Energetic morning today :)

Yesterday I was feeling very feverish and so I left office early, reached home around 3:30 p.m. and slept for 4 hours straight ! When I woke up I was feeling very fresh and my illness had all but vanished :)

So I pottered around the house a bit, ate a bit (2 slices of wheat bread with 1 slice of cheese) and had a cup of warm coffee around 8:00 p.m. I had a discussion with TH and I told him my calculation of the daily target and lamented that on the first day itself I had a net loss of 110 gms instead of the targeted 125 gms. So he pointed out that initially it will be difficult. Then as my body gets into that mode and also as I increase my exercise levels, I will achieve the target. Also, he said that its an average...the net weight that I lose each day will vary. Ah well ! I think, when you start off, you are desperately looking for any little thing that will motivate you to keep at it, do better. So I was hoping that I'd have good results right from the start. But what he says makes sense...so hanging in there :)

Since I had slept so much, I wasn't feeling very sleepy at 11:00 p.m. but I forced myself to sleep and the last I remember having seen the time was at 11:20 p.m. I had no trouble waking up this morning and when I woke up I was already feeling quite energetic, despite a throat infection and a slight cough.

I reached gym early today...but he chap who opens it up came late. So eventually I could begin only at 5:55 a.m.

My starting weight today was 160 gms less than my starting weight yesterday....which means that I achieved the daily target of 125 gms :) Yay for me !

Today I upped the exercise level a bit but did not feel tired. Yesterday morning I had body-ache, but not this morning.

Today when I was doing the shoulder press (yes, yes, I now know all the names ! Yay for me again), my instructor finally came around and asked about my absence. Today I was feeling a lot more upbeat. So I calmly told her. Then she asked me if my weight increased in the meantime. It hadn't, thankfully, and I told her so.

I'm happy about the way I exercised today...I increased my difficulty levels a bit and yet managed to complete all exercises without feeling unduly tired. I remember the sequence of my exercises and scarcely look at my card. There's one more thing about myself that I'm feeling happy about. I can now operate all the gym equipment without guidance. Considering that I had such a phobia about it, I'm definitely taking this as a big improvement :) 

Au revoir !