Wednesday, 2/17/10
I did not start Week 2 off with a bang! Plans with Lisa got changed due to a back injury and her blind hanging project (which we're calling Blindgate 2010), so she did not end up coming over tonight. I came home an hour early thanks to an early meeting in Peoria, changed my clothes into workout clothes, and...proceeded NOT to work out. I am kind of annoyed with myself. This week has been off for both Nick and I because I didn't grocery shop and plan as much as usual on the weekend, so we've feeling like we're running blind when it comes to our meals and working out. Nick is taking a hiatus until Sunday, when he'll start back up again. I'm trying to power through (because, let's remember...I really want that Wii!). I'm still okay for the week, as long as I don't skip too many more days.
Thursday, February 18, 2010
Thursday, February 11, 2010
Wii Challenge -- Week 1 (2/10-2/16)
I'm going to post when I do my Zumba/30-Day Shred workouts here so that I can be more accountable for them and also so that I can keep track of them! I'll update this post as Week 1 goes on.
Wednesday, 2/10/10
I did the 30-Day Shred with Lisa before watching our DVRd episode of Lost and the next Glee episode. We've decided we'll do this every Wednesday and also on other days that we get together and watch stuff. We decide that Jillian Michaels and the other women on her dvd don't understand why chubby people hate jumping jacks (hint: there's a lot more stuff that bounces around uncomfortably when you're chubby). Damn you, jumping jacks, for pointing out my problem areas so violently. Damn you.
Thursday, 2/11/10
As of now (11:45 a.m.), I haven't done anything. This may be one of my non-workout days, as I have to leave our house by 7:00 a.m. to get to the chiropractor's office and work on time. If I get motivated, I may do the 30-Day Shred tonight, but I'm not going to count on it yet. If I don't get anything in today, I'm still okay for the week. Note: I did NOT do any Shredding today.
Friday, 2/12/10
Lisa and I made a plan to get together tonight to watch my newly-arrived New Kids on the Block video, Coming Home, that I got for my birthday. I know, we're reliving our 1990-era dreams, and we love it! We decided we'd do Jillian's Shred pre-NKOTB video, so I didn't get up and do the Shred in the morning. When the evening rolled around, I was really ready to just watch our NKOTB video and a Glee and call it a night, but Lisa arrived in her workout gear, so we did it! We were both really happy that we convinced ourselves to Shred!
Saturday, 2/13/10
Austin and I hit the Kid's Expo at the Interstate Center this morning, which was a lot of fun! On a whim, we decided we'd go down to Decatur to visit Mom for Valentine's Day. I took the dvd and my hand weights so that I could Shred at Mom's house and managed to get a pretty good workout in while Mom and Austin played. This week's stats so far: 3 workouts in 4 days, so I'm on target!
Side note: I looked online at the website where I got Mom's Wii a month ago for a GREAT DEAL and, at the beginning of this week, they still had some at the great price. Now there are no more, and Wiis seem to be hard to find! I hope in 3 1/2 weeks, the stocks have replenished!
Sunday, 2/14/10
Happy Valentine's Day! I did do my workout today, but I'm going to be honest here. I did 30+ minutes on Mom's Wii Fit instead of Shred. I still sweated, did some virtual bike riding and step aerobics, and I feel pretty good about my exercising today!
Monday, 2/15/10
Zumba, baby! Whew! Tonight's Zumba class kicked my butt, and I taught it, so I guess I kicked my OWN butt! It was a very sweaty hour of high intensity Zumba. That burned some serious calories, I just know it!
Tuesday, 2/16/10
I did Shred today while watching TV at night. I have to say, I kind of was half-assing it, though, so I'm not happy with the workout, but I am happy that I got up off of the couch and did something, anyway!
Overall, Week 1 was a success. I didn't get the intensity that I wanted each day, and I did substitute Wii Fit for the Shred on Sunday, but I'm happy with my increased workout regimen this week. To go from one day a week of activity to six days of activity is a big accomplishment for me. On to Week 2!
Wednesday, 2/10/10
I did the 30-Day Shred with Lisa before watching our DVRd episode of Lost and the next Glee episode. We've decided we'll do this every Wednesday and also on other days that we get together and watch stuff. We decide that Jillian Michaels and the other women on her dvd don't understand why chubby people hate jumping jacks (hint: there's a lot more stuff that bounces around uncomfortably when you're chubby). Damn you, jumping jacks, for pointing out my problem areas so violently. Damn you.
