I had my second appointment with my personal trainer tonight.

The first appointment was not very exciting. It was just a meet and greet. We talked about my goals, my habits and of course, took those dreaded measurements (I updated my weight loss ticker to reflect my weight on the scale at the gym.) Eck. I am in sad shape. Seriously. How did I let myself get this bad?  But.....I am owning it and moving forward to make the changes.

I have been doing zumba about 2-3 times a week. Not as much as I would like to be doing, but it is all that I can squeeze in time wise for now.

I have never worked with a personal trainer before. I did not realize that is about more then them being in your face and screaming at you to work harder.

She is going to work with me on improving my nutrition. She is going to help tailor my nutrition to my lifestyle and what i like to eat. It is not going to be a one-size fits all program.

She started me on some supplements (calcium and Omega-3.) I never realized that supplementation is the next most important thing, after food intake, that you can do to get your body healthy.

I think this is actually one of the first times that I have ever been excited about trying to make some healthy changes. I really am feeling confident that I can do it this time. I feel like God is putting all the pieces in place for me to finally take care of myself.

You haven't seen a post here in a while because there really has not been anything to report. 

My eating has gotten a lot better. I did fall off a little bit around the 4th of July with all the BBQ's and whatnot. But I am trying to get myself back up on that wagon this week. 

I joined a gym! 

There was a new gym in the area that opened and they had a really good intro special. 

I have decided that I am the type that will not exercise at home. I will find something else to do. I need to go to the gym and get away to exercise. 

I had my first Zumba class today. I have done Zumba in the past and I love it. It gives me the facade that I am not really exercising, but I am just dancing. 

I also got a personal trainer for the first month to teach me the machines and get me into a routine. 

My first session is Monday night. 

I have not been reading my books lately because I have had sick kids and a sick husband so by the time evening gets here, I do not want to read. I am going to open my books back up this evening. 

Does anyone have any ideas on how to get rid of the carb cravings? 

I am doing pretty well with the chocolate and sugars, but man it is hard to give up those carbs.