As much as I love walking I know that I need to push myself hard a couple of times a week to get this weight off. Walking is good and I know it can burn calories to a certain extent but I keep thinking about how many times I've heard/read about how you must keep pushing yourself beyond your comfort zone in order to change your body. More of the same doesn't cut it. Last evening it was raining so the usual walk was off so I broke out the Bob Harper kettlebell workout dvd. For 45 minutes I lifted, swung, squated, lunged, stretched and sweated. My heart was beating out of my chest at some points and I was breathing like I was running a race but I felt GOOD. I kept imagining that I was a contestant on the biggest loser and that I couldn't stop. It was very challenging and yet very refreshing. I felt really good afterward. I'm a little sore today but I'm glad because that tells me that I'm moving in the right direction. I was rewarded with a .6 loss on the scale this morning. My plan is to switch it up during the week alternating between walking, kettlebell and my Slim in 6 workout, which is also very challenging. The walk days will be my "easy" days and letting my body recover from the "hard" days.
So, today is Valentine's Day. Big whoop when you're single. Even when I was married it was never really a big deal. One of the bosses brought me in a little heart-shaped box of chocolates that probably has 6 or so pieces in it. I haven't cracked it and I'm not sure if I will with the plan to ration a piece out daily (that could set me up to hog out on all of them at once) or if I will just discretely give it away. Someone across the hall came over and told me to help myself to some homemade chocolate pie that she made this morning and brought in for VD. I thanked her but politley declined and stayed at my desk and ate my banana. Yay me. Another NSV.
Tonight is walking with walking buddy. I can't believe this is her fourth time! I always let her ask me first, too. I'm looking forward to some fresh air this evening.
I must stay focused. I like this feeling of being in control.
Happy Valentine's