Excercise 3 times a week

Got a step thingy, quite good, and some dumbbells. Have been stepping and lifting about 10 min every day – but I can’t do more! That’s how unfit I am! However have noticed a change already in stamina, which is positive.

Went for a long mountain walk this weekend – tough. Will do again.

I haven’t posted in 4 weeks! AHH! Not to worry… I have still kept up on this goal.
After school got out I went home for a few weeks (so I had to give Bikram a short break) but I had the opportunity to work out with my mom. I exercised basically every single day when I was home. I would either attend one of my moms fitness classes – spinning and a toning class, or run on the treadmill at home.
This was a great expereince for me…. my mom is very happy that I am taking time to care about my body and she has a lot of nutritional and fitness advice for me. I have also taken a new step and started doing weights a few times a week to build some muscle.
I am going to go ahead and pass off this goal since I have surpassed this goal by far. I am finally in a fitness habit. It feels wrong NOT to get my body movin! I’m also going to take an updated picture of my progress. It may not be a HUGE difference but my proress will continue to get better slowly, but surely. My original weight was at 141 lbs and now I am down to 135! I haven’t been at this weight since probably Freshman year of High School. WOOHOO!!

This morning I completed my 15th consecutive day of Bikram yoga. I FEEL GREAT!

I LOST 3 POUNDS! YEAAAH!

Helloo…
So I still have great amazing and wonderful things to say about bikram yoga. Im addicted and it’s become routine for me. I wasn’t able to do to a bikram session on Sunday but I attended “yin yoga” which is a type of restorative yoga. I think doing that once a week will really complement my yoga practice. We did probably 7 poses in a 90 minute session and it really focused on the deep connective tissues. I won’t lie… it was hell and it hurt but I did it and it just keeps getting better and better from here.
I haven’t been able to weigh myself this week but I definitely speculate some weight loss. My jeans had been feeling pretty tight lately and that has gone away. Even if I lost 1 pound I would be happy. Most of all, Im happy that I have found an exercise that I LOVE and can stick to. I have an incredible high after leaving and can’t wait to go through the studio doors the next day!!

sooo.. its quite a miracle but I’m sure I have found the perfect exercise for me! I have practiced normal yoga at a small studio and my student recreation center at school – but ever since I have tried bikram yoga at a popular studio near my apartment i have been hooked! I signed up last tuesday, i believed (it make have been monday ?) and I have already gone to 6 60-90 minute classes and worked out at the gym once! I am hooked. The heat is intense but my body is getting more used to it, I am already feeling stronger and I get an incredible high afterwards! This is really the first time in my life that I have genuinely looked forward to working out! My goal right now is to complete the 30-day bikram challenge while following the weight watchers plan. I KNOW KNOW KNOW that I will be a physically, mentally, and emotionally stronger person – 3 things that are fundamentally used every single day. I can’t wait to continue practicing yoga and see where it will take me in life!

Namaste

Since my last post I’ve done very good keeping up with my goal of exercising 3 times a week. I’ve been continuing to do 30-60 minutes of cardio in the morning with Natalie about 3 times a week. This week the student rec center was closed so I signed up for Bikram yoga at a studio close to my apartment. I LOVE IT! It’s definitely one of the most intense workouts I have ever done but it has been so good for my body! The sweat is pouring, my heart is pounding, I’m getting a total body workout and Im clearing my mind. The second I leave the studio I can’t wait to go back. I’m thinking of doing 3 days of 60-90 minute bikram classes and then doing 2 days of cardio at the gym.
I can’t wait to start seeing results – because I know if I keep it up I will definitely see some good ones!

So I realize I am going a little crazy with posting today… But I am excited about the decisions I have made for myself! Yay!

This morning I woke up at 6 am and went to the gym with my roomie.I was a little hard to get myself out of bed but I knew that I wouldn’t regret going. The rare times when I do go to the gym I usually hit the treadmill or elliptical for 30 minutes but Nat goes for an hour so I decided to see if I could stick it out for that long. Guess what?! I CAN! I worked out hard for the first 30 minutes and did a nice moderate pace for the last 30 minutes. I have to say that I am pretty proud of myself!

I really like working out in the morning – there’s less people at the gym, you don’t really have an opportunity to think about going, and it helps the day to start off in the right direction.

I ate really well today and I don’t feel starving at all. I just need to take things one day at a time and not get frustrated. weight loss and starting an exercise habit takes time… It will be more than worth it in the end!

I have a really hard time staying motivated so I’ve decided to add a visual aspect to this goal. Here is me on day 1. Kind of scares me but I know I won’t look like this if I don’t want to :)

I want to take a photo of my progress every week.

I’ve never exercised regularly in my entire life – I’m not super out of shape because I don’t have a car and I have to walk EVERYWHERE but I would like to get in better shape, lose a couple of pounds, and be able to run the Bolder Boulder (its a local thing) by this memorial day. I’ve got some time…
Exercise has always been a daunting task for me. I sometimes wonder if it’s because my mom is in incredible shape – she’s a workout maniac. She trains for triathlons and teaches spinning and kickboxing at a gym. She’s was never one of those moms who would force me to workout and for some reason this has made it a little harder for me. At times I wish she did force me!

Anyways, I live with 3 other girls 2 of which are overweight with not so great eating habits (which is difficult to live with since I constantly feel tempted to eat that kind of food). The other roommate is in super good shape and I am going to use her as inspiration and a work out buddy.

A few summers ago I lost 10 pounds on weight watchers (which I kept off for a few years!) but those 10 pounds have crept back on me. I really liked weight watchers so I am going to give it another try. I signed up a few weeks ago and didn’t start out so well but I am making a fresh start today because I KNOW that losing those few extra pounds AND getting into an exercise habit is exactly what my body and especially what my confidence needs.

Wish me luck!!