Think Thin Thursdays (er Friday) Week 5

I will admit that I was kind of a slacker this week. I really didn't exercise and was doing more snacking than I have been lately. That said, I did try to keep an eye on the portion sizes and keep up with the water....

The bad news- I would say I did not meet my goals for the week because of said slacking.

The good news- I didn't gain any weight despite my bad behavior. In fact... the scale is down a bit- like .3 lbs. Not much, but I will take what I can get.

I hope to have a better week this week. I would like to lose at least 1 lb. I have started doing some reasearch about Maui for our honeymoon and am realizing even more that I don't want to carry all of this extra weight around Hawaii! I have a goal in mind for the wedding/honeymoon and it is going to take some work to get there. I think I am going to see if my workout buddy is ready to start up with our evening workouts again. I think they will make a huge difference!

Another 1.5 down

So I got off track for a few weeks, but seem to be back on it now. I have been making a real effort to work out every day after work- even last night when I had totally talked myself out of working out and skipped doing the 30 day shred before I left work, I dragged my sorry ass onto the Wii Fit when I got home. After my 30 minute workout the thing told me that I had lost 1.5 pounds and that my Wii Fit age was 28! Woo Hoo!

I think tonight Katrina and I are graduating ourselves to level 2 of the 30 day shred. That should be interesting LOL. Hopefully I can still walk tomorrow!

The 30 day shred continues

Well, I'm not exactly doing the workout every day, but I have been trying to do it at least several times a day. And, I finally made use of the really excellent gym facility that is available at work. They have an aerobics studio there where they hold some group classes during the day. I'm not really one to work out at lunch (who wants to return to work all sweaty, and no way I have time for a full workout, shower, then get ready for work again all at lunch time.)

Anyway, I found out that they don't mind if you use the studio when its not in use to do your own DVD's and such. And, I found a workout buddy! So, the other day we both stayed after work and first studied for the dreaded CMA Exam we both signed up for and then went down and took worked out... our as Katrina put it, got our asses kicked.

Either way, it felt pretty good!

My goal is to do the same each day next week after work.

The 30 Day Shred

The 30 day Shred is this exercise video I have been hearing good things about from all of the girls on theknot.com. I ordered it a few months ago, but true to form, never even got it out of the case. Well, with the success I have been having with the Wii Fit, I am feeling pretty motivated. I realize that I would like to lose some weight before the wedding, even if it means needing to pay for alterations to my dress, which fit perfectly when I bought it last month.

Anywho, to that end, I did the level 1 workout tonight. The Shred is organized into different levels- you progress as you feel you can. You are supposed to do it every day for 30 days and can lose up to 20 lbs, or so the case says.

Well, level 1 kicked my ass. I am a sweaty mess right now, but I couldn't feel better! It was very difficult, not gonna lie about that. I am very out of shape, which sucks. However, there is only 1 way to change that, and only 1 person who can do it. Me. And thats exactly what I am going to do.

Another 1.3 lbs....

BITES THE DUST!

This is kinda fun :)

Wii Fit is definitely helping me stay motivated to exercise. Its nice to know that I can just come home and do it. Part of why the whole health club thing never works for me is that I have to physically go there, change, etc, etc, etc. By the time its done there is like 2 plus hours down the drain. Here I can do it right in my living room under careful professional supervison. Plus, Josh uses it to, so we have a healthy competition going for who is better at what. So far he is kicking my ass at anything having to do with coordination LOL. I am kicking his ass at the yoga and aerobic type things like step aerobics. Good times :)

Wii Fit seems to be working!

Well, since we got our Wii Fit I have lost 5 lbs! And, apparantly my balance has improved as well. As you may recall, the first time I Wii Fitted, the damn thing told me I was 54 in Wii Fit years. Since then, I have been doing much better! While I still have not reached my actual age, I am now right round 33. I can live with that :)

Wii Fit

So, we got a Wii about a month ago and last night finally got a Wii. Its really fun- we messed around with the one my brother has this weekend. We decided we liked it, so went to 3 different Walmart's last night in search of one. Finally found one at the last Walmart in between here and my parents place. YAY.

So anyway, when you first WiiFit, you do this body test thing. Basically it weighs you and then makes you do some balance tests and then presents you with your Wii age. Any takers on my Wii age?!? 54! WTF?!? 54?!? Ok. So, I have zero balance and even less coordination. Thats why it is so high. But whatever. My new personal goal is to kick WiiFit's ass and make it tell me my real age. On the plus side, I did some Yoga with it and it is actually pretty cool. Told me that I have excellent flexibility and am a Yoga Master. At least its something!