Shredded Weight

Lose up to 20 pounds in 30 days! OK Sign me up. I'm in and ready to go. I didn't even want to lose 20 pounds. I would have been happy with 5. So I've shredded, and with that came pain. But I stuck to it, because I didn't want to disappoint Jillian, because she gets RESULTS. I wanted some results.

I warmed up by pretending I was a greaser, I slicked my hair back and patted myself on the bottom. I did jumping jacks because her 400# people could do them. I did enough squats and ab crunches that my 6 pack should be on it's way to a full case. I did not quit. I'm still shredding.

And what are my results so far?

I gained 3 pounds.
Oh yeah. I gained!
Jillian.... your video says I can lose!!!! Not me. I gained.

3 pounds does not seem like a lot, but I can lose weight by not exercising, so why am I keeping this up?

Because my clothes do fit a lot better.
I feel tighter.
The muffin top that was getting to be a bigger muffin has shrunk.
The rolls that were starting under and over my bra are gone.
The pooch under the stomach is gone.

I'm not thrilled with the weight gain even though I know that muscle weighs more than fat, but I'm seeing results, and I'll let Jillian still be my friend. And her two best buds, Anita and Natalie can be my two best buds too.

Keep on Shredding!

Where did it go?

What happened to the week? I was all set to post a True Story Tuesday and now it's 35 minutes until Friday.

Now I would understand this if I had done something with my week, but I did a whole lot of nothing.

I remember starting a grueling exercise program. (some of you got me curious, so I took the bait)
I know I was extremely sore and couldn't walk standing up straight.
I remember coming down the stairs like a toddler who just discovered stairs, because of the pain.
I know I did a lot of reading...and napping...and whimpering...you know...because of the pain.

I am aware that we, as a family, who just discovered Geocaching have been geocaching all week.

I know we are all hooked on this new found sport, and now I realize where the week went.

And soon I hope I can say..."where did the inches around my hips go"?

I've been inspired

For a long time now, I have wanted to have a regular exercise schedule. I have a treadmill, for those cold, snowy, slippery days in winter, and spring, and fall, in Wisconsin. When was the last time I used that? Months ago. I have a Leg Magic thingy. It's a machine that your legs scissor in and out and it only takes a few minutes of use a day. I love that, and used to do it daily, but now it's down to once or twice a week. The more I don't exercise, the lazier I am getting, so I need to get moving again.

This little lovely has inspired me. Read what she has to say about how she lost weight and eats healthier, (except when driving/walking through Wendy's drive through). Check out her photo's too. Woo hoo.

Right here in public, for whoever is reading this, I am committing myself to more exercise. I don't want to say daily, yet, because I may fail in that. Anyway, picking up after 2 kids and a husband gets me plenty of movement on a daily basis. I am not looking to lose a ton of weight, just need to tone up and shave a little off my midsection. Age has a way of making this harder to do, for me anyway. But with all you wonderful encourage-ers out there (aren't you?) I can do this.

Thanks Heidi for the inspiration.

I am now heading down to walk on my boring treadmill. I will post my miles and time on it later.


update: walked for 30 minutes. 1.453 miles. incline of 2.0. burned 168 calories. (if that's even accurate)

note to self: go to the bathroom before walking and wear a bra in case I want to run a little.