So, I *think* I'm at 174.8 today. I decided that once a week is not enough, so I'm going to weigh myself on Saturdays and Tuesdays or Wednesdays. I was actually down to 174.2 on Saturday, I was so proud! But today, back up .6 of a pound.
I'm going to have to make a conscious effort to do some serious exercising to break my next plateau or into the next tens (160's), because my headaches due to medication stuff have been horrendous lately, and when I have them I can't seem to stop eating, probably because every receptor in my body is blocked on my migraine meds, haha.
So, here begins the goal of 1. I will do 1 different thing every day, hopefully in addition to a 20-min-or-so walk for the dogs. And when I can't walk the dogs, AM Yoga it is (with scary ponytail guy).
- go to the gym, about 1 hr
- pilates dvd, 30 min
- yoga dvd, 30 min
- The Shred (gah!), 30 min I think
- karate class, 1 hr
Um, I think that's it...can't think of anything else right now. I may start doing the treadmill later in the season when it gets frio. I should really start it now, but it's just so boring in the basement - I'm going to have to see if I can turn the thing around, avoiding the beams on which I may hit my head if the ceiling is low enough, and somehow rig my laptop to sit on the dryer and ...do something. Bones reruns, anyone?
::keep working towards those pants, cat...you can do it!::
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My new morning activity
Mister Rodney Yee. I got a "yoga package" at Tar-jay the other day for 19.99 which included the yoga mat, one block, and yoga strap. Yoga strap = belt, basically. Rodney showed me how to use all of these wonderful gadgets on the DVD which was included with the kit. He's kind of scary.
Case in point. Who can do that and smile?
Anyway, day one with my morning yoga was pretty good. My DVD has three items on it, the AM Yoga, the explanation of the props, and maybe a prop workout. I can't remember because I only watched the first two so far.
It starts out with breathing and relaxation, moves onto yoga, and ends with some meditation. Very relaxing. It's somewhat distracting if you are under the mental age of 12 because Rodney's wearing a speedo-type thing. But I'm sure you, dear readers, don't have that problem.
I like free.
I was watching Tori & Dean last night (judge quietly) on Oxygen and when I turned the TV on this morning, Oxygen popped back up - with a yoga show! Yay for free yoga shows!
Until now, I had been checking out FitTV, which usually only has Gilad on early in the morning. Nothing against Gilad, he's a fine specimen, but I'm getting more interested in yoga for its calming/breathing/flexing benefits.
The Oxygen show is called Inhale, 6am Est/5am Cen
Here's the FitTV lineup (the only time I have in the morning is 6am to 730, so that's all I'm showing):
6:00am - Gilad's Bodies in Motion
6:30am - Total Body Sculpt with Gilad
7:00am - alternates between Core Max with Cathe Friedrich and hour-long workouts for chest & back, kick punch & crunch, legs & glutes, and muscle endurance.
Until now, I had been checking out FitTV, which usually only has Gilad on early in the morning. Nothing against Gilad, he's a fine specimen, but I'm getting more interested in yoga for its calming/breathing/flexing benefits.
The Oxygen show is called Inhale, 6am Est/5am Cen
Here's the FitTV lineup (the only time I have in the morning is 6am to 730, so that's all I'm showing):
6:00am - Gilad's Bodies in Motion
6:30am - Total Body Sculpt with Gilad
7:00am - alternates between Core Max with Cathe Friedrich and hour-long workouts for chest & back, kick punch & crunch, legs & glutes, and muscle endurance.
I work out... really, I do...
I figured I'd better do a post about the exercise I am currently getting and what I add to my routine, to keep track of what's working and what's not. I know, overeating is definitely not working.
In the mornings, I take my dogs on a walk - usually about 20 minutes, finished with lunges and/or calf raises in the backyard, then crunches and stretching inside. I'm gathering info on stretching, i.e. when, how, and why. I've heard conflicting things lately!
If it's raining, I'm going to start doing a dvd inside, either the yoga-pilates one or the pilates one I have from target. I may have to give the yoga-pilates one back to my friend though (in fact, I'm sure I have to!) so I will be in search of another yoga dvd soon.
After work (9-5, the usual), I have off on Mon-Wed-Fri, so I'll have to go to the gym at least one of those days. It usually takes me about an hour and 15 minutes total (10 min travel, 13 min warmup on the elliptical, weight training, stretching, 10 mins home).
There is also the occasional karate class - Tues and Thurs I work at a karate school so I normally stay for class. There are times that I just don't feel it though. So I'll have to do something to make up for this if I don't go during the week.
I also do one trip do the gym on the weekends, and most of my cleaning is done on the weekends so that adds to the calories-burned count.
I would like to start adding classes at the gym to my repertoire, especially yoga and pilates, since I really need to work on my flexibility and core strength. And breathing, apparently.
In the mornings, I take my dogs on a walk - usually about 20 minutes, finished with lunges and/or calf raises in the backyard, then crunches and stretching inside. I'm gathering info on stretching, i.e. when, how, and why. I've heard conflicting things lately!
If it's raining, I'm going to start doing a dvd inside, either the yoga-pilates one or the pilates one I have from target. I may have to give the yoga-pilates one back to my friend though (in fact, I'm sure I have to!) so I will be in search of another yoga dvd soon.
After work (9-5, the usual), I have off on Mon-Wed-Fri, so I'll have to go to the gym at least one of those days. It usually takes me about an hour and 15 minutes total (10 min travel, 13 min warmup on the elliptical, weight training, stretching, 10 mins home).
There is also the occasional karate class - Tues and Thurs I work at a karate school so I normally stay for class. There are times that I just don't feel it though. So I'll have to do something to make up for this if I don't go during the week.
I also do one trip do the gym on the weekends, and most of my cleaning is done on the weekends so that adds to the calories-burned count.
I would like to start adding classes at the gym to my repertoire, especially yoga and pilates, since I really need to work on my flexibility and core strength. And breathing, apparently.
