Gym Eval, First Day of School, and Workouts

Happy Monday! Today was the first day of school for my boys.  My youngest is starting 7th grade and my oldest is a freshman in high school.

Summer went by way too fast, especially because I spent much of it recovering from foot surgery.

Today was also my first evaluation/assessment since starting training at Anytime Fitness.  I was mixed on the results as some was good and some was not as good as I expected.  BUT, I am looking at this as a starting point for post-surgery.  So in 6 weeks, I am going to have an AMAZING assessment!  Here were my results:

	Start – 11/1/12	05/05/14	08/04/14	Total
Weight	402.2	301	312	-90
Body Fat	?	48.50%	49.40%	+0.9%
Neck	?	12.25”	12”	-0.5"
Chest	60”	47.5”	48”	-12"
Waist	67”	51”	48”	-19"
Hips	73”	57”	58”	-15"
Thighs	37”	24.75”	25”	-8"
Bicep	23”	15.5”	15.5”	-7.5"
Dress Size	34	26	24	-10

So since I started, I have lost 65.5 inches off of my body!  I know my weight and body fat increased since my surgery and I am kinda bummed, but I also know I did not give it 100%.  I feel so energized after this assessment.  I also had a GREAT talk with my trainer about nutrition and she helped me figure out a few tweaks to my nutrition to help as well.  And she mapped out what a typical week of activity should look like for me.  I am really going to track in My Fitness Pal for the next 6 weeks and pay close attention to my carbs, proteins, and fats.  Feel free to connect with me there.  My username is wtb165.

Today's workout was 20 minutes on the elliptical this morning at the gym:

And this evening I did the first disk to my new Les Mills pump I bought a few months ago.  I really enjoyed it even though I did not burn many calories:

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That is it for today! Sending you all love and healthy wishes!

Keep Losing,

Kari