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3 weeks have passed! I've been going to the gym for 3 weeks now. So let's count, I went to the gym 17 out of 21 days. That's pretty darn good if you ask me.

This week I tried to take it up a notch. I added minutes on to the cardio portion of my workout.

I've been watching what I eat as in calorie intake, but I do give myself a cheat day once in awhile. I need to cut back on that!

Anyways, so how did my week go?

Day 1, July 19: I forgot my phone at home! =*( I was debating on whether to stop by the house first and get it or just head to the gym with no music.

I went to the gym with no music. I didn't even bring my headphones so I can at least listen to the TV. I just trekked on the elliptical and people watched. I did 35 minutes on the elliptical and actually lasted 15 minutes on the stairmaster.

Followed by 30 minutes of light/moderate weight lifting.

Day 2, July 20: All the standard elliptical machines I usually go on were all taken so I jumped on the Precor 100i elliptical.

I like this machine, I feel like I'm getting a better workout than the traditional elliptical. It feels like I'm walking in sand. I can also change my step and it's like I'm on a stair stepper. I did 35 minutes on this! Added on 15 minutes of the regular elliptical and 10 minutes on the stairmaster.

Followed up with 30 minutes of light/moderate weight training.

Day 3, July 21: Today, I was really out of it so I only got in 25 minutes on the Precor 100i and 5 minutes on the stairmaster. As I was walking downstairs to do my weight training, I saw an old buddy of mine who was working out his abs. It's been a couple of years since I last saw him. He lost a lot of weight and buffed up! I asked him what he was working on and he showed me some crazy ab exercises on the bench.

I will take pictures next time of it, but they are intense! I was sore the next day. I did those with him for about 30 minutes. Then went home.

Day 4, July 22: My abs were pretty sore! I did 35 minutes on the Precor 100i and 20 minutes on the regular elliptical. Wow, that's 55 minutes of cardio! I'm regaining the strength in my lungs! Don't get me wrong, I'm still breathing like crazy! But I think I get 2nd wind after I hit that 15 minute mark and again at the 35 minute mark. Woohoo!

After that, went downstairs to work on some upper body weight lifting and then followed that up with those crazy ab exercises. I'll be sure to take pics next time I'm with my buddy.

Day 5, July 23: Today I took the day off from work. I had quite a bit of flex hours to work with so I just took the day off. I ended up watching a movie on video on demand the night before and didn't go to sleep until almost 2:30AM. So the next morning when I woke up, I was so tired!

So on this day at the gym, I only did 35 mins on the Precor 100i and 10 minutes on the regular elliptical. I really had to push myself to get the last 10 minutes in. I was really beat! Kept telling myself to push! And I did. But I was so tired that I left it at 45 minutes of cardio. Good enough, though, right?

Day 6, July 24: Today was such a cheat day! I totally took the day off. I had lunch with my BFF and one of the Team Legion Ladies that we lost touch with for the last 4 years.

We had Italian food and Cinnabon for dessert. Oh and add in 2 apple martinis. Yeah total cheat day! Unless you count chattin' it up to burn some calories because we did a whole lot of talking!

Then later that evening, I went with Mr. Man to watch Eclipse. Yeah I am so late in joining that bandwagon. But that's a whole different story, I'll save for another post.

Day 7, July 25: Today I hit the gym with a vengeance! Only because of the day before! I ended up doing 35 minutes on the Precor 100i and 20 minutes on the regular elliptical. Followed up by the crazy ab exercises. I'm telling you these ab exercises are intense!!

And that there folks, is Week 3!

OMG, look at how much I cheated on Saturday!!! Other than that, though, I can definitely see a difference. I don't think it's that big of a difference, though. I still feel "heavy" or the same as when I began. But I do notice the poochy pouch has gone down significantly. Nothing too drastic though. I am so tempted to jump on the scale or measure myself because I just know I lost something whether it be pounds or inches.

As for energy, I'm still struggling, but I think it's only because I'm still not getting enough sleep at night. The baby still wakes up in the middle of the night ruining whatever sleep I may be getting.

I'm still taking the vitamins I started taking a few weeks ago. But I get the most sleepy/tired at work between 8:30-10AM. Then after that I'm ok.

I'm so proud of myself though. Let's hope I do keep this up! Until next check-in! I hope to have more images to share with you!

See Project 30 by 30: Week 2
See Project 30 by 30: Week 1