This week I had the pleasure of meeting my new personal trainer. It has been a little over a month since my last session with my previous trainer and I have been a quite lazy. That all ended this week. My first session with Ellen was Thursday night and I am sore as crap today. However, that didn't stop me from waking up early and hitting the gym this beautiful Saturday morning. Back to Thursday though, the new trainer has a different philosophy than my old one did. We used to use lighter weights with longer sets run in circuits. There was very little rest in between exercises. The new system is heavier weights with more rest. After my first session I wasn't sure if I was going to be a believer. I didn't feel as tired afterward than I was used to. It wasn't until I got in my car to drive home that I realized what had happened. It literally hurt to turn the steering wheel of my car. For the last two days my arms and chest have been ridiculously sore and I love it. So, this morning I decided to blast my legs. What a workout! I don't believe in working out for hours. I go in with a plan of what I am going to do and I work the plan. I was in and out in 35 minutes this morning and I can barely walk. I take so little time because I do not throw any cardio in on days when I am weight training. I like to do my cardio on my off days. It feels great to be back in the gym habit! When I walked out this morning I was grinning from ear to ear. I have also done very well eating better the last couple of weeks. I have managed to bring my lunch to work everyday for 2 weeks. Jessica and I have also been goo about not going out to eat and cooking at home. This excites me because it was the first change I wanted to make this year and so far it is all going according to plan. My goal of losing 60 pounds this year is within reach and it will feel amazing when I achieve it!
Church has been going great as well. The first few months of the year I have taken a leave from the ministries I volunteer in and so far the break has been amazingly refreshing. I really needed to step back and work out some things that have been going on in my life and nagging at me. We have had some amazing messages at our church so far this year. Jessica and I even made a pledge to start giving offerings above our normal tithe. We have already been so blessed that last 3 years although everything was not going perfect in our lives. I trust in God though, he will provide for all of our needs as long as we put our trust in Him. The tithe is the best way to show that trust to Him. In the world it is very difficult for people to part with their money. From an early age we are taught to get as much as we can and hold onto it. However, The Bible clearly states that money as well as all of our possessions do not belong to us. With this in mind it is easy to freely give what we have to help others. God only asks for 10% and if we are faithful in giving he will be faithful in providing more than we need.
My photography has been going very well. I purchased a tripod as well as Adobe Photoshop Elements 10 so I can touch up my pictures. I am still in the process of learning Photoshop and quite honestly could manage my time better to practice. My dad let me borrow one of his vintage Nikon lenses to play with and it has been fun. The lens is a Micro-Nikkor 1:3.5f 55mm and it is amazing for close up pictures. Using the old lens has really made me learn to use the manual setting on the camera. The images I get with it are sharp as a tack. I have also been playing with long exposures in low light using my tripod. I love night photography so this has been a lot of fun.
Since it has been a couple of weeks I will post 2 pictures for your viewing pleasure.
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