i wont eat that. i promise.

I went and invested in the Cathe workout program. I when I receive my package in the mail I’ll be doing her beginners rotation. I ordered two of the other DVDs that is needed from Amazon to do this rotation as well. Cathe’s site has long clips of each DVD and that’s what sucked me in. Wish me luck!!!

Yes, this is what I thought when I viewed this one chick’s page on Spark People.  She is the most organized and most addicted to fitness person I’ve read about to date.  She’s now a triathlete.  She swims, runs and cycles.  I think she just motivated me to become a triathlete.  I love to ride a bicycle.  I don’t love to run and I can’t swim…so where should I start?  I decided not to ask for advice on this for many reasons.  Here are my reasons why…

1.  I want to work on this at my own pace.

2.  I want to make sure I have researched as much as possible about this.

3.  I need to make sure I can handle it.

4.  I want to know if there are any events in my area or State that I can plan to compete in.

I am almost at my goal of 50lbs. lost. Yay!  And then I’ll need to drop another 20.  I’m currently doing free weights and squats in order to build muscle.  I’m also doing additional Core exercises to get my balance togther. In the Spring I’m going to start my power walking plus my Couch to 5k training.  So for Christmas I’m definitely getting myself a heart rate monitor and a pedometor, ankle and wrist weights, a wig (haha) and an Ipod Nano. 

In saying all of this, I just wanted you all to know that I am in the planning stages of becoming a triathlete.  I have the support of my Mother, my Dad, my daughter and my boyfriend.  They have been very supportive since I changed my life…I’m a healthy person.  I am no longer on any medications and when I workout I no longer get sore and my never hurts.  Why did it take me to the age of 30 to get myself together?  I don’t know, but I’m glad I decided too.  Maybe I’ll have the chance to live well into my 90s.  Heck, I have a better chance at that now.

Here’s to me for wanting to take the challenge to become a triathlete!

I went to Walmart last night and bought a slimming suit (I love it - it makes me sweat more when I’m working out) and a pair of 5lb and 3lb hand weights. I didn’t use the 3lb weights so I’m going to take it back. I think I’m OK with the 5lbs each. Doing those Lying Down Chest Flys with 5lb weights is hard. Doing Anterior Dumbell Raises w/ Lateral Lunges with 5lb weights is NOT easy after coming up from Lying Down Chest Flys…whew.

I’m also getting better with my modified pushups. I wish I could do normal ones but that’s going to take some more time. I am getting stronger and I can see the difference. I can do modified pushups with no problem. I think I can get 10 out OK but then I start to struggle after that.

I still hate Static Lunges, but it’s the only way the pain in my quadraceps is going to go away and it is going away slowly. I just have to keep up with doing them everyday.

I also went food shopping two nights ago so I’m back to bringing my own lunch and eating more veggies like I was a month ago.

Aunt Flo is in the building, but I don’t have any bloating or water (knock on wood) so far this time. She did me real dirty last time, plus those extra carbs I was consuming wasn’t helping me out either. Weight loss is moving downward still. Yay!

That’s all for now!