Monday, September 29, 2008
My Challenge!
Okay here it goes. I have been debating all day whether or not to do this but it is for the best so bear with me as I explain my new challenge! I am fed up with the way I look and feel about myself so I decided to stop complaining and fix it. I am trying to lose weight and get in shape by next June (my side of the family is going on a family trip to Florida). I always say that I do better if I have someone doing it with me because then I feel pretty ashamed if I have been lazy and have not done anything, so..... that is why I am writing this post. I purchased a new DVD (to add to my forty 'leven that I already have) it is a 30 Day Shred by Jillian Micheals. If any of you watch the Biggest Loser you know who Jillian is. She is an awesomely motivated trainer that gets really good results. So this morning I woke up and thought I will go down and try this new workout DVD. This certain DVD has 3 different levels, you start with level #1 and work up to level #3. I, of course, started with level 1. About 10 minutes into the workout (the whole workout is only 20 minutes) I can no longer lift my legs to do the butt kicks and I am thinking, my family and friends love me the way I am, why am I doing this!!! I was gasping for breath and dripping with sweat by the time I was done and I seriously considered spending the rest of the day downstairs so that I would not have to climb the stairs with my legs that felt like they were spaghetti noodles. I am pretty sore and have to go down the stairs very slowly so that I do not fall down them. But I do feel really good that I actually did it and feel like I can keep doing it if it is going to make me feel better about myself. Okay, so back to my challenge, I am going to try very hard to do this workout every morning and I will report back to you all once a week and let you know if I have lost any weight or if I can actually do the workout with out needing an oxygen tank when I am done. I am also trying to eat better, it does help to have such a challenging workout because you don't want to spend the rest of the day eating stuff that will undo your workout. I know that some of you out there are trying similar things so speak up and lets do it together and support each other!!! I really hope that this keeps me motivated knowing that all of you will be reading this and waiting for future post about my status. Thanks for reading this long blog, sorry if you got bored!
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7 comments:
I support you! I will post soon about me doing mine, even though I am not loosing ANY weigh. WE CAN DO THIS! All for Florida!
Good for you and you can do it. Good luck!!
Go Erin. Also some advice that I am learning to listen to. A lot of times we just get bored with our work-out videos but think it's just because we are lazy. So change them up during the week, or find different ways to exercise throughout the week.
Hi Erin,
you can do it, you've done it before. If you can give birth to four babies and still walk you can do anything. We can exchange videos if you need a change.
Go Erin!!! We know it is hard to keep on an exercise program. Especially if it hurts to do it. You have always had the motivation to get things done, so go for it. We love you, Mom and Dad
I love you and support you. I really think that you are amazing and are always an example to me in what you do. I have a hard time excersizing and controlling what I eat. Power to you!!
You go Girl!! You totally deserve time for yourself and to feel good! It's been hard for me to get up lately too, so we should totally report to each other. Lots of Love!!!
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