ReNewMe

Staying the Same

Posted renewme on April 5th, 2009 | Filed under General

At last weeks meeting, I was actually up .4 lbs.  I could be all bummed because I GAINED!  But I think I’ll call it staying the same, because in reality I may have been able to get off the scale and step back on and it could have read the same as the week before.  .4 lbs is really nothing in the grand scheme of it all.  Of course if it was -.4 that would be a different story!;)  So, I was bad and didn’t track any food last week.  I know I was over my points.  I indulged a few times on things I shouldn’t have.  Tomorrow is a new day and a new week.  Back to tracking.  I know that is the key.  That along with getting moving.  I actually did some exercise this past week for the first time in a few weeks. 

I bought 2 new games for the wii.  My personal trainer and Gold’s Gym Cardio workout.  My personal trainer is pretty good.  It give you a fitness test and then bases workouts on your fitness level.  The first couple of workouts were pretty easy, but it asks you how you feel after each segment, and you can answer no sweat, I was working hard, or I was about to die or something like that.  I can’t remember the last phrase!  THis morning’s workout was more challenging.  You can choose from different workouts like yoga, cardio, upper and lower body, core.  You can also tell it what workout equipment you have at home to work with, like an exercise ball, step or handweights and it will incorporate that into you workout.  I see it as a good workout option for the time being.  The other, Gold’s Gym Cardio workout I LOOOOOVE!  It is so much fun.  The title is a bit misleading.  It should have been called cardio boxing cause that’s pretty much what it is.  It is balance board compatible, but the exercises it has are very similar to a few on the wii fit and I didn’t really enjoy them at all.  You do not have to have the balance board for the majority of the game options.  I love boxing on wii sports, and I think this is even more fun. 

I also finally took the plunge and I ordered a treadmill.  It only took me about 2 years of looking off and on!  I decided on a nordictrack vision 3600.  Ordered it online through nordicktrack.  It has a 7 in. tv, which wasn’t necessarily a feature I was looking for, but for the price, and after comparing it to to others without the tv. the other features such as motor and belt etc. this one for the price seemed like a much better deal. Plus it had free shipping.  Hopefully it won’t be too long until delivery.   It also has ifit which I think will help me stay motivated. 

Between my new wii games and my soon to be here treadmill I think I’ll have plenty to keep me from getting bored with my exercise for a while.  It will at least take away a lot of my excuses!