Couch 2 5K

I started the Couch to 5K program last week... and in the first week you walk five minutes; run 1 minute; walk for 1.5 minutes then run 1 minute and repeat the walk 1.5 run 1 minute for 20 minutes total. I never thought that I could run for the 8 minutes that the first week calls for.... although the 8 minutes aren't all at one time... I still never thought I could do it! Not only did I do it the first day, I have stayed on track with this training for two full weeks now. I have one day left in week two (But for week two I repeated week one), and I am looking forward to the next step. Tomorrow I will actually start the week two training (although it will be my week three. I am very excited! This has actually been fun so far and with all the cool apps I have on my iPhone, it makes it fun and easy to challenge yourself!

Will keep ya posted. :)

The Encourage Hers

Also, wanted to say that this 200 calorie idea was suggested by members of a new group I joined called The Encourage Hers. All these ladies are coming together to help with each others fitness goals :) I am so thankful to Monique (Zumba instructor) for showing me through Zumba I can do more than I give myself credit for and I am thankful for Kathy for the Encourage Hers :) Making big changes in life and loving it!

200 calories every few hours

Let me tell you what, I gave this a try the past two days and it has been WONDERFUL! I eat a healthy 200 calorie "meal" every couple of hours and I have not been hungry one time! So far today I have had a yogurt, some almonds, egg whites, mushrooms and onions. Getting ready to have a cup of black bean turkey chili; and then I will have dinner tonight!
Very excited for weigh in this coming week :)

Zumba

In case you haven't tried Zumba I urge you to try it. I have wanted to try it for over a year, but let my fear of failure stop me. I don't know what happened but one day I literally snapped out of it... and tried it. Now it has become a full fledge addiction :) It's so fun, a great stress reliever, and a great work out! I sweat my butt off (hopefully literally), and it is not boring to me like going to the gym.
I have been going on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday.... and look forward to them each time! :) If anyone is interested in trying it... go to Zumba.com and find a class near you!

Life is SO GOOD!

Weight Watchers is going awesome! Down 7.2 my first week and started taking Zumba classes four times a week! My life is going in the direction I WANT! :)

September 13, 2010

Lots is going on with me. I went to my first actual WW meeting on Thursday September 9th and weighed in for the first time in public LOL! It really was not bad at all! It was actually really nice! :) I am eager to go back!
THEN the best thing is I went to Zumba tonight! I lovvvvved it! One full hour of aerobics it was a blast! I worked in a gym before and never went to a class, and I have been wanting to try Zumba for over a year! Now, I have and I love it! Can't wait to go back!

August 2010

Got up this morning and felt a big push to just DO THIS! Why do I set myself up for failure by saying "I want to lose 100 LBS...." This morning I woke up with a resounding sense of "I want to lose 10 LBS..." so that is my NOW SMALLER GOAL that I KNOW I can reach... and if I do that TEN times I will hit 100 LBS! :) XOXOX