I was SO excited...the parcel I had been waiting a week for had finally arrived! I received my notice to pick up the parcel at a local drug store where they have a postal service outlet and I actually almost ran down there. Well, I didn't really run as there is lots of slushy snow on the ground with underlying ice, and due to the contents of the parcel, didn't want to ruin things for later in the evening by falling and wrenching my ankle.
I wandered through the store first (I've always loved drug stores) to see if there were any new gift items out for Christmas. On my way I picked up a chocolate bar, a diet coke and an Edmonton Journal because everybody knows a chocolate bar is less bad for you if you drink a diet coke with it!
I arrived at the counter, excitement building~what a delicious secret! No one would know what I had ordered and I loved thinking about the ladies at the counter who would wonder what was in my mysterious, non-descript box. I put down my chocolate bar and diet coke as they brought out the box.
"Oh my", the salesclerk exclaimed. "I hope to goodness that chocolate bar is not yours or you'll be working off more than you bargained for."
My "non-descript" box was covered in bright orange lettering~ BODY REVOLUTION by Jillian Michaels. Arggggg! Cover blown big time and now I was going to have to leave behind my chocolate bar as well. I said thank you, paid for my diet coke and newspaper and left.
I haven't had a gym membership for close to a year and I have really missed the variety of activities available compared to my home gym...which consists of a treadmill and some free weights. I was on my afore mentioned treadmill one morning bright and early, trying to repent of the sins from the previous day, when all of a sudden an epiphany... Jillian Michaels in all her stunningly fit glory in an infomercial~I swear she was looking RIGHT at me!
Of course everything she said made perfect sense...why wouldn't I order the Body Revolution right that very minute because I could save money on shipping and she would throw in a food journal and I would be fit fit fit in only 90 days? I would be able to handle the reduced calories from the lack of fried foods, I would, in fact, THANK her after all the torture was done!
Well, as you all know, I am one to do my research before I buy things (ha) so I ran upstairs and googled it just to make sure I was getting the best price and then promptly ordered. So, the anticipation has been killing me as I waited for this revolution to arrive. I was going into the trenches, I was on the verge of doing battle, I was going to come out the victor! I would expose my hidden muscles and take captive my poor eating habits...I started sweating just thinking about it.
Of course part of doing battle is preparing adequately. So when I got home I lined up all of the items from the box on the counter...DVDs, food journal, meal plans, weighted jump rope and...well a few other items. I felt I needed to fortify myself for the arduous days ahead!
Beer and cheesie remnants~ah, perfect way to relax and get all of the cravings out of the way for the next 90 days. I read over all the booklets and now felt ready to tackle the next 90 days.
Oops, small glitch...going on a holiday to Ste Maartin for 8 days and with the all-inclusive nature of things, I'm sure I'll be rolling past the buffet one too many times. Well, my plan is to start the Body Revolution when I get back and giver' bullets. The only reason I am telling you about this is to be accountable, to be up front that I'm going to have some hard days. When I see my cheesie fingerprints on the booklets I'm going to want to fall off the wagon. When I mistake hops for vitamin water I'll need you pulling me back from the edge.
Are there any takers out there who want to start this with me? Let me know, we'll watch each others back...and butts...to make sure we're staying on track. To arms my fellow soldiers, let's take our bodies back!!
I wandered through the store first (I've always loved drug stores) to see if there were any new gift items out for Christmas. On my way I picked up a chocolate bar, a diet coke and an Edmonton Journal because everybody knows a chocolate bar is less bad for you if you drink a diet coke with it!
I arrived at the counter, excitement building~what a delicious secret! No one would know what I had ordered and I loved thinking about the ladies at the counter who would wonder what was in my mysterious, non-descript box. I put down my chocolate bar and diet coke as they brought out the box.
"Oh my", the salesclerk exclaimed. "I hope to goodness that chocolate bar is not yours or you'll be working off more than you bargained for."
My "non-descript" box was covered in bright orange lettering~ BODY REVOLUTION by Jillian Michaels. Arggggg! Cover blown big time and now I was going to have to leave behind my chocolate bar as well. I said thank you, paid for my diet coke and newspaper and left.
I haven't had a gym membership for close to a year and I have really missed the variety of activities available compared to my home gym...which consists of a treadmill and some free weights. I was on my afore mentioned treadmill one morning bright and early, trying to repent of the sins from the previous day, when all of a sudden an epiphany... Jillian Michaels in all her stunningly fit glory in an infomercial~I swear she was looking RIGHT at me!
Of course everything she said made perfect sense...why wouldn't I order the Body Revolution right that very minute because I could save money on shipping and she would throw in a food journal and I would be fit fit fit in only 90 days? I would be able to handle the reduced calories from the lack of fried foods, I would, in fact, THANK her after all the torture was done!
Well, as you all know, I am one to do my research before I buy things (ha) so I ran upstairs and googled it just to make sure I was getting the best price and then promptly ordered. So, the anticipation has been killing me as I waited for this revolution to arrive. I was going into the trenches, I was on the verge of doing battle, I was going to come out the victor! I would expose my hidden muscles and take captive my poor eating habits...I started sweating just thinking about it.
Of course part of doing battle is preparing adequately. So when I got home I lined up all of the items from the box on the counter...DVDs, food journal, meal plans, weighted jump rope and...well a few other items. I felt I needed to fortify myself for the arduous days ahead!
Beer and cheesie remnants~ah, perfect way to relax and get all of the cravings out of the way for the next 90 days. I read over all the booklets and now felt ready to tackle the next 90 days.
Oops, small glitch...going on a holiday to Ste Maartin for 8 days and with the all-inclusive nature of things, I'm sure I'll be rolling past the buffet one too many times. Well, my plan is to start the Body Revolution when I get back and giver' bullets. The only reason I am telling you about this is to be accountable, to be up front that I'm going to have some hard days. When I see my cheesie fingerprints on the booklets I'm going to want to fall off the wagon. When I mistake hops for vitamin water I'll need you pulling me back from the edge.
Are there any takers out there who want to start this with me? Let me know, we'll watch each others back...and butts...to make sure we're staying on track. To arms my fellow soldiers, let's take our bodies back!!
