I did it

I finally bought scales.  I read through the Choice article on body fat scales, and decided to buy a Soehnle Body Balance Shape F4. They seemed easier for me to buy. I also bought a pedometer just to see how many steps I do a day.

Just finished that DVD again, going strong(er).  Some of it I'm finding easier to do, I'm getting a little faster.  I also problem solved the lack of bench, I pulled out the base of our lounge - it's a little too wide but it has made the routine more fluid. I also found having the Playstation controller near me means I can pause the DVD while I get into position - yep our Playstation acts as our DVD player. We also have a computer hooked up to our TV. We have no TV stations tuned in at the moment - come on digital TV!

Bonus photo of my lounge!

However, Squish the cat seems to think that this is now his pedastool, really annoying when I'm in the middle of the DVD.

I'm dying

I just finished that 'Shape Up - Front' DVD.

I woke up this morning feeling a little sore, tomorrow I will need to be fork lifted out of bed.

Once again I didn't work as fast as the video and I don't know how many times your have to lie down only to get back up again - I am so much slower at doing this than Ms Michael wants.

I also poked a hole in the seam of my pants because I kept having to pull them up. The perils of exercising!

Plan B?

Once again my plans this week came tumbling down in an avalanche.  I should have expected it, considering it was my last week of school where you need to expect the least expected.

Tuesday: Instead of Zumba we were asked out for dinner. We went to dinner.

Wednesday: In the morning I did the kickboxing video and the Sparkpeople workout, and in the evening I did do a 2 mile walk video but played my own music - so much better!

Thursday:  Kickboxing - I have to say this won't be appearing my my plans again.  My shoes are just too grippy for the footwork needed and when I went bearfoot I got cramps in my foot arches.

Friday: Sparkpeople workout. I actually love her stuff.

Saturday: My rest day - I was going to hop on the bike for a little bit but found a visiting child had played with the settings so I need to find some tools to change things back to normal permenantly.

Sunday - Today: I did Jullian Michael's 'Shape Up - Front'. Stupid me didn't watch the video first, so by the second last exercise I was like 'when is this going to end?' I also don't own a step so I kind of made it work.Was sooo hard, I didn't go at the speed the presenters did, but this will be my holiday challenge. 


What's Motivating Me This Week?
The challenge

What's Puzzling Me This Week?
Should I make another pair of 3/4 leggings? The latest pair I have made are already feeling loose, I keep having to pull them up.

What's Bugging Me This Week?
That I have a whole box of Cadbury Creme Eggs in the fridge - very dangerous. C came home from work and said 'I have a present for you, but your going to hate me.' Once I realised what it was and got over the shock, I was like yelling because that is the most awesome present I have ever gotten from him - probably. Once I calmed down C was was saying that it was probably the worst thing he could have done since I'm trying so hard to lose weight.  I explained to him, that I'm not really doing this to lose weight, but to get fitter. That gave me a bit of a reality check - because haven't I been fussing over the fact that I haven't been getting slimmer? In reality I feel so good and strong at the moment, even though I still look so flabby.
  


What's Encouraging Me This Week? 
Remembering that this is about me feeling healthy not about me looking slim.


What's the Plan?
Everyday I will complete the 'Shape Up - Front' video. Tuesday and Thrusday I will also do 'Walk Away the Pounds' 2 mile walk with my own music.

Photo time again

I didn't intentionally want to look like Spiderman this morning.

Ugh! See what I mean about not changing?

Week 16

What's Motivating Me This Week?

My arms are feeling strong; when I curl my bicep I have a buldge. 


What's Puzzling Me This Week?



 Should I buy some proper dance cardio shoe things? My shoes are still very grippy.


What's Bugging Me This Week?

I still don't look like I'm losing weight.  My pants are looser, I'm feeling fitter. I just don't think I'm changing much.




What's Encouraging Me This Week? 


Next week I begin my Easter holidays - two weeks of no work. Time for a challenge? I'm ready.



What's the Plan?
Zumba stops over the holidays, so this Tuesday is the last for a while.  This week I'm changing Tracey Anderson's workout - I'm getting a little bored. But I really enjoyed the kickboxing from Sparkpeople, so I have included more kickboxing - but amped up. Oh goodness I hope I do okay.


Testing out 30 day shred for my up and coming holiday.

Feeling blah

It's quickly getting close to our school holidays, and I am feeling it.  Very lackluster at the moment.

"No! I don't want to get out of bed."

It has also been rainy, drizzly and grey here. I love this weather, but all I want to do is curl up on the couch and watch X Files and read books. This weather also means that we have no hot water - cold showers!!! Our hot water come purely from the sun, which is pretty cool and green to say, until you go for a few days with only cold water.

As I write this I am getting ready for Zumba class, totally blase' about it.  I'm sure once I get there and start, I won't regret it though.

Today a student gave me a survey about health which he was doing for an assignment.  I did feel pretty good when I wrote that I do 2-3 hours of exercise a week!

My students know that I have a pretty awesome (some may say stupid, some may say wicked, some may say sick) sense of humour, so my classes are usually fun and the students are comfortable with me.  This has a point...

One of the things that I would love to do as I get 'thinner' is tuck my shirt in.  I don't normally do it because I'm too self concious of my fat belly, but I though I would give it a try today. 

I shouldn't have.

One of my students said,'Hey miss, what with the pants being up so high.'
My reply, 'What do you mean?' Mock horror!
'You are so unfashionable.'
'Huh, just goes to show you. What fashion magazines do you read?' At this point another students pulls his shorts up high and stands beside me.  I finally cracked up,
'Don't do that L*****n (name of student withheld), you'll get nappy rash around your ears!' Luffs all round. 

So I guess I won't be tucking my shirt into those pants again.

MIA - sorry!

What's Motivating Me This Week?
Something pretty amazing happened on Friday. 

I tried on a dress that I made before the Christmas holidays,,, it was too big!  I had to then figure out what else I could wear and we ended up being half an hour late for a dinner party.

I was told that I have lovely legs, by another woman.

All that walking must be paying off.


What's Puzzling Me This Week?
My interest in food has just slumped lately.  I'm not interested in cooking meals etc and instead want to eat chips.  Thought I would try to change that today so I put a corned beef in the crockpot for dinner and made an awesome brunch of scramble eggs with feta cheese, low fat ham, mushrooms and multigrain buns.

What's Bugging Me This Week?
I hurt my knee this week, so my whole plan was wiped out. Only went to one Zumba and did a little gentle bike riding.  I moved the exercise bike from the office into the lounge room so that I could watch X Files while I rode :)

This week I've been feeling really down. As well as hurting my knee, I've had a few sleepless nights stressing about work, work itself has been pretty dissapointing. My husband has been working extra hard, infact he is at work now.  I'll stop now before my list gets huge and overwhelming. I'm thinking about taking up painting again. 


What's Encouraging Me This Week? 
Since last week didn't eventuate - I'll just repeat it!


Bring it on!!!