I gotta tell ya, I feel good today. Back is almost pain-free and I am ready to rock this workout today at Anytime Fitness! I am, however, dreading the upcoming holiday season...so much good food. I'm gonna really have to watch it and eat in moderation. That's never been my strong suit. If I can maintain my weight over the holidays, I'll be happy. Most people gain during the holidays, so if I don't, that's a victory for me:) Probably going to rock the cardio today on the elliptical, 40-50 minutes with at least 30 in the fat burn range. Belly fat is a bitch!

Got in a couple of good workouts last week at Anytime Fitness. I like the fact that they periodically get in new machines, so you can vary your workout and exercise different muscle groups. 8 weeks on the elliptical...you'd think it gets easier...it doesn't. Maybe because I'm increasing incline and resistance...and I have noticed that more of my leg muscles are contributing to the workout. My feet, knees, ankles, etc. aren't hurting as much, so my muscles are actually bearing my weight instead of my joints. My back still isn't where it needs to be, so it makes the workouts more challenging not to re-injure, but I'm doing the best I can. A little frustrating at times, but I just gotta keep pushing forward:)

Got in a couple of good workouts on the elliptical last week at Anytime Fitness. Been able to increase resistance every 10 minutes and really get my heart going! Back is almost back to 100%, I've got another chiropractor appointment on Friday. Going to Anytime Fitness today and tomorrow for more cardio. I feel like that's the best route right now, so I can take some weight off, so when I do weight training, my joints aren't taking on so much of my body weight. I still have to check in with Sara at Anytime Fitness to get weighed and measured, I guess I'm ready to see where I'm at and how to go forward. Kinda wanted to wait until my back was up to par to start the next level of workouts. I got into a pair of jeans yesterday that I haven't been able to wear for a couple of months, so that's cool. Food-wise, it's going pretty well. I'm eating more realistically than I have when I dieted previously. This I think I could actually maintain, rather than take off a bunch of weight only to regain when I began eating normally for my lifestyle again. I don't feel like I can't eat certain things, but that I won't...or if I do, in moderation.