I've been going to a core fusion class at the gym, well, by I've been going, I mean I've been 3 times. But anyway, the first day, was challenging, but a good workout. The second day was harder, but still motivating. Last night, was killer. I was tired afterward, but today, I am exhausted. Like, I can barely keep my eyes open, and my legs feel like they are going to give out on me at any moment. I know I sound like a punk, but let me tell you what we did:
50 - 40 - 30 - 20 - 10 - Jumping Jacks and crunches (without stopping)
100 squats (without stopping)
Plank while counting down from 100
100 calf raises
75 reverse crunches
50 step out lunges
Just typing out has made me even more tired.
The fact that I finished this class, and I'm exhausted, and sore, but I finished. I've learned that I definitely don't push myself hard enough. I will be going back on Thursday!!!!
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Tuesday, May 03, 2011
Tuesday, March 01, 2011
Week 9 Goals
Recap of last week:
1. Knit :-). FAIL...Again - I'm really not concerned about it though, a crafting goal isn't that serious to me, I do want to finish my scarf though!!
2. Exercise 3 times. - I did it, I ran when there was snow out. I even took pictures, but somehow, I plugged my phone up, and ALL of my pictures are gone :-(...I guess I could look on my camera and see if anything is blog worthy...
3. No Credit Cards!!! - I am proud of myself, I've passed this goal all year!!!
4. Bring lunch 2 times. - FAIL - I brought my lunch one time...
Goals for this week:
My main goals this year, are to take better care of my hair, get healthier, and pay off as much debt as possible. So, those are what I will focus on. I have my debt payoff goal in place and is automatically taken care of before I see any money from my check. So I'm not too concerned about that, I just have to make sure I don't change anything, and once one bill is paid off, put the money going towards that bill, on another bill instead of leaving it in my checking account, and everything will fall into place there. I have not used any credit cards this year, so I'm proud of myself there. I have also been doing an awesome job with my hair. I trimmed it in January, and I've been either deep conditioning, hot oiling, and protein treating it every weekend. The one goal, that I have not been able to get together like I would like, is my goal to be healthier. Not fast enough for my liking anyway. With that said, I think all of my goals this week will be health goals!!!
1. Workout 5 times - Although I've worked out at least 3 times the past couple of weeks, I need to step my workouts up. It's time!!!
2. Eat a fruit and/or a vegetable with every meal.
3. Drink 8 cups of water every day.
That's all I've got this week :-). Even though I didn't list out any hair or money goals, they are still in the front of my mind. Oh, and I promise to have pictures soon!!!
1. Knit :-). FAIL...Again - I'm really not concerned about it though, a crafting goal isn't that serious to me, I do want to finish my scarf though!!
2. Exercise 3 times. - I did it, I ran when there was snow out. I even took pictures, but somehow, I plugged my phone up, and ALL of my pictures are gone :-(...I guess I could look on my camera and see if anything is blog worthy...
3. No Credit Cards!!! - I am proud of myself, I've passed this goal all year!!!
4. Bring lunch 2 times. - FAIL - I brought my lunch one time...
Goals for this week:
My main goals this year, are to take better care of my hair, get healthier, and pay off as much debt as possible. So, those are what I will focus on. I have my debt payoff goal in place and is automatically taken care of before I see any money from my check. So I'm not too concerned about that, I just have to make sure I don't change anything, and once one bill is paid off, put the money going towards that bill, on another bill instead of leaving it in my checking account, and everything will fall into place there. I have not used any credit cards this year, so I'm proud of myself there. I have also been doing an awesome job with my hair. I trimmed it in January, and I've been either deep conditioning, hot oiling, and protein treating it every weekend. The one goal, that I have not been able to get together like I would like, is my goal to be healthier. Not fast enough for my liking anyway. With that said, I think all of my goals this week will be health goals!!!
1. Workout 5 times - Although I've worked out at least 3 times the past couple of weeks, I need to step my workouts up. It's time!!!
2. Eat a fruit and/or a vegetable with every meal.
3. Drink 8 cups of water every day.
That's all I've got this week :-). Even though I didn't list out any hair or money goals, they are still in the front of my mind. Oh, and I promise to have pictures soon!!!
Tuesday, February 01, 2011
I Wanna Run...
I want to start running again. With the snow, and extreme cold temperatures, I can't bring myself to start. I am truly looking forward to warmer temperatures to get my feet hitting the pavement! I will start with the couch to 5k program, and work my way up. After I'm running a decent 5k, I will begin looking into training for a half marathon.
I'm looking into joining a gym again, I will join one that will basically be free though. My job will reimburse us up to $20 a month for a gym membership, and there are a few clubs here that have fees of $20 a month or less. They, of course, are not the huge gyms with all of the amenities you could ever want. They will suffice for allowing me to get some weight training in.
My new attitude is proving to be just what I need to win this race that I have with weight loss. I haven't had any amazing weeks of loss, however, I don't feel stressed out, I don't feel anxious about falling off the wagon. I'm remembering that it's a marathon, not a sprint. I didn't gain this weight overnight, and I'm surely not going to lose it overnight. And if I do lose overnight, I truly believe I will gain it back, with a couple added pounds! I'm slowly learning to make better decisions. Patience, that's the key for me.
I'm looking into joining a gym again, I will join one that will basically be free though. My job will reimburse us up to $20 a month for a gym membership, and there are a few clubs here that have fees of $20 a month or less. They, of course, are not the huge gyms with all of the amenities you could ever want. They will suffice for allowing me to get some weight training in.
My new attitude is proving to be just what I need to win this race that I have with weight loss. I haven't had any amazing weeks of loss, however, I don't feel stressed out, I don't feel anxious about falling off the wagon. I'm remembering that it's a marathon, not a sprint. I didn't gain this weight overnight, and I'm surely not going to lose it overnight. And if I do lose overnight, I truly believe I will gain it back, with a couple added pounds! I'm slowly learning to make better decisions. Patience, that's the key for me.
Tuesday, January 04, 2011
Da.nce Yo.ur A** O.ff
That's what I plan on doing. Well, not completely, in my perfect world, I would like to lose equally all over. I do understand that I'm dreaming.
On Christmas, after we ate and talked for a while, my brothers children started up the Wii, the game of choice, Just Dance 2. I absolutely loved the game. I didn't want to stop playing, but since my brothers wasn't my only stop for the day, I gave up the remote.
My other niece got The Michael Jackson Experience for Christmas, when I went to her house and played, I fell in love with the game. My sister bought me one of the games, and I bought one with a gift card that I had. Technically, to get a lot of points on these games, you simply need to move one arm with the dancer on the game, but that's no fun. I get into it. When I'm in my living room dancing, I'm dancing to impress. No one in particular, but it makes the games much more fun and interesting. And, it's great exercise. I do not plan on getting a gym membership, so these games will add some variety to my workouts!
I now have options for cardio, elliptical, running, dancing!!!!!
On Christmas, after we ate and talked for a while, my brothers children started up the Wii, the game of choice, Just Dance 2. I absolutely loved the game. I didn't want to stop playing, but since my brothers wasn't my only stop for the day, I gave up the remote.
My other niece got The Michael Jackson Experience for Christmas, when I went to her house and played, I fell in love with the game. My sister bought me one of the games, and I bought one with a gift card that I had. Technically, to get a lot of points on these games, you simply need to move one arm with the dancer on the game, but that's no fun. I get into it. When I'm in my living room dancing, I'm dancing to impress. No one in particular, but it makes the games much more fun and interesting. And, it's great exercise. I do not plan on getting a gym membership, so these games will add some variety to my workouts!
I now have options for cardio, elliptical, running, dancing!!!!!
Tuesday, December 14, 2010
Change #2
My health goals. This is a two part goal, exercise and diet!
Exercise:
I have an on again off again relationship with exercise. I decide I'm going to start working out regularly, I do so for a month or more, I think I have it figured out, I fall off. The whole cycle repeats. The time in between repeats varies from 1 - 3 months, then I start the whole cycle again. So, I am going to commit to working out at least 3 times a week. I have an elliptical machine at home, so if nothing else, I can get cardio in. However, my preference is going to be running.
Along with exercising 3 times a week, I want to run in at least 1 5k. I believe I have one picked out.
Diet:
I am going to start counting calories. I've done this before, I know it works, I think I have it figured out, and then I go back to my same unhealthy habits. I am going to start with eating 1,600 calories a day. I would like to do less, but I want to be realistic.
I will stop eating out for dinner so much, meaning I will cook at least 3 times a week, and I will start taking my lunch twice a week. Of course I can take it more, but 2 is the minimum.
Exercise:
I have an on again off again relationship with exercise. I decide I'm going to start working out regularly, I do so for a month or more, I think I have it figured out, I fall off. The whole cycle repeats. The time in between repeats varies from 1 - 3 months, then I start the whole cycle again. So, I am going to commit to working out at least 3 times a week. I have an elliptical machine at home, so if nothing else, I can get cardio in. However, my preference is going to be running.
Along with exercising 3 times a week, I want to run in at least 1 5k. I believe I have one picked out.
Diet:
I am going to start counting calories. I've done this before, I know it works, I think I have it figured out, and then I go back to my same unhealthy habits. I am going to start with eating 1,600 calories a day. I would like to do less, but I want to be realistic.
I will stop eating out for dinner so much, meaning I will cook at least 3 times a week, and I will start taking my lunch twice a week. Of course I can take it more, but 2 is the minimum.
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