Dropping the LB.'S........

In efforts to get this chemo weight and then some off I went to Jazzercise for the first time on Tuesday night with my supporter and sister-in-law Kristy. I want to say that I am desperately trying to get some weight off, I'm really not desperate I'm just well.....desperate I guess you could say.  I know it's going to take time and I have got my head wrapped around that.  I have tried all the gimmicks and fast losing diets out there and they have worked for me....the problem, the weight never completely stays off.  I have struggled for almost 14 years with my weight now, longer than I ever imagined I would.
Don't get me wrong I'm not that girl who hates her body blah blah blah.......I just feel like I'm a skinny chick stuck in a big girls body.  All I need to do now is break out of this shell!
Breaking free is the hard part, thus, I started back to Jazzercise.  I haven't been able to exercise regularly or want to for that matter for almost 5 months due to the way my treatments have left me feeling. I was completely de-conditioned and need to slowly reintegrate exercise back into my life. My hope is that this will jumpstart my metabolism again and maybe some pounds will come off, along with some clean eating and portion control this sounds like a perfect remedy!
When I first started going for walks during my chemo, usually once or twice a week, I could only do about 10-15mins with lots of rest stops. Some days I couldn't even entertain the thought of lifting my feet off the ground.  I was up to walking about 45 mins without feeling exhausted and completely spent.  So I decided I would head back to Jazzercise, with my favourite instructor Laura! I also thought it would be good motivation to have a buddy so I invited Kristy to join me and she said she would!
So Tuesday night was the day, I almost bailed on going, hence having a buddy to hold me accountable to show up! I thoroughly enjoyed the class, the music and seeing some of my buddies from when I went two years ago.  I couldn't believe I made it through the whole class, it is an hour long and pretty intense at times, I persevered and did what I could and finished.
The after effects, I am stiff as a board!!  My hips are almost in lock down and are revolting against any movement what's so ever! That's ok though, it will get easier and recovery will get less and less!  I read some quote somewhere that said something like "The pain your feeling today, means a good gain today." I don't know it was close to that, so I'm going with it!
So herein lies the official start of my weight loss journey......I'll post about it and my friend Diane has said she'll even take progress photos!! I gotta have something to talk about!
PS. My booby is still really sore and quite raw, I'm managing and it is getting better.
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