages. But C’mon, still, it’s also embarrassing.
I’ve gone ahead and selected some goal outfits to help me lose the weight once and for all. I had a lot of fun selecting these, and didn’t even have to spend a dime. Two of the shirts are from high school and the other is recently purchased. The jeans are what I was wearing when I met Shane. I can’t wait to wear any and all of these items. I’m not going to disclose the sizes of each because then I would have to tell you my current sizes in order to see how big of a goal these really are, but if you knew me in high school you might have a better idea of where I want to be.