Heart Day

Happy Heart Day!  Today is Valentines Day, a day to say, "I love you" with more than words.  My husband and I tell each other everyday as I am leaving for work, in some ways its endearing and wonderful, and in some ways it has become a routine.  I am glad we say it to each other, because if something happened to either one of us we would know how the other felt about them.  Today it is especially important to show others with more than just our "routine I love yous'".  We went out to breakfast and had a nice "couples time" over coffee and french toast,... and discussed our kids, well, one in particular, who is having his first ever REAL Valentines day with a girlfriend.  I think he learned it was an expensive day...dinner, movie, roses, Hallmark card, and a heart shaped giant chocolate cookie that he made....ah, young love, it was very sweet to watch him get nervous and ask a boat load of questions as he shopped for all the components.  I hope he never lets the magical feeling of love fade away.  To improve my heart today I did a 50 minute stationary bike ride while I watched the start of Amazing Race, I love that show...

I Can't Believe....

I found myself with a new exercise dvd again today.  Before I knew it I was pulling out my Barnes and Noble Membership, my 15% off sticker and my credit card.  I really had trouble choosing between several titles and decided I need only to purchase them if I have discount stickers.  I chose Mari Windsor Pilates for Pink Core Challenge.  It has 4 ten minute express routines for all body parts.  I did the whole workout and I 'll let you know tomorrow if I am sorry for that decision!.... "I can't believe I did the whoooole thing..."

Scattered Thoughts

I have had some scattered thoughts lately.  I am getting near the halfway point of 182.5 days and my mind is asking questions and searching for answers.  Some of those thoughts have to do with 365 days and the project is complete and then?  Do I keep going? everyday? for how long?  I have hopes that I will be addicted to exercise and if I don't exercise I won't feel right.  Maybe I will be teaching a Zumba class in the far future, or become a Walk Leader.  Teach weight loss yoga, or a combination of all three!  Tonight I did a Leslie Sansone 3 mile walk dvd with a small pilates mat workout, I love working my core!

"I Like'em Chunky..."

I first heard this song at Zumba class one week ago and I loved it!  I started to wonder where it came from and then I watched the movie Madgascar  Escape 2 Africa, and the Hippo is singing it to his girlfriend.  I must admit to you I feel like I am swinging my "hippo-hips" during this song.  I had Zumba again tonight and it was just as sweaty dripping, heart pounding as the first night....and twice the fun.  I can't wait to download the songs and practice the moves at home...."I like-em chunky"....

Sweaty Yoga

I would never have thought that yoga would produce any sweat but, Biggest Loser's Weight Loss Yoga did!
I love the feel of the stretch of my muscles and I am on a quest to get to know each and every one of them by their first names.  I went to Barnes and Noble the other day to buy a medical anatomy coloring book for the bones, muscles and joints but, I ened up buying 3 new exercise dvd's instead, including the Biggest Loser Yoga dvd... The yoga dvd was great and I could see adding it into the repertoire each day.

I Won!

Remember back when you were a kid, and you and your best friend ran a race and you both got to the finish line and shouted "I win!" at the same time?  Then, you both had a verbal sparring match of  "I won!", "NO, I won!", "no I won!", "NO, I won!".  Well, I feel like a kid again, and it makes me giggle!   My friend Cindy started exercising yesterday and I am SO PROUD of her!  But I knew she would run right home from work today to exercise again, because she and her husband and some other friends and family come over on Tuesday nites for a Bible Study at 6:30 pm.  As she was leaving tonight she said, "Ha, Ha, now you have to exercise!", in her best little girl giggle.  I quickly replied, "Nah uh, I already did it!, in my best little bratty girl voice.  She turns around and says, "Well, I bet I did it first!",....  "OH YEAH!?, what time did you workout?" I snipped, "4:30" she gloated.....out came my best weapon against a friend....I stuck my tongue out at her!
PS. a mile walk warm up, and Jillians Shred level two and I bet I have worked out MORE DAYS than my friend Cindy....nee, ner, nee, ner

The Super Bowl of Workouts

I bought 3 new exercise dvds today!  The Biggest Loser Weight Loss Yoga, Leslie Sansone 3 mile Slim and Sleek Walk Plus Pilates, and the third dvd, 10 Minute Solutions Rapid Results Pilates.  I also had a massage today at 1:00 pm and I should have done the workout before I went for the massage.  Instead, I did my workout tonight after the Super Bowl.  I decided the Pilates would be the least counter productive to the massage.  I have an intense desire to workout my abs now and will search for any ab workout that will cause me to wake up the next day "ab sore".