3 weeks stronger!

Today is exactly 3 weeks since I first started training with Amanda, and I'm still going strong! I had a couple days earlier this week when I was feeling a little heavier than usual, but I think that was because I didn't have any training sessions Saturday, Sunday or Monday... just a couple cardio days. Since I did some really hard-core workouts with Amanda on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, I'm feeling much better today.

She was absolutely right when she told me I'd laugh about the day when I couldn't do a push-up. It's not like they've become easy now, but they're definitely doable, and I can even change them up a little to make them more challenging. I've also gotten beyond the point of telling Amanda "I can't." I didn't like saying it, she didn't like hearing it, so I've just stopped. She pushes my muscles to the limits every session, but I'm eating much better now and that helps my body to recover much more quickly.

My core is still not as strong as I would like it to be, but again, I'm only 3 weeks into my training, and I have another 5 to go before Put-In-Bay. I know I'm going to get there. I can tell that I'm getting more toned, so I just have to keep up the hard work.

Tonight the girls and I are going out for sushi to celebrate Annie's upcoming wedding and Melissa's engagement. I've had sushi the last two weeks, and I'm getting a little bored with sashimi (rolls are pretty much a no-no), but I found a dish at Haiku with seared tuna over fresh mixed greens with a ginger vinegarette that sounds amazing, so I think I'm going to go with that tonight. The diet has become much less of an issue lately. I've figured out what's ok to eat and what's not, and I just don't eat what's not. I still occasionally crave sweets, but it hasn't broken me yet. I just have some sugar free pudding instead and I'm good to go!