One Month into the Fall 2018 Transformation Challenge

     So I have been training with Brandon for four months now. One month into the Transformation Challenge and I've lost 9 lbs. Good but I was hoping for more. Brandon put strict guidelines on how often I can weigh-in, only once every 2 weeks. After the first two weeks of the challenge I lost 7 lbs. I was so excited. The meal plan, HIIT cardio and training were all working to boost my weight loss. Then this week I weighed in a second time and only lost 2 lbs. I was a little disappointed but still it was a loss. Brandon reminded me that since we are training four days a week now I am gaining muscle and that could account for the small loss. But like I said it is still a loss. Plus, I keep reminding myself that this is a process. That the challenge is not the end of my journey. Nor is the challenge my goal. The challenge is one of my motivations. We still have six weeks to go. Plenty of time!!

     So I took some time today to reflect on how much I have changed over the last four months. I look at life so differently now. I eat clean, workout 6 days a week (and like it!), lift weights (never imagined I'd ever do that), do squats and deadlifts (never even heard of a deadlift before), think positive, manage my stress, do meal prep and look for alternative ways to deal with things like pain and insomnia. I have an awesome trainer who has taught me all this and who I continue to learn from about nutrition, working out, supplements, and weight training. In fact, all the trainers at Transform PT are pretty awesome. The atmosphere at Muscles Inc. is motivating and they make you feel like family there. Training has been the single most valuable decision I have ever made for myself. I started out wanting to lose weight and get in shape. Now I am obsessed with the process and excited to see what I can do next. It's not just about the pounds I've lost so far. It's about all the changes I have made and about what comes next. I am not done with my transformation journey and I have a long way to go but I've learned to trust the process and I have fallen in love with taking care of my body. It's the only body I've got.