The Light bulb is getting Brighter

If you have known me for a good length of time, you know that I hate to exercise! But as the years keep racing on my body is doing exactly what my dad warned me about. He said, "You won't have this great metabolism forever. Just wait until you get older." (not the official words but pretty darn close). I think he also mentioned in there that I needed to control and curb my appetite so that when this "change" happened I wouldn't be caught off guard and have to make a huge adjustment.

Well, needless to say, I haven't really curbed my appetite much and continue to enjoy the sweets a little too often. It hasn't become a major problem but when I'm finding that even Ken's pants are too tight for me, I know there needs to be a change.

Hence, the workouts with a personal trainer! But not just any PT, this one happens to be my sister. It has been about a month and a half since we started and I'm starting to see little changes. The most major change happened today when I was determined to get rid of all the leaves on our back lawn. They were so deep that even trying to mow them up wasn't working. So I raked and raked, mowed what I could putting the clippings on the garden, and with my son's help, carried 3 or 4 tarp-fulls of leaves to our neighbor's pasture. But I didn't stop there. I even roto-tilled the garden! Now normally this would have taken me several days to get done and I would be extremely worn out but I was able to get it all done and still feel great!

There was also another surprise side-note to trying to get into shape. Mother nature is visiting with her monthly gift and I usually have a really hard time with cramps and moodiness and depression. I've been a little moody, but nothing like the past. But cramps have taken a hike and the depression hasn't arrived. It's so exhilarating to not feel chained and demonized during this time. Sorry if that was a little too much information but it's such an eye-opener to me how these changes have come about!

I can now actually look forward to the next swimsuit season and know that there will be a change this time. I'm hoping it's not just a good change but a great one!