This morning, I got up to go to Planet Fitness with Vanessa. I slept well, but I had a hard time getting myself to sleep and then staying asleep. To be fair, I went to bed late since I had to shower and shave – I have a doctor’s appointment tomorrow morning; who wants to go to the doctor’s with hairy legs? (Not me.) I can’t do it today since I have a nail appointment tonight.

We did chest and Triceps this morning. I had requested it, and honestly, I did a lot better than I thought I was going to. The only arm workouts I really knew how to do at home were with the weights. We have a machine that I use as well—however, I need more experience to understand that I can do these workouts at home. My machine just looks slightly different.

V is always so good at continually cheering me on or helping correct my form when I work out. She really stepped up and helped me grow as a person because I felt like a complete newbie walking into the gym for the first time in forever. It truly was day 0 for me.

I believe that I am learning a lot and taking on more than I thought I would. V keeps telling me how proud she is of me. I feel bad because I only tend to build her up if she doubts herself. (I will take a mental note just to make sure that I am lifting her up as much as she does to me).

She had to be at work earlier than I had to, so when she went to shower, I jumped on the treadmill. I told myself I would only run a mile, but I was doing so well I pushed myself to 2 miles and did a walk cool down. I felt so proud of myself for pushing to keep running. I felt thoroughly worked out and exhausted.

I look forward to keep going hard at the gym and seeing the results. (I know you don’t see results immediately – but I swear if you looked at my thighs, they look more toned).

Keep my arms in your mind. They are like noodles. RIP.