No, I have not given up! I suffered a severe set back at DEMA. My torn Achilles tendon really got bad and I have had to "stop" to let it heal. Now it feels GREAT. So I have been walking (which is tough since I have have been nursing this injury for over 2 1/2 years) and yesterday I hit the gym with ChaCha. Today, I am feeling the work out just a bit, but not overly so! I weighed in at 312 pounds. I want to get down to 225. I think that is doable.
First off, when ChaCha smiles, you should get scared!
The fun is about to begin. We did 30 assisted Pull ups and Dips. Leg curls and extends, did a rowing type thing with weight, pushed a TON of weight with my legs (like squats, but you are sitting) and did some more arms pulls (which reminded me of my canoing days).
Overhearing some of the other trainees in the room, I realised we were all being DUPED by our trainers. They simply refuse to count fairly. When they say "Gimme ten", they really mean 11. I call this phenomenon "ChaCha's 10". This is like taxing a tax if you will. You have your sights set on hitting a goal only to have someone move the goal a bit further away. Of course, she only chuckles when I point this out to her. Mistress ChaCha doesn't fool me one bit.
Meals yesterday: Breakfast: skipped (really)
Lunch: 1/2 cup of rice with a teaspoon of hazelnut syrup stirred in, and a single Chicken thigh (blackened... and I did a really good job on this).
Dinner : One slice of bread, a bit of a potato based appetizer, salad with light vinaigrette dressing, and a Greek dish of roasted lamb. Yum! I stopped after about 3/4 cup of the entre'.
Meals today
Breakfast: 1 cup of oatmeal, with a teaspoon of turbinago sugar and a dollop of raisins.
Lunch: I will be cooking the same as yesterday. Flavored rice & a blackened chicken thigh.
Snack: Pear
Dinner: leafy salad (spinach), broccoli, STEAK (yum). 9 orange live savers.
