Zumba!!!

Okay. While I've never been one to "love" exercising, I must say lately I've been kicking booty. On the elliptical, I burn between 1000 and 1230 cals, and when I do the treadmill, I keep it up there too. That brings me to Zumba...The latin infused, hiphop style, workout...I love it! I feel like I'm burning so many calories when I do it, and I am having so much fun, I don't even realize that the hour has passed. It's awesome! Tonight, I lost 2 lbs just by doing the workout! I think everyone should try Zumba.

Burn baby Burn

Whew! Went to the gym and burned about 700 cals. I lifted weights, worked my core, did some reps on the pull-up machine, and walked the treadmill @ an incline of 10. My result...I stepped on the scale, and it said....279.2! OMG! No words. No more words. Gd'night!

Let them eat cake...

Okay, so it's been a while since I posted last. I actually have been very busy with school and other endeavors, but I promise to try harder to post more often. It is very calming for me after all. October's news was short and sweet. I had a birthday, performed my oral story in front of my Foundations of Story class, and made a cake for a baby shower. In two of the three situations mentioned above, I managed to eat and enjoy my former weakness. What I didn't enjoy was stepping on the scale and seeing 288! Carbs add water weight; I know this. I've also been hitting the gym really, really hard, burning between 800 and 1500 calories per trip which makes my body say, "Woah! What the heck is she doing!?"; I know this too. What I don't understand is how something that I had managed to conquer, snuck back up on me. After my birthday, I felt like a crack addict waiting for my next hit. All I thought about was cake. In total, I had probably 7 pieces of cake in the month of October. That's a lot! I guess I'm learning that my weakness can be conquered, but it takes time. I have to take each day at a time. Each time I feel the urge to eat something I shouldn't have, I have to stop and re-evaluate the situation. "If I eat this, not only will I have to work out double hard at the gym, but I will not be burning fat for 3 days." This is the conversation I have with myself almost daily. It's a struggle.

Over the weekend, I did well. My weight was 282 and I was feeling good. Then, last night happened. Some friends came over and what did they bring with them? You guessed it, cake! I was going to pass on it, but it looked so yummy, with all of it's glaze and marble goodness. I couldn't resist. Thankfully, when I woke this morning, my weight was still down, but I have to have more control. I'm definitely a work in progress. Small goal, lose 15 lbs, this month, and stay away from the cake!