Wedding Workout

With a wedding coming up this year, I decided to hunt the Internet for wedding-themed workout DVD’s.  I was surprised that there weren’t that many. I figured this was a huge market, with women always wanting to lose weight before a wedding, and that there would page after page of wedding workout results, all with giggle-worthy titles, but I only found a few DVD’s.

I found a used copy of one on eBay for next to nothing, so tonight’s workout will be:

I have no idea if it’s a good workout or just a lot of cheesy workout comments, but I liked the idea of just having this around to give me a prod to remember my goals and get moving.  I’ll give you a complete review tomorrow so you know if you have to storm the Internet and demand a copy of your own 🙂

Hip Hop Abs Injury

I didn’t want to work out last night, but I knew that one more skipped workout would turn into two, then three, then a few months or more.  I’ve already done this to myself long enough.  Time to suck it up and exercise.

I haven’t done my Hip Hop Abs workout in so long, I nearly forgot I had the DVD.  I thought it would be fun, so I gave it a whirl.  It was actually almost fun here and there.(Almost.)

Later I noticed that my left shoulder felt sore.  It still hurts today.  All I can think is that I hurt it doing some of the dance moves in Hip Hop Abs, probably Press the Floor, since I got into that one.  Good lord, how crazy out of shape am I when I injure myself doing Hip Hop Abs?

Embarrassing injury aside, I am proud of myself for working out when I didn’t want to.  I know that for a while, I will have to force myself to exercise, and that I absolutely, positively won’t want to do it.  It will be a while before I am in better shape and have an easier time exercising. But that time will never come if I don’t make myself do the workouts now.

I Will Reach My Goal This Year!

I’ve said I was starting over before.  Many times.  I won’t pretend I haven’t failed at this several times, so many times I can’t even count.  I’d like to leap around with sparklers and fireworks and cheer and rave about how this time is going to be different, but I’ve done it too many times already.

Does that mean I’m giving up? Hell no.

Over the last two weeks since my last post, I’ve wrestled and struggled about what I need to do differently to make sure I succeed this time.  I went half-insane, deciding I would switch to a paper food diary, searching online for the perfect one, hunting down the magical exercise DVD set that would get me moving again, even eyeballing loud and colorful workout pants to spark some motivation again.

There’s nothing wrong with treating myself to new workout pants or trying a new workout, but I realized I was looking for motivation in things, objects, props.  That isn’t going to work.  I remember when I reached my goal weight, so many years ago.  I was driven.  I desperately wanted to lose the weight.  I tracked everything.  Back then, it was on paper, because I hadn’t discovered MyFitnessPal yet, but it wasn’t the tool for tracking that made the difference, it was the fact that I did it, every day, no excuses.

My workouts were non-negotiable.  If I had something going on in the evening, I got up early and did my workout in the morning.  I didn’t skip exercise because I was tired, or because I had a bad day, or because I “deserved” a break.  I knew my workouts were crucial for my weight loss and muscle tone, so I did them.

Somewhere along the road, I slacked off and decided I could half-ass this and still expect results. Eight years later, I haven’t achieved those results, so obviously I was quite wrong.

If I don’t start making changes NOW, I will not reach my goal weight this year.  It is heartbreaking to imagine finishing yet another year without the victory and pride and satisfaction of hitting my goal weight.  I want to do this. I NEED to do this.

Maybe it just took me eight years to feel deep in my bones that I desperately want to lose this weight. Well, I’m there.  But words alone aren’t going to accomplish anything.

I resolve to logging my food.  I resolve to daily workouts (with rest days as needed, of course).  I resolve to weekly weigh-ins. I  resolve to blog more often to give and get the support so crucial to this journey.

I RESOLVE TO REACH MY GOAL WEIGHT THIS YEAR!

Two Days Down!

Two days into the new year, and I have two workouts logged, yippee!  I’ve gone back to putting a small star sticker on the calendar for each day that I work out.  My goal is to have a sticker on each day of January.

I weighed in on Saturday and ended the year with a 1.4 pound loss.  I have a long, long way to go, but I want to be proud of and celebrate each mini-victory like this along the way.

It’s time to do this.  It’s time to focus on me.  I want to, and need to, reach my weight loss and fitness goals this year.  I’ve denied myself so much time that I could have already been at my goal.

My wedding is coming up this year.  It’s a cliche to want to lose weight before the wedding, but I do! Why spend money on a dress if I don’t look my best in it?  I know the wedding is not about what I look like, but I still want to look good, and I want to look at our pictures later and know I worked hard to be healthy and fit.  I want to know that my health and happiness and my future with my fiance and stepkids were all worth it to me to push again and work hard to reach my goals.

Happy New Year!

Who doesn’t love penguins?

Goodness, three blog posts from me in three days!  What on earth is happening?  I guess I just feel the need to check in now that I’m trying so hard to get back on track.

Yesterday I made a list of small rewards for every 10 pounds that I lose.  I started with the smallest rewards, like a workout DVD, and will give myself bigger rewards, like a manicure at a salon, as I lose more weight. Nothing elaborate or silly expensive, just things I don’t typically buy for myself that I like the idea of earning and looking forward to along the way.

I have a long weekend coming up due to the holiday, and I plan to get some yard work done but also find time to get organized and get my mind into the game so I can hit the ground running on January 1st.

I know it’s trite to make New Year’s resolutions, but I am making one anyway.  My biggest goal for 2017 is to reach my goal weight before the end of summer.  In order to do that, I need to get into my routine again and stay consistent.  No more backpedaling, no more giving up.

Last night I did a Leslie Sansone walking DVD and walked for 3 miles.  My fiance can’t stand her. When he imitates her, he uses a nasal, high-pitched monotone and squawks, “Walk, walk, walk!”  Ha ha. Okay, she does say that a lot, but nothing beats her workouts when you want something gentle, low-impact, and simple to ease back into a workout routine.

Not sure how much I will be online over the weekend, so I will wish all of you a happy new year right now!  If you are like me and didn’t reach your goals in 2016, then now is the time to drop those regrets and baggage in the trash and stroll into 2017 with your head held high, because no matter what the past held for us, we are going to accomplish a lot in this new year.  It’s a genuine new start.  Let’s make the most of it!

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