Only worked out at Anytime Fitness once this week...kinda sounds like a cop out, considering that Anytime Fitness is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. How could I possibly not find the time...but, I did what I could this week, including some free weights and exercise ball stuff at home. I keep procrastinating on making my appt. to get measured/weighed to check my progress. Just a fear of failure...as usual for me. My brothers coming up to visit and we're going to the Packers game on Sunday. I'm very excited and I'll get in some good walking and stairs:) Go Pack!

A couple of vodka martinis and visits to my chiropractor and my back is on track to be back to 80%-90% by Monday:) I worked out earlier this week at Anytime Fitness, cardio only, on the elliptical and it went really well. No pain during the workout, but I had to be mindful of the positioning of my back, hips etc. to make sure I didn't re-injure it. I haven't been able to get back to doing the circuit routine yet and its making me a bit nervous, so I've been lifting some free weights at home here and there and testing the waters with leg lifts, etc. to see how it feels for my back. I feel like I've lost some weight, but I don't want to weigh or measure until a month in, so we'll see. My posture is getting better and I'm more aware of it now, so when I am slouching I can correct it. Gotta get those core muscles in shape! The health eating is going pretty well, I'm definitely eating better foods and watching portions, although last night I just had to have some popcorn with cheese powder and today I had a client meeting with free pizza! Those are my splurges for the week, so back to Anytime Fitness I go! Saw a woman working out at Anytime Fitness in a Rick and Len t-shirt earlier this week and it made me smile...

Interesting week...first I had a general physical, always recommended before starting a new workout/healty eating routine. Got some blood drawn, etc. shocker, my triglycerides are high, cholesterol is at borderline levels for both the good and bad cholesterol and my blood sugar is fine. Not any major worries there, so I go to Anytime Fitness to do my workout the next day, I do the circuit 3 times and some cardio... I notice that it feels like my joints are doing more work than my muscles are at this point, but again, I guess ya gotta start somewhere. So, I get up the next day, get my workout bag ready to go, bend over to grab my shoes off of the floor...and bam! my back goes out. It never seems to happen when I'm doing anything strenuous or exciting...no, it happens when I bend over to get something off the floor. Really? Come On! So, I've pinched a nerve in my lower back and it kills to sit. I go to the chiropractor and he tells me that one of my hips is so twisted that it has lifted one of my legs an inch higher than the other. Good times...so Doc reset it and I'm off the workouts until at least Monday, after I see the chiropractor a couple more times. It's frustrating when I'm trying to do the right thing getting healthy and all...and then this happens. In hindsight, I should have went to the chiropractor before I jumped on the workout wagon. Hopefully, by Monday, I'll be back at Anytime Fitness doing at least a cardio workout. I'm worried about backsliding, but I have to focus on moving forward from this point. A couple vodka martinis over the weekend might help...low in calories, practically water, right? :)