Feeling the Burn!!

"You must begin to think of yourself as the person you want to be." David Viscott

Wow, this is the first post since Monday! I usually don't go this long without blogging, but working full time and having to really hyper focus on working out/eating right every day this week has taken it's toll on how often I get on here. Many times I will log on here to write, and then I get distracted by some of the other blogs I'm following. I really enjoy hearing other people's perspectives on weight loss.

This week, I've done even better. I have counted every single point that has gone into my mouth (although today I think I might have eaten more than I should have...yay for allowance points)! I have gone to the gym every day and this week I added weights into my routine. I certainly can feel the burn.

Does anyone know the feeling of working a muscle group extremely rigorously, and then having to use it in a real-life situation that same day? That happened to me yesterday...I had to carry a pit bull from one end of the animal hospital to the other because she refused to walk (long, pitiful story). She was dead-weight in my arms, except for when she flailed a few times. My arms were shaking and felt like the were about to give out, but I knew that dropping her was NOT an option! So, my poor biceps/triceps are really feeling it today! But there is a feeling of satisfaction that comes along with being so sore, it's like a tangible way of knowing you worked your butt off. Sometimes, I run on an elliptical or treadmill for what seems like an eternity, and I don't feel much different. But pumping some iron is so motivating!

Another thing I've noticed since using the weight machines is that my lower back pain is starting to dissipate. Maybe that's just my imagination, but I really can feel a difference! I'm weighing myself tomorrow morning, but even if I don't budge much, I'm going to try not to be disappointed. My back problems seem to be reversing and I'm forming new habits. (Now if only I can repeat that mantra to myself over and over if the scale decides to be stupid again)!

I've decided once I lose my first ten pounds, I'm going to reward myself with 10 new songs on the i-pod. I haven't really downloaded anything on there since this summer, so the songs I do have are becoming a bit mundane. I love ALL genres of music...my little i-pod shuffle is so eclectic that I have everything from Lady Gaga to Kellie Pickler to Micheal Jackson to Good Charlotte. So with that said, I would LOVE suggestions from ya'll (whether it be as a comment on here, or a comment on facebook from my non-blogging followers--which makes up the majority right now). What are your favorite songs to work out to? I was thinking about downloading "Bad Romance" and "Sexy Chick". I love anything with a good beat and anything about hot looking women...I try to imagine that it's me...haha!