Sunday, January 24, 2010

Catch Up

Okay, first of all, let me apologize for not writing for awhile. I have been able to get online since my last post, I've just been lazy about it. But, that's okay, cause blogs move with the speed of whomever is writing them.

It's been a busy two weeks. I was switching up all the workout dvd's every day for about a week, then I decided just to concentrate on Jillian Michael's 30 Day Shred in hopes of completing all three levels of workouts. I've been doing it for six days now(counting today), and I'm still on level 1. I can do the whole workout without stopping though, and I'm confident I'll be on level 2 by Wednesday. I also have a mini elliptical machine that I've been using on a daily basis, doing 500 steps or 18 minutes every day. I really wish I could get on it in the morning, but the pumps on the bottom start squeaking after 200 steps, and I'm worried about annoying my neighbors. The walls are so thin!

Oh, and speaking of my neighbors, this story must be told. On Friday morning I woke up and went to my living room window to look out and see how much snow had fallen. I look out, and I see that my new upstairs neighbor has driven his car UP onto the lawn and parked right in front of our building!



And you can totally tell he did this before the snow fell! I felt vicious, so I called the landlord and left a message about it. Turns out, though, that I didn't need to. About an hour later when I was outside cleaning off my car, I see the maintenance man pull up to clean the sidewalks. He saw the car, jerked to a stop in the middle of the lot, and just stared at it, lol! Fifteen minutes later when Jeremy and I were leaving, he came up from where he was shoveling and asked if I knew who's car it was. I said no, cause honestly I just don't converse with any of my neighbors, and he said okay and let me walk on. When I came home for lunch I notice the car back in it's proper place. I still wonder if he got in trouble at all....

Anyway, I digress.

So, I've been doing the Jillian Michael's dvd, and I'm hoping to be down at least five pounds by the time I go to Utah to visit my dad, step-mom, and sisters. I'm pretty sure I can do it, I took my measurements yesterday and I'm down an inch on my waist and a half inch on my hips. I also noticed I don't have a double chin when I open my mouth wide anymore. If I make my goal, I'll celebrate by posting an updated photo of me on here. The one I've got up right now is about four years old, lol.

Till then, merry meet to all and talk to you later!

Sunday, January 10, 2010

First Week Update

Okay, bad news first. I have not written in my novel at all. I know, I know, I'm disappointed with myself too. I think though that part of my problem is that I've been focusing so hard on my diet and exercise that I haven't taken the time to sit down and focus on something else. I promise to do better next week!

As for my other goal, I'm well on the way to achieving that. Over Xmas my awesome sister Claire gave me three workout dvds, Jillian Michael's 30 Day Shred, The Biggest Loser Boot Camp, and The Biggest Loser Cardio Mix. Before that I had three others to choose from; Bellydancing, Crunch's Bikini Body, and Cardio Dance Mix. I would do one of those three a couple times a week, each time was about 30 minutes long. Needless to say, I wasn't getting a very good workout. Now I have six different dvd's I can cycle through. My plan has been to do a different one every day so I don't get bored, and on the 7th day either pick one at random or take that day off.

So far I've managed to do one every day for the past week. I really like the boot camp one, it really gives my endurance a challenge. With that one and the Jillian Michael's one I often find myself cursing the instructors by the end, lol. It's hard work! But, I'm not giving up. It feels really good to test my limits. Also, my Aunt Lisa bought a Wii, and got the Wii Fit Plus games. Today was the second day I've been on it and it's so much fun! You don't even realize you're working out until you notice you're sweating. The boxing and hula hoops in the aerobics part are my favorites. I also like the yoga part. It says I have near perfect balance, so I'm working on not shifting my weight so much when I'm standing behind the counter at work.

Speaking of work, I've taken my workouts there as well. In between customers, I do lunges by the magazine racks, and I'll do chest presses on the counter. If I feel really daring I'll drop and do a quick set of pushups as well. I haven't been caught by a customer yet, but I know I will eventually. And yes, I've told my boss and coworkers what I'm doing. They think it's funny, so it's all good.

I weighed myself this morning, and I'm down a pound and a half. However, when I went onto the Wii, it said I was up almost a pound. I think I'll trust my scale, lol.

I'm still having a hard time with my diet, with my work schedule and kid, it's been hard to adjust to not eating fast food all the time. I bought frozen skinless chicken breasts, and I'm measuring portions. I'm also snacking on almonds and small servings of veggie chips. For the first week, I think I'm doing pretty good!

Thank you so much for the wonderful support! I promise to get going on my novel, and I'll keep it up with the workouts. "If you can dream it, you can achieve it"!