Thursday, 2/11/10
As of now (11:45 a.m.), I haven't done anything. This may be one of my non-workout days, as I have to leave our house by 7:00 a.m. to get to the chiropractor's office and work on time. If I get motivated, I may do the 30-Day Shred tonight, but I'm not going to count on it yet. If I don't get anything in today, I'm still okay for the week. Note: I did NOT do any Shredding today.
Friday, 2/12/10
Lisa and I made a plan to get together tonight to watch my newly-arrived New Kids on the Block video, Coming Home, that I got for my birthday. I know, we're reliving our 1990-era dreams, and we love it! We decided we'd do Jillian's Shred pre-NKOTB video, so I didn't get up and do the Shred in the morning. When the evening rolled around, I was really ready to just watch our NKOTB video and a Glee and call it a night, but Lisa arrived in her workout gear, so we did it! We were both really happy that we convinced ourselves to Shred!
Saturday, 2/13/10
Austin and I hit the Kid's Expo at the Interstate Center this morning, which was a lot of fun! On a whim, we decided we'd go down to Decatur to visit Mom for Valentine's Day. I took the dvd and my hand weights so that I could Shred at Mom's house and managed to get a pretty good workout in while Mom and Austin played. This week's stats so far: 3 workouts in 4 days, so I'm on target!
Side note: I looked online at the website where I got Mom's Wii a month ago for a GREAT DEAL and, at the beginning of this week, they still had some at the great price. Now there are no more, and Wiis seem to be hard to find! I hope in 3 1/2 weeks, the stocks have replenished!
Sunday, 2/14/10
Happy Valentine's Day! I did do my workout today, but I'm going to be honest here. I did 30+ minutes on Mom's Wii Fit instead of Shred. I still sweated, did some virtual bike riding and step aerobics, and I feel pretty good about my exercising today!
Monday, 2/15/10
Zumba, baby! Whew! Tonight's Zumba class kicked my butt, and I taught it, so I guess I kicked my OWN butt! It was a very sweaty hour of high intensity Zumba. That burned some serious calories, I just know it!
Tuesday, 2/16/10
I did Shred today while watching TV at night. I have to say, I kind of was half-assing it, though, so I'm not happy with the workout, but I am happy that I got up off of the couch and did something, anyway!
Overall, Week 1 was a success. I didn't get the intensity that I wanted each day, and I did substitute Wii Fit for the Shred on Sunday, but I'm happy with my increased workout regimen this week. To go from one day a week of activity to six days of activity is a big accomplishment for me. On to Week 2!
The Challenge
So I've decided that I really, really want a Wii and Wii Fit. Erin and Danny have one, Mom has one, and I think we need to have one, too. At first when they came out, I thought, "That looks fun, but we already have an Xbox 360 and a Playstation 2, so there's NO WAY we are also getting a Wii." I have kept this attitude up for a couple of years (or however long they've been in existence). I played Erin's Wii Fit once when I was at her old house and had fun and then we all played with Mom's a couple of weekends ago and again, I really liked it! Also, after Christmas, it seemed that EVERYONE on my Facebook friend list had gotten a Wii/Wii Fit and was playing it because I kept reading status update after status update about it. Still, I remained strong in my one-woman quest to not own 95% of the video game systems available on the market today.
I have, however, broken down. I really want a Wii!
I decided that even though I could just go out and buy one, I'm going to make myself earn it. Here's the challenge I posed to myself. Starting yesterday, 2/10/10, I will do Zumba once per week (at least) and do the Jillian Michaels 30-Day Shred dvd at least 5 times per week for the next 4 weeks. If I do this for 4 weeks, I can get a Wii. If not, my 4 weeks start over again and I can try again.
I'm pumped. I want that damn Wii.
I figure that this challenge has more than one benefit. If I'm able to do it successfully, I will not only get to buy the Wii, I will also have inevitably lost weight/toned up/become more healthy, which is the larger goal here. Also, by doing a much more regular exercise regimen, I will be in a habit of working out several times per week (instead of just the one that I do now!) which will result in my actually USING the Wii once I get it!
Here's to the next 4 weeks!
I have, however, broken down. I really want a Wii!
I decided that even though I could just go out and buy one, I'm going to make myself earn it. Here's the challenge I posed to myself. Starting yesterday, 2/10/10, I will do Zumba once per week (at least) and do the Jillian Michaels 30-Day Shred dvd at least 5 times per week for the next 4 weeks. If I do this for 4 weeks, I can get a Wii. If not, my 4 weeks start over again and I can try again.
I'm pumped. I want that damn Wii.
I figure that this challenge has more than one benefit. If I'm able to do it successfully, I will not only get to buy the Wii, I will also have inevitably lost weight/toned up/become more healthy, which is the larger goal here. Also, by doing a much more regular exercise regimen, I will be in a habit of working out several times per week (instead of just the one that I do now!) which will result in my actually USING the Wii once I get it!
Here's to the next 4 weeks!
Friday, February 5, 2010
What If I Posted Today?
I know, it would be some sort of miracle, huh? I know Erin is tired of seeing the "Weekend of Sick" title on her blog, so here's a new one!
I get too wrapped up in feeling like I have nothing funny or clever or interesting enough to post about, so what if I just posted anyway? I'm going to try to go with that for a while and see what happens.
We are now in the midst of a winter storm. It doesn't look too bad outside -- there's some snow and blowing, but nothing that looks like the apocalypse will be hitting today. However, Nick did say that it was pretty icy on his way home from work this morning. He came in and told me he was heading back out to salt the driveway because he had parked his truck at the top of our driveway, went out to put something in the mailbox, and noticed his truck sliding backwards down the driveway! Not a desired action! On a related note, I have to give Nick major props because he is good at keeping our driveway shoveled and salted! He usually tackles this job first thing in the morning when he comes home from work, which means we usually have one of the clearest driveways on the cul de sac!
Okay, now it's snowing harder...
I don't mind if we get a lot of snow for the weekend because we really don't have any weekend plans outside of the home. I really, REALLY need to clean and organize EVERYWHERE this weekend! I always have good intentions but they often fall flat, so I am going to try my hardest to make it happen this weekend. I really love the way I feel when my house is clean and organized, but often times the laziness takes over and I just don't get it there. I blame the fact that I work, teach Zumba, and have an almost-3-year-old (can you even beleive that?), but I know that if I really wanted to, I could get it done. I'm going to try to be more on it!
There will also need to be a trip to the grocery store this weekend for our continued "Let's be healthy!" lifestyle change. I'm proud to say that we have all done really well this week. Nick has done his P90X all week long and seems to like doing it (so far!). We have eaten pretty healthily this week, too, and I've done better with the meal planning and prepping ahead of time, so we're going to work on continuing this trend. Even Austin got into doing some yoga and pushups with Nick last nights, although he really kept thinking we were going to eat yogurt!
Here's to a great weekend ahead!
I get too wrapped up in feeling like I have nothing funny or clever or interesting enough to post about, so what if I just posted anyway? I'm going to try to go with that for a while and see what happens.
We are now in the midst of a winter storm. It doesn't look too bad outside -- there's some snow and blowing, but nothing that looks like the apocalypse will be hitting today. However, Nick did say that it was pretty icy on his way home from work this morning. He came in and told me he was heading back out to salt the driveway because he had parked his truck at the top of our driveway, went out to put something in the mailbox, and noticed his truck sliding backwards down the driveway! Not a desired action! On a related note, I have to give Nick major props because he is good at keeping our driveway shoveled and salted! He usually tackles this job first thing in the morning when he comes home from work, which means we usually have one of the clearest driveways on the cul de sac!
Okay, now it's snowing harder...
I don't mind if we get a lot of snow for the weekend because we really don't have any weekend plans outside of the home. I really, REALLY need to clean and organize EVERYWHERE this weekend! I always have good intentions but they often fall flat, so I am going to try my hardest to make it happen this weekend. I really love the way I feel when my house is clean and organized, but often times the laziness takes over and I just don't get it there. I blame the fact that I work, teach Zumba, and have an almost-3-year-old (can you even beleive that?), but I know that if I really wanted to, I could get it done. I'm going to try to be more on it!
There will also need to be a trip to the grocery store this weekend for our continued "Let's be healthy!" lifestyle change. I'm proud to say that we have all done really well this week. Nick has done his P90X all week long and seems to like doing it (so far!). We have eaten pretty healthily this week, too, and I've done better with the meal planning and prepping ahead of time, so we're going to work on continuing this trend. Even Austin got into doing some yoga and pushups with Nick last nights, although he really kept thinking we were going to eat yogurt!
Here's to a great weekend ahead!
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