Just a girl trying to make it to her goal

So today instead of running I chose to do some workout videos.  I tried out three that were OnDemand.

• Skinny Bitch Fitness
• Tae Bo
• Bunny Bootcamp

I have to admit, the first and third videos I was a little leary about.  And I had no reason to be.  All three videos made me break a sweat and were fun to do. Each video was about 20 minutes long so doing them back to back game me a 60 minute workout.  The Bunny Bootcamp, yes this took place at the Playboy Mansion with one of the Girls Next Door instructing, was surprisingly a butt kicker.  It focused on buns and abs and by the time the 20 minutes was up I had broken a sweat and was feeling challenged.  So I learned a valuable lesson, don’t balk when you see something that looks cheesy.  I probably will do the Bunny Bootcamp video again this weekend because it was quick and a little intense.

Wonder what I’ll try tomorrow?

Posted on March 5th, 2009 by photogirljen
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So after day one of my challenge here’s how I fared on my goals:

Calories: 1645 (sooo close…maybe too close)

Water: 8 glasses

Exercise: 40 minutes

That wasn’t bad, but I think I need to step it up a little if I really want to see a change on the scale next week.  So to step it up a little I’m going to go grab a liter of water and I plan on finishing it by noon.  Today I’m going to aim for 12 glasses of water instead of 8.  Ready…set…DRINK!

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Posted on March 3rd, 2009 by photogirljen
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So I didn’t have a chance to run outside today because there was snow.  So I decided to try out one of the Jillian Michaels videos on OnDemand.  Needless to say I thought I was really pushing myself doing Zumba twice a week, training for a 5K and jumping on the elliptical when I wasn’t training.  Boy was I wrong.  Jillian is so intense and after 45 minutes I feel like I’ve worked out for hours.  I highly recommend her metabolism charging video, not quite sure of the exact name (much longer than “metabolism”).

Posted on March 2nd, 2009 by photogirljen
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So I stepped on the scale this morning and I was hoping that the scale would say I’ve lost weight, but I haven’t and I think that may be because I wasn’t as careful this weekend as I would have hoped to be.  But I’m not discouraged.  I know this is going to be a difficult journey and full of baby steps.  So for this week I’m going to try my best but focus on one baby step: water.  Water never used to be a problem for me, but lately I just haven’t been drinking as much.  So I’m going to step it up a bit.

This week’s goal: Drink at least 8 glasses of water every day.

Hopefully this baby step will lead me to see a pound change in the right direction next week.

Posted on March 2nd, 2009 by photogirljen
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So I’m usually the type of person that plans everything out to the last detail.  Well this morning I turned down a really great job and put myself in line for a job that while it doesn’t pay as much is more flexible.  Now I wait, I have to go through the entire interview process and hope that everything falls into place for me.  Maybe I should call them back and tell them I changed my mind.  This is causing a little bit of stress in my life and I’m thinking that isn’ t a good thing.  See unlike some people, when I get stressed, I don’t eat.  At all.  Which is just as bad as overeating.  And now I’m nervous that I’ll slip into this no appetite coma and its hard for me to get out of it.  This situation (stress) presents itself as a potential goal journey disrupter.

…Hmm…what to do:

1) I could not eat (which is not ideal)

2) I could stuff my face (not really ideal either)

3) Write about it (CHECK)

4) Eat the lunch I packed…well…a few days ago (this is probably ideal)

So I’m off to raid the fridge and find the yogurt I didn’t get to the last time I was at work.  And I need to really think about this. I really hope I didn’t make a mistake…that could cause some serious goal journey damage.

Posted on February 23rd, 2009 by photogirljen
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So I’ve been doing this weight loss thing for pretty much my entire life and I’m kinda sick being the “chubby” friend.  My friends don’t say it, but I know, I’ve always been the biggest out of almost all of my groups of friends and I’m done with that.  So I’m starting a journey, to a new me.  It won’t be easy, but I’m sure I’ll learn a lot on my way and maybe can share with the one or two souls who stumble onto my blog.

Day 1 Weight: 166.4

Goal for Week 1: Lose 1 pound

Normally, I’d say I want to lose 2 pounds, but honestly I haven’t even been able to do that lately so I’m setting my goal as reasonable as possible.  I should be able to lose one pound in a week.

Exercise goals: 300 minutes for the week

Calorie goals: 10,500 calories for the week (approx. 1500 per day)

So, if there is anyone out there reading this.  What do you do when you feel like you’re in a diet rut?  I know for me I try to change things up or I get really strict with myself.  Usually the getting really strict with myself works…but it also usually leads people to call me OCD.

Posted on February 23rd, 2009 by photogirljen
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