Work out

I found a work out in my Woman's Day magazine. It says it will target your trouble spots, so I tried it yesterday and boy, today I sure feel my trouble spots. It feels good to get toned and feel in shape. I haven't been super constant at a specific routine, but I have been constant at making sure I get SOME exercise in for the day.

I do squats while loading the washer and dryer, I do lunges while picking up toys, I do a few crunches or pushups when I have a few min to burn (pun intended). I have also kept tapping and that seems, if nothing else, to keep me motivated. I want to figure out a way to get in more cardio. That seems the hardest to fit into the schedule. I think with the kids school ending this week it will help. I plan on bike rides, walks, and hikes and lots of them. It is swimsuit season (if the weather ever wants to cooperate) and I am feeling better than I was a few months ago about getting into one. Summer for me is way easier to stay in shape than winter. It's just something about those dang winter blues. I really want to keep something going even into fall and winter so I don't get that "winter bulge"

The Gym

I went with Todd to the gym today. I haven't been in months. Nothings changed. LOL. It was the same old (or young) body builder tuff guys working out and checking themselves out in the mirrors. I am sure the mirrors have a propose...I let you know when I find out.

It did feel good to do a whole body work out though. I am sure tomorrow I not be able to feel my arms, but one last push before we head to Vegas for our anniversary.

Hurray!

I went to the store today and I thought that maybe I had dropped 2 sizes but then realized I dropped three!

I am so happy, I haven't been this size in years. It feels good. I want to stay healthy and keep up with the "tapping" stuff so that I can always feel my best and keep the weight off. I also want to look and feel my best for a few events that we have coming up!

Workout

I have worked out using the ball or a 10 min "boot camp" for the past week and it feels really good. I have been doing pretty good about wanting to exercise everyday and the days I haven't really wanted to I do any way. Later that day I feel glad that I did. I didn't all weekend and I felt like I should have.

Todd is trying to wake up at 5:30 to go workout at the gym. He says he doesn't have any motivation to go by himself in the mornings, and I just don't have any at all to go that early. Maybe during the summer if we can go even 1/2 hour later I would probably be ok with that. The kids will be done with school so if I need I can come home and take a nap. So we'll see.

I have also looked into something called Energy Freedom Technique (EFT) and I like it so far. It a series of "tapping" and basically positive affirmations that help you change your energy for the better. Your body listens to what you tell it and your "energy" changes for the better. It's kind of weird and I am not fanatical about it, but I figure that thinking positive will help on any level. So I am giving it a try. My mom-in-law and Sis-in-law go to a family class once a week, but I drive to Provo so often I don't want to do it more than I need so I have been attempting it on my own. It probably would go a little better if I had the support, but oh-well. Something is better than nothing.

Results again...

So this time I didn't loose nearly as much weight. In fact I only lost about 7 lbs this time around 9 if you count my lowest weight and not my final weight. But I lost WAY more inches. This time I felt myself really slimming, not just loosing fat. Which is Ok both ways.

So totals this time are

11 1/4 inches- total

7.5 lbs- total

Not too shabby. I would recommend this diet to anyone, but it takes a TON of self control. I managed to keep that self control really good the first time, not so good this time around.

My future goal is to keep working out doing my ball exercise alternating with other things that I feel like...lol. What I mean is I don't have a specific routine, but I want to do SOMETHING everyday so that I feel like I keep up the slimming and the toning.

humm...

I think I am at the same point I was the last time we did this diet. Right around the end it's like my weight refused to cooperate. It really hasn't changed much from yesterday when I weighed. I usually can at least get 1/2 lb but I just can't seem to loose any. I was even REALLY good yesterday. I wonder if after a couple weeks my body says no more! I don't know.

My mom-in-law has a book that she has been trying out and I call it the Belly Fat book, I am not sure what the exact name is, but it is centered around foods that are supposed to be the cause of belly fat and how to avoid them. We copied a few recipes down from it and want to incorporate a lot of its theories into our regular, every day, diet. I still want to be good about maintaining after.

I think I will let my self run out the next couple of days and be done. I feel good about how far I've come. I hit the 20 lb mark, I fit into my thin jeans, and I think if I am aware of what I am eating and watch my portion control I can keep it off.

I have my 10 year reunion in July and I want to feel my best at that time, so that's my motivation to keep going and keep the weight off. I DO NOT want to be a yo-yo dieter.

maintaining again...

It's getting a little frustrating that I keep maintaining my weight. BUT, I haven't exactly followed to the T what I should be eating. With all of the celebrations and such it's hard not eat a little more than allowed.

On the good note though, I have been consistent at loosing inches. My pants and shirts fit a little better every day. It still keeps me motivated. This is our last week and I found my weights from the storage unit so I am going to exercise regularly for this whole week and beyond. We also figured out how to run netflix through our Wii so I think I will be able to lookup work out videos and play them on our TV and have a variety that way.

I still want to keep toning, now that I feel a lot better about the way I look, and get things a little more in place. A another good motivator is new summer clothes! I don't have much that fits properly so new shorts will be awesome!