On My Way....Slowly

Since my last blog I was trying to find some inspiration and started watching "The Biggest Loser".  I can't wait until the next season starts.  They're work outs were intense but really inspired me to push myself at the gym.  It's been 3 weeks now that I've been going to the gym consistently (3x/week for approx 2hrs each time).

I started out on the Treadmill for 30minutes, then trying to do weight machines for about 20-30minutes and finishing off with 20minutes on the Eliptical.  I got bored with the weight machines pretty quickly.  Without a personal trainer I found myself having to read each machine...many of which seem to work the same exact muscle group.  To me this seemed to be such a waste of time.  Why can't they just make 1 or 2 machines for each muscle group to save time?  I spoke to a trainer at LA Fitness (which is the membership I have) and she said that they work the same muscles "differently".  I smiled and nodded but it still seems like a waste of time to me and didn't take away from the boredom.

This past week I tried a Matt Pilates class and 2 Yoga classes in addition to switching from the treadmill to the Stairmaster.  Matt Pilates was more difficult than I remember it being.  Yoga was hard too but the slower pace worked better for me.  I'm not into the "sun salutation" and other religious/spiritual aspects of it but want to benefit from the stretching, strengthening and relaxation it provides.  I really like the Stairmaster and am hoping it will really help my butt.  I am genetically challenged in that area.

I weighed myself at the gym and was not happy with what I saw.  Only a 2lb weight loss so far.  WHAT??!!!!  I get that I'm replacing fat with muscle but come on!  Very frustrating but I'm not going to let that discourage me.  I haven't made drastic changes in my diet up til now so my next step is to make improvements there.  I started this morning at about 8:00am with Oatmeal and soy milk topped with walnuts, blueberries, raspberries and a teaspoon of honey.  Yum!  Oh, almost forgot...I had a cup of coffe too.  Yes, it had sugar!  I'm not ready to give that up yet.  Small steps are better than no steps, right?

One of my next goals is to start planning my menus so that I can eat every 3-4hours and drink 3 liters of water daily.  For me, this isn't as easy as it sounds, but I know it can be done.

Until I can afford a Personal Trainer I found a website online to help me in tracking and achieving my goals.  Its called My Home Personal Trainer (http://www.myhomepersonaltrainer.com/eft/fitnesstracker5.asp).  They have a free subscription, which of course I chose, and a fee subscription with I'm sure some great things.  The biggest help so far is the ability to keep track of workouts on their calendar.  I need to play with it a little more to get full use of it.  Check it out and let me know what you think.

Ok, so Goal for this week: 

• Re-subscribe to a fitness magazine for inspiration and advice
• Plan/Shop for healthier meals & eat every 3-4hrs
• Work out 4 days
• Lose 2 more pounds

It's 10:51am right now and I'm feeling hungry already.  Time to eat and start planning my meals!  Until next time! 

Blessings & good health to all.  :-)

Kelly