3/19/09 - "Just Do it!"

I'm tired of all my excuses, ....too tire, my knee hurts, blah blah blah. Its time to JUST DO IT! Just get my butt to the gym and exercise. That is how I lost 70 lbs the first year, EXERCISE!

So - last night, I had me a good dinner, turkey and 1/2 cup of stuffing (not so good - but only ate a little), and some green beans. I waiting for about an hour, and then got ready and headed to the gym. I only did about 35 min on the elliptical,

As I was doing the elliptical I concentrated on how great I feel when I exercise, it really makes me feel and look good. So why do I blow it off? Anyhow, thats when I decided, no more, no more excuses, its time to just do it!

Today, at 10, went down to our gym at work and did 15 min on the elliptical, just to get my matabolism going. I'm going to do it again at 3. Then tonight, going to an abs, abs, abs class at 6:15 to 6:30, doing ZUMBA class at 6:30 to 7:30. Its time to fake it until I make it. No more excuses. I want to reach my goal - by gawd, I am going to reach my goal. Its time to dig down deep and pull that determination out!

Menu today

Bfast

1 cup of fiber one ceral with 1 cup of skim milk

1/2 cup of diced peaches on my ceral

3/4 cup of protein shake - 10:30ish

Lunch

tossed salad with turkey chopped up, salsa for dressing

Snack - later in afternoon - 1 apple

Dinner

1 chicken taco filled with mixed greens - no cheese

Exercise

1. 10 am - 15 min on elliptical

2. 3pm - 15 min on elliptical

3. 6:15 pm - abs class

4. 6:30 pm - Zumba class - latin dance aerobics.

5 - Maybe some lower body strength training, not sure if I can do with all the other cardio......we'll see.

great for you, I need to get to the gym! but i have been dancing with my 5 yr old son....we play on the Wii Dancing with the Stars. Tell me about the Zumba dance? is it hard to do?? I was never so good with steps. Patti

Patti - good for you with the dancing with your son. That sounds like fun exercise! Zumba is a little faced paced and I feel like a clown at times because most of the ladies know all steps, but I really don't care. I'm moving and sweating and having fun, so I like it. I really don't care that I can't do it exactly like some of the ladies who have the move down - they also have the flat bellies and can really move the hips like your supposed to, lol. But hey, the point is I'm moving even if I do look a little akward at times.

Its not hard, its just a little fast when your trying to learn the movements, but it is fun.