My brother is in town visiting on weekend leave from the Army, so H and I dragged him out of bed at 8:30am yesterday to go to the gym with us. JP took advantage of this in 2 ways: 1) to get some exercise in after all the junk food that he eats when he comes to town, and 2) to show off his awesome fitness powers (note: read that last part with extreme sarcasm--it's okay, he knows I love him!) Of course, he also helps because he pushes H and I to challenge ourselves at the gym, gives his opinion about what exercises work best, and keeps us in check.
Having him there yesterday was great. I got to show him how far I'm coming along with my weight loss and strength training, and he gave H and I some great encouragement at what we're doing. He also showed H some of the stuff to expect with the Army, since that's where H will be heading in less than a year. I did a lot of arms and back weight lifting, as well as worked on my abs. I also challenged him to some medicine ball exercises, which he hates, so I feel like I sufficiently did my job challenging him!
Today marks the end of my third week on Paleo and really focusing on weight/strength training, and I'm pretty pleased! Down almost 10 lbs (wavering between 8 lbs and 9 lbs) and I literally screamed and did a happy dance when I measured myself today--down 3 1/2 inches around my waist! Soooo happy!
Also, H and I go to our first On-Ramp CrossFit class tomorrow evening! I'm so excited, and I can't wait to see what adding CrossFit to our routine does for us. Lots of updates to come, so stay tuned!
xoxo, M
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