Tiki -- Although I am older I am not wiser or smarter
, but I just HAD to put my 2 cents in here though , you know me
Kelly -- You say you work out at
Curves 3 days a week then do at least
1 or 2 step classes a week (hour long class) and try to do at least
treadmill 30 min 3 times a week. That sounds like quite a bit of cardio to me... I consider Curves cardio because it's a circuit training.
Here are a couple of my suggestions: If you have been doing the same workout for too long, like 2 months, you need a change to shock your body into losing again.... If you are doing the treadmill for 30 minutes bring it down to 20 minutes, yes only 20 BUT make it really INTENSE. Warm up for 5 minutes, do an INTENSE workout for 20 minutes, then cool down for 5, you'll have your 30 minutes in there anyways...for example put the treadmill on an incline for a minute then back down, up again for a minute, then back down for the duration of 20 minutes. OR if you can start 1min walking and 1min jogging for the 20 minute duration that would bring your intensity up quite a bit too.
My gosh if you have access to a FREE gym with all the equipment go for it girl use those weights, having more muscles burns more fat and they look pretty darn good too
and PLEASE don't be afraid of the weights we women can NOT bulk up like the magazine gals, we just don't have the testostorone, plus you'd have to workout several hours/day to look like that.... You may have gotten used to the Curves workout and need the heavier weights now. That's the thing with Curves, I personally feel that because you are doing the same exercises all the time your body just gets used to the workouts quickly....
Anyways, I am babbling away aren't I, I just ran 6K and I'm wired for sound now and it's 10PM I really should go to bed ....
I just wanted to add, that you need to take the time for YOURSELF when you have small children just do what you gotta do. I used to get up at 4:30AM to get to the gym by 5AM so that I'd be back home with the kiddies before hubby left for work at 6:45AM... I did that for years till they were old enough, yes it's tiring but YOU are worth it... If morning doesn't work for you do it when hubby gets home at night or do tapes at home like Tiki suggested...
Well anyways, I hope this helps, let us know... TTFN...