Well, first of all, no update picture this week because I am a big lameo. But I am happy to announce that last Saturday when I weighed in I was down .4 which brings my grand total to 7.2 pounds lost. Yay me! It feels awesome. I fit into a pair of pants yesterday that haven’t fit me in almost 8 months. I mean the pants did give me major muffin top and I could barely breath, BUT I could zip and button them, so I am going to count it as a win. I started this week full of hope. I felt totally at ease with the program, like I can and will do this! But alas, I type this to you now not feeling as good about my weight loss prospects.
Why the change of heart? Well it all started with the dreaded “E” word…exercise. Saturday afternoon I did like an hour on my new Wii Fit Plus and burned 350 calories. I felt great about that. I had some fun, but I was definitely sweating and panting by the end of it. Cool. Then on Sunday, I decided I was going to take on the 30 Day Shred Challenge. Now for those of you who do not know, the 30 Day Shred is an exercise DVD staring that annoying trainer from The Biggest Loser, Jillian Michaels. She promises that if you do this workout everyday for 30 days you will loose 20 pounds. That sounds like a bunch of baloney to me, but whatever. I do not watch The Biggest Loser, but all of my fellow Weight Watchers said the DVD was awesome. So I thought I would give it a try. Well I got through the first 30 minute workout. I felt like I was going to throw up. It was the most intense 30 minutes of my life. Ugh. But I felt kind of good that I did it.
Then day two comes around. I did the workout again and this time I did not feel like I wanted to throw up, which I was taking as a good sign. But then here is where the good news ends. I woke up yesterday morning, which would have been day three of my workout, and my legs just didn’t work anymore. I was in so much pain I could barely hobble to the bathroom. I was sorer than I had ever been, ever. So I skipped the workout yesterday. I just couldn’t do it. Now, I know what you are all saying. You are screaming at me, “No keep at it! The more you work it, the less sore you will be!” Well I do not believe any of you. I did not do the workout yesterday and big confession time now, I did not do the workout today either. :(
Maybe I started out too much too soon? I got very easily and very quickly burnt out by the new expectations I was placing on my body. As far as eating goes, this week I have still be on program, but I just feel like this whole exercise thing is going to be a hard one to tackle and until I get it under control, my whole weight loss journey will be a continuous struggle. I don’t know how to get myself to do it, especially when I feel so sore and cramped after I do it. Maybe this will just be something I have to force myself to do until I actually like it. Boo. I will let you know how that goes. Until I blog again…
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