Tip of the Week ~ Treat Yourself!

As you are on the path to reaching your fitness goals, stop along the way and treat yourself!  Whether it's to buy a new dress or some new shoes, do something for yourself that celebrates your accomplishments.  Just try to avoid food rewards as that can cause an unhealthy relationship with food.

Good luck and congratulations on YOUR accomplishments!

XOXO,

Workout 61 of 2011 (Cardio and abs/core)

Today I did 25 minutes on my elliptical while reading The Help.  If I read a good nook book, the time flies and today was no exception.  After completing my cardio I did several different ab/core moves incorporating my 2lb weights.

All it all, it was a great workout :).

XOXO,

60% done! Woo-hoo!

Today's workout was workout #60 of 100 meaning I'm 60% of the way to my goal!  YEA!!!!

After finishing my workout yesterday, I decided to investigate the free workout plan advertised at the end of yesterday's On-Demand video.  The plan goes with all seven 10 pound Slimdown workouts.  You can find the plan HERE, though On-Demand does not offer all of the workouts at this time.

Today I tried another 10 Pound Slimdown workout On-Demand.  This one was 10 Pound Slimdown: CORE, and I must say, the ab workout was TOUGH.  It was so tough that I had to do some modifications in order to complete it.  Despite it's difficulty, I will definitely do it again.  The trainer introduced some core moves that I had never done and I love learning new ways to work my abs!

After completing the 20 minute workout, I decided to try to do 10 minutes on the elliptical.  Likely because I had less than 24 hours of recovery between workouts, I was too fatigued to finish and stopped after 6 minutes.

XOXO,

Workout 59 of 2011 (AT&T U-Verse on-demand)

When I first saw that the workout I chose for today was only 26 minutes, I immediately planned to do 10 minutes on the elliptical after completing it.  Well, my workout kicked my butt so I do not feel the added 10 minutes on the elliptical is at all necessary.

So what did I choose?  I continued down the free On-Demand workouts for ExerciseTV (skipping the 10 minute Foam Roller video, seeing as how I don't have a foam roller) and completed the 10 Pound Slimdown: Totall Body Blast workout.  It had a brief warmup, 3 circuits using hand weights, and a brief cool down.  WOW, this is a GREAT workout for anyone who loves circuit training.  My heart rate was up pretty much the entire time.  I will definitely do this one again.

This workout is a part of 7 day workout plan.  From what I can tell, 4 of the 7 workouts are currently free On-Demand.  If I like them enough, I will consider purchasing the $17.99 DVD.  That's a pretty great deal for 7 20-minute workouts!

XOXO,

Monday's Motivator!

"Fall down seven times, get up eight." ~Chinese Proverb

Have a great week!

XOXO,

Tip of the Week ~ Eat WHENEVER you want!

Have you ever heard that you should have your big meal at lunch time and should not eat after 7pm because it's better for your metabolism and will prevent weight gain?

Well, that's totally NOT true!  The real deal is that it's all about what you put in and how much you exercise.  It does NOT matter when you put the calories in.  So stop stressing about WHEN you are going to eat.  Take that pressure off :).  If you want to save some calories for a bedtime snack, DO IT!  I sure do.

XOXO,

July 2011 Weigh-In

Today I weighed-in at 140.6.  Proud to say I'm staying right on track :).

XOXO,