Lumpy Bumpy

I finally recieved a book yesterday I ordered on the Internet, Fit and Fabulous in Fifteen Minutes by Teresa Tapp.  Naturally, I could not read it fast enough overnight and dive into it first thing this morning.  I wanted to know how to be fit and fab, now!  This exercise program relies heavily on the proper form for it to work, luckily it came with a dvd!  I popped in the dvd and did it twice to meet the minimum of 30 minutes, but there is alot more work to be done on the proper techniques and perfecting form.  I am getting close to the half way point of the Julie/Nancy Project (182.5 days), and although I have lost pounds and a clothing size, I still feel lumpy, bumpy.  I can't wait to see the results of the T-Tapp workout...

The Results Are In....

Yesterday I did an 8x4=32.  This was an experiment on the 8 minute series of exercises.  Eight minutes each of abs, legs, buns and arms.  Today, I report on the results and I will give it a soreness rating.  For the 8min abs, I would report a soreness factor of 4 out of 10, with 1 being the least amount of soreness and a 10 being the worst or most soreness, so overall I would say thats pretty good, I expected to be a little more sore.  As for the rest of the 8 minute series, legs, buns, and arms, I am feeling no soreness at all!  I guess I have been whipped into shape by Leslie, Jillian and Bob!  Today, I did 8 minute abs again but then added a 3 mile Leslie Walk to it.  I am going to try to add the 8 minute abs in to my everyday exercise routine.

8x4=32

I feel like I am giving a math lesson!  Today I decided to try 8 minute abs, piece of cake...then I did 8 minute buns,... I think I will feel the outcome of that one tomorrow.  So, to finish out my 30 minute workout, I did 8 minute thighs and 8 minute arms.  The outcome of that exercise experiment will be revealed tomorrow!

5+5=10

Its hard for me to believe that I walked 10 miles this weekend.   I did 5 miles last night and 5 miles again tonight.  I liked having new music to listen to, it seemed like I had a whole new exercise dvd!  I put in a Leslie Sansone dvd and muted it, then I downloaded new workout music to my computer and played the music from there.  I loved having new music to listen to, music is so motivating for exercise!

Life IS Good~!

I had a nice relaxing Saturday, how about you?  I spent some time this morning trying to figue out where to find, on my computer, a music download I bought.  I finally found it by accident, isn't that the way it seems to always go!  Well, then I had to conquer (figure out) how to unzip it and move it to a certain place...as my 18 year old son would say,  "Mom, let me explain it to you this way,....there are technological natives and technological immigrants..."  Finally by 10 pm, I decided to play my new exercise music on Windows Media Player while I watch my walk dvd on the television, muted.  I did a five mile walk to new music!...life IS good!

TGIF

I have spent a whole week on my new work schedule.  Yes, thats right, they changed it yet again.  I believe this is the fourth change since I have been there a year and a half.  I now work Monday through Friday 12:30 pm until 9:00 pm.  There is always a plus side and a minus side to everything, well, except Heaven.  The plus side is from a work performance perspective, it has improved significantly, my manager is happy with my statistics and I get to workout in the morning!  I can get some minor cleaning done, throw in a load of laundry, drink my morning in slowly along with my coffee and I don't feel rushed out the door before the sun rises.  The minus side is I hardly get to see my family. My teenage son is left with out parent eyes, is he too old for a babysitter at 18?  and I never get to see my husband, but I am not too sure what is really different there.  He is gone alot helping the world out as he was born to do.  So, I say "TGIF" and my exercise is done for the day (Weight Loss Yoga) and may my weekend be long and luxurious...

Double Portion

I can definitely identify I have fallen into a routine.  This morning I climbed into my exercise clothes, donned my shoes and socks, popped in the dvd and started to walk.  Half way into my first mile it occured to me that today is Thursday!  Now, you are probably thinking...."ok"...right....but this had me thinking "why am I exercising now?, on Thursdays I have an evening Zumba class!"  At this point I could have stopped the walk dvd and gone on my merry way but, I thought.."what the heck, I have already started to sweat and I have allotted the time....so, I finished a 3 mile walk, AND went to Zumba tonight....hence, a double portion!