OK, yes I am bragging and tooting my own horn. I went to a training this weekend for Zumba Toning. It's pretty intense. 8 hours of working out, which admittedly doesn't always feel like your "working" out and other times its like can we stop now? included with class time and thinking. by hour 7 my feet hurt, too much impact for them, and my knee hurt, where I have small tear in a ligament. They are both still kind of sore, especially my knee. I wear a brace during workouts to help protect and remind me to be careful. I took it off half way because it got sweaty and hot... dumb dumb dumb...all I can say. 3 days later, its' still nagging me.
So wearing the body media device you get a pretty good idea of what your doing. I had just short of 4000 calories burned that day. Isn't that awesome? BUT the best part, is I weighed this morning, and I'm at my lowest weight in 4 1/2 years. Woot woot! I'm so excited. I finally broke through a plateau I've been stuck at, gaining and losing but never going below that one number. Yippee yes I said it, Yippee!
Showing posts with label weight loss. Show all posts
Showing posts with label weight loss. Show all posts
Tuesday, December 13, 2011
Tuesday, December 6, 2011
Its December!
Oh its December and so much is happening. First I've got a new job with the sno-valley Ymca teaching Zumba gold to start, and hopefully a bit more as time goes by and we see how the Y develops. I am so excited to have this opportunity to work in the Y and with the community.
Second on my list is that my daughter will be home for Christmas from London England. She'll be back the 19th hopefully barring weather etc. It's a long flight but so excited for her return.
Third - I've recently started taking HoT Yoga. I didn't think I would like it, didn't think I could stand the heat mostly. I'm not up the whole time that's for sure, BUT and this is big, I LOVE the way I feel when the class is over. The toxins just feel like they melt out of you. I think knowing that its only going to be 60 minutes help. My first class was 90 minutes and I laid on the floor probably 40 of those trying to adjust, when I would get light headed in the standing poses. I want my hubs and daughter to go with me for this. I'm determined to get him to a zumba class one of these days as well.
Fourth, I'm taking a Zumba Toning Training this coming Saturday. I'm so jazzed. I love working with weights. That's how I damaged my shoulder 4 years ago lifting 160lbs but it doesn't change things I still love the feel of holding weights, and the burn you get. I look forward to taking this training and then being able to take the Gold toning training. I already do light weight circuit type training with my a couple of my gals, so this will be more fun for them! Hurray!!
Fifth, I had this big realization today as I was carrying cat litter in. The boxes weigh 25 lbs each. I had two, one in each hand. As I was carrying them and feeling how much they weighed me down, it came to me that this is the amount of weight the doctor told me I needed to lose this year, by mid April- was the goal he set. I need to work harder at this that's for sure. I still have 40 of those to go. I had an excuse at not being able to do much while i was so severely anemic, but I no longer am(fingers crossed). It's not that I don't exercise I do, I do Zumba almost everyday, and now have started the yoga, which isn't so much for weight loss as more of a mind body connection. but I need to actual monitor my food intake better. I eat a ton of veggies and salad, and I use lemon juice for dressing not a fat laden dressing. But I'm not careful about making sure I eat regularly or get enough calories which can make just as many problems as eating too many. So now is the time to work on that before the new year actually.
Do any of you follow weight watchers? I got a notice their points plus program has new changes. I guess they are still ironing out the program with the changes. my actual favorite plan was the one they did that included the quick start program about 14 years ago. I wish to this day I still had that yellow quick start book. I lost 40 pounds doing that particular program, and wish I could go back to that program. I don't know where that book is, but I know I had it when I moved to this house. The hunt is on, if it worked once it can work again.
Alright then , I know how busy the holidays get, between shopping, visiting , and cooking too much.
Second on my list is that my daughter will be home for Christmas from London England. She'll be back the 19th hopefully barring weather etc. It's a long flight but so excited for her return.
Third - I've recently started taking HoT Yoga. I didn't think I would like it, didn't think I could stand the heat mostly. I'm not up the whole time that's for sure, BUT and this is big, I LOVE the way I feel when the class is over. The toxins just feel like they melt out of you. I think knowing that its only going to be 60 minutes help. My first class was 90 minutes and I laid on the floor probably 40 of those trying to adjust, when I would get light headed in the standing poses. I want my hubs and daughter to go with me for this. I'm determined to get him to a zumba class one of these days as well.
Fourth, I'm taking a Zumba Toning Training this coming Saturday. I'm so jazzed. I love working with weights. That's how I damaged my shoulder 4 years ago lifting 160lbs but it doesn't change things I still love the feel of holding weights, and the burn you get. I look forward to taking this training and then being able to take the Gold toning training. I already do light weight circuit type training with my a couple of my gals, so this will be more fun for them! Hurray!!
Fifth, I had this big realization today as I was carrying cat litter in. The boxes weigh 25 lbs each. I had two, one in each hand. As I was carrying them and feeling how much they weighed me down, it came to me that this is the amount of weight the doctor told me I needed to lose this year, by mid April- was the goal he set. I need to work harder at this that's for sure. I still have 40 of those to go. I had an excuse at not being able to do much while i was so severely anemic, but I no longer am(fingers crossed). It's not that I don't exercise I do, I do Zumba almost everyday, and now have started the yoga, which isn't so much for weight loss as more of a mind body connection. but I need to actual monitor my food intake better. I eat a ton of veggies and salad, and I use lemon juice for dressing not a fat laden dressing. But I'm not careful about making sure I eat regularly or get enough calories which can make just as many problems as eating too many. So now is the time to work on that before the new year actually.
Do any of you follow weight watchers? I got a notice their points plus program has new changes. I guess they are still ironing out the program with the changes. my actual favorite plan was the one they did that included the quick start program about 14 years ago. I wish to this day I still had that yellow quick start book. I lost 40 pounds doing that particular program, and wish I could go back to that program. I don't know where that book is, but I know I had it when I moved to this house. The hunt is on, if it worked once it can work again.
Alright then , I know how busy the holidays get, between shopping, visiting , and cooking too much.
Monday, August 8, 2011
Nothing happens unless you keep trying.
Searching blog land I ran into this blog called " This is not a diet" and this was a post in last month. http://thisisnotadiet-itsmylife.com/2011/07/16/12-things-i-did-to-lose-125-pounds/
She made this large post and I pulled just a small section of it out to share with you. But by all means go read the whole post- She listed 125 things she did to lose 125 pounds. There are many significant things in here but today these hit me the strongest because I know at times I and many that I know as well tend to do these things that she stopped doing to be successful. As a fitness professional I am always trying to boost the confidence of others, encourage them to work hard, and follow a healthy eating style. But the focus here in the section I've copied here is that she was kind and gentle to herself. She learned to like her self and accept her body instead of spending her time chastising herself and making herself miserable. I am amazed at what people will call themselves when they are overweight or unsuccessful on some part of the journey. She found ways to account to herself her changes. You can't lose weight or get healthy habits for anyone but yourself. You may be inspired to do it because of someone special in your life- child, significant either or parent, but the reality is you have to do it for yourself. And most important is that it doesn't happen all at once. You may gain while attending the gym, and changing habits but you've started something new and you're going to have ups and downs.
Excerpt from "This is not a diet" site listed above.
She made this large post and I pulled just a small section of it out to share with you. But by all means go read the whole post- She listed 125 things she did to lose 125 pounds. There are many significant things in here but today these hit me the strongest because I know at times I and many that I know as well tend to do these things that she stopped doing to be successful. As a fitness professional I am always trying to boost the confidence of others, encourage them to work hard, and follow a healthy eating style. But the focus here in the section I've copied here is that she was kind and gentle to herself. She learned to like her self and accept her body instead of spending her time chastising herself and making herself miserable. I am amazed at what people will call themselves when they are overweight or unsuccessful on some part of the journey. She found ways to account to herself her changes. You can't lose weight or get healthy habits for anyone but yourself. You may be inspired to do it because of someone special in your life- child, significant either or parent, but the reality is you have to do it for yourself. And most important is that it doesn't happen all at once. You may gain while attending the gym, and changing habits but you've started something new and you're going to have ups and downs.
Excerpt from "This is not a diet" site listed above.
- Said nice things to myself in the mirror
- Stopped berating myself
- Listened to my body
- Did it for me and for my health and nobody else
- Told myself I deserve to be healthy and happy
- Ate when I was hungry, stopped when I was full
- Weighed myself regularly
- Learned to accept weight fluctuations
- Took measurements
- Rewarded myself with new clothes, bargain shopping at each new size
- Focused on quality of food, not quantity
- Reached for the smallest slice of pizza instead of the biggest
- Portioned out snacks then put the package away instead of eating out of the box or bag
- Stopped blaming other people and circumstances for my own choices
- Put my foot down at work for my gym time and made it non-negotiable
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