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Quest for Skinny Erika: Week 3.

Posted By: Erika Mitchell on 02/21/2011

I am so excited this week. So, so, so excited! In this moment, I love all my personal trainers. Toni, Jeff, Katrena, and Donna; they’re all the best!

Why? Because I hopped on the scale this week and I saw results. Super-fantastic results. The kinds of results that you always hope for but never think can actually happen for you.

Even more than the results, though, the reason I love my trainers is that they’ve shown me that I can exercise without crippling myself. I have notoriously bad knees and ankles, and I’ve always assumed those injuries precluded me from exercising. Every time I tried to get active they’d start hurting or get reinjured and then I’d stop exercising and eat until I felt better.

It turns out that you don’t get injured when you’re actually exercising the right way. Score that one in the “Duh” column for me!

I can barely express how much this has changed my outlook on exercise. Knowing that not only am I capable of exercising in such a way as to get results, but I can do it without limping around in agony afterwards? That’s life changing! Plus, the trainers are all very personable. That helps!

But I’m learning that you have to listen to your trainers. After my Fitness Assessment, they told me I needed to eat 1530 calories a day and exercise six days a week. It wasn’t easy, but after I stepped off the scale on Saturday I looked at Toni and said, “I will do whatever you tell me!”

If you listen to your trainers, and do your “homework” (a.k.a. Not stuffing your face between workouts) you will see results. Is there anything more encouraging than that? I think not.

Here are this week’s measurements!

Weight: 203.6 lbs. (That’s 3.8 lbs. lost since week one!)

Waist: 42.75” (That’s a little over half an inch I’ve lost from my waist since week one!)