Let me just start this by saying, "I know, I know BABYSTEPS" and "start easy, and pace yourself". Yadda yadda yadda. So I am not *really* down on myself here. This is just some tongue-in-cheek ranting about my [complete lack of] fitness and oh so wonderful first day of my new especially-designed easy-mode exercise program.
So I made an exercise plan over the past 2 weeks while I had a cold and couldn't start it yet. I think the plan was pretty solid. Morning walk with the dogs daily like I do every day (20 minutes); then after work, another 20 minute walk, then stretching (I have a great sheet printed out with like 20 stretches that gets your whole body). 3 days a week, I would do free weight (5 pounds) and floor exercises; I had 20 exercises printed out and ready to go. The other 3 days I would use my awesome new "Bellydancing 101" DVD and start having some fun! 7th day would be rest and/or longer walk day with the pups. Sounds solid, right?
So today began day 1 of this new great plan, let me give you my one word review on the state of my fitness: PATHETIC and maybe also LAUGHABLE.
This is what I managed to accomplish: Both walks, that's easy. Broke out into an frakkin' sweat just doing the stretches. I was hoping to do 1 set of 10 reps on each of the 20 exercises. I got through 10 exercises people. TEN. I couldn't even do 10 reps on all of them! I could only do 5 push ups, and a couple of the upper arm exercises just killed me. If hubby wasn't helping me keep form, I would have failed miserably on the forearm exercises too. My muscles were twitching. I was giggling like a loon at the seeming futility of the whole thing.
And so, I am back trackign a baby step.
New plan: 2 walks a day. 3 days a week, upper body free weight exercises (all 10 of them, yep). 3 days a week lower body floor exercise (the other 10). 7th day Bellydancing maybe, prolly just settle for the longer walks for now.
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Friday, June 4, 2010
Tuesday, June 1, 2010
Exercise? It's time.
What a nice surprise to have a big week! Of course, I will still under par for the month as a whole - but again, still ahead of the game with a 10 pound loss!
I felt so good about the weight loss that I did what I told myself I wouldn't do - I went clothes shopping, at Old Navy no less. Not only did I fit into their shirts and skirts and sundresses, I don't even wear the largest size. WHAT?!! SO awesome. I almost started crying as I was trying on the clothes from a normy store :) Their jeans are a joke though. I couldn't even get the 20s over my thighs. Maybe it is my thighs that are the joke... I also cleaned out my closet further. I have 2 big bags to take to the Good Will, plus a couple of coats. That is one thing I still need to go get - new sweaters and jackets. I am swimming in all of my old warm gear.
I had a dream this weekend (the second time I had the same dream actually) that when I visited my family, they saw no difference in weight loss and didn't mention it. It was really a stressful and sad dream. I guess I am more pumped then I thought about my grand unveiling in August to a group of people that don't even know I am "dieting".
I caught myself driving with my foot up on the seat in front of me yesterday. That is the way I always used to drive cos it is comfy. I don't know when I stopped doing that - I guess why my tummy got too big to allow room to do that. But it was natural and comfortable when I did it this weekend.
I am gearing up for increasing my exercise. I've already increased my morning walks. I am adding afternoon walks (same length) which hubby has agreed to come on with me which will be my warm-up. Then stretching - I have a nice sheet printed out which has about 15 stretches to do. I bought 5 pound free weights, and have picked 15 or so exercise to do which will be my routine 3 days a week. On the other 3 days, I bought a belly dancing DVD to start doing. And then 1 day of rest / free choice (maybe longer walks for the doggies) As soon as this damn cold is over, that is. Nine days and counting. Lame.
So why Belly dancing? I don't know how I found it - I think it was an accidental click on youtube - but OMG I am in LOOOOVE with belly dancing, and how sexy and gorgeous the moves are. And there is all this fusion belly dancing that is so amazing to watch. I know I will never be able to move like these women, but seriously, endeavoring to try looks like so much fun! Some links as examples: Sadie (traditional) Rachel Brice (tribal fusion) Another Brice Industrial-fusion I could watch these videos all day.
I felt so good about the weight loss that I did what I told myself I wouldn't do - I went clothes shopping, at Old Navy no less. Not only did I fit into their shirts and skirts and sundresses, I don't even wear the largest size. WHAT?!! SO awesome. I almost started crying as I was trying on the clothes from a normy store :) Their jeans are a joke though. I couldn't even get the 20s over my thighs. Maybe it is my thighs that are the joke... I also cleaned out my closet further. I have 2 big bags to take to the Good Will, plus a couple of coats. That is one thing I still need to go get - new sweaters and jackets. I am swimming in all of my old warm gear.
I had a dream this weekend (the second time I had the same dream actually) that when I visited my family, they saw no difference in weight loss and didn't mention it. It was really a stressful and sad dream. I guess I am more pumped then I thought about my grand unveiling in August to a group of people that don't even know I am "dieting".
I caught myself driving with my foot up on the seat in front of me yesterday. That is the way I always used to drive cos it is comfy. I don't know when I stopped doing that - I guess why my tummy got too big to allow room to do that. But it was natural and comfortable when I did it this weekend.
I am gearing up for increasing my exercise. I've already increased my morning walks. I am adding afternoon walks (same length) which hubby has agreed to come on with me which will be my warm-up. Then stretching - I have a nice sheet printed out which has about 15 stretches to do. I bought 5 pound free weights, and have picked 15 or so exercise to do which will be my routine 3 days a week. On the other 3 days, I bought a belly dancing DVD to start doing. And then 1 day of rest / free choice (maybe longer walks for the doggies) As soon as this damn cold is over, that is. Nine days and counting. Lame.
So why Belly dancing? I don't know how I found it - I think it was an accidental click on youtube - but OMG I am in LOOOOVE with belly dancing, and how sexy and gorgeous the moves are. And there is all this fusion belly dancing that is so amazing to watch. I know I will never be able to move like these women, but seriously, endeavoring to try looks like so much fun! Some links as examples: Sadie (traditional) Rachel Brice (tribal fusion) Another Brice Industrial-fusion I could watch these videos all day.
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