Day Two...

Hello,

Day two was a success.

I woke up feeling well, no real soreness, which made me happy. Breakfast was oatmeal w/blueberries and fresh squeezed right in front of me orange juice. Thermal walk after breakfast, then got on the bike for 30 mins. First class of the day was "Ultimate Circuit" it was very good. You start in the Cardio Room(bike,treadmill and elliptical machine) then every two minutes you change to the Weight Room(all weight machines) for the Weight Machine portion. You do this for an hour. I liked it because it was fast. Get on a machine, give it hell and before you know it two minutes is up. Walk/Run across the hall and get a weight machine with the number on it. Then after that I had my first counseling session. This went well too. They took my blood when I got here and I got my results, all relatively normal. BP normal, cholesterol normal, triglycerides are on the high end of normal all in all I am healthy! We talked about what I wanted to accomplish here and I told him, I want to learn the lessons that they have to offer and take them home where I can continue the healthy transition. Next class was goal setting. I enjoyed Adam her is one of the Health/ Nutrition Staff. Nice guy. (Mike and Jo, he reminds me of Ken) Then lunch, pita with chicken salad w/ micro field greens and a chicken and rice soup.

After lunch is a Thermal Walk. They believe in walking just a bit (1 mile) after every meal. I actually liked it, the I went to Paris and climbed the Eiffel Tower. There is a machine here that is a recumbent stair master. On the machine it had a sign saying 1665 step to the top of The Eiffel Tower. I said what the hell let's see f I can do it. Yeah, I did it!!! Next class was "Exercise Prescription". What we need to do to continue to lose weight when we go home. 3 month and six months are the toughest. If you can be successful for 6 months you are 85% more likely to maintain your weight. Adam again. Then the next work-out was a machine circuit routine. I liked it too, but I hit it hard today. After this I was exhausted, came back to condo and slept through dinner. Woke up and ate some fruit I had here. They give us Metabo Meals three time a day. Keep the metabolism on an even keel. At home I would not think of snacks like this. New ah ha moment. I actually had several today. I already feel the difference. Can't imagine what I am gonna feel like on day 28, if this is only day 2.

Much Love,

Shanna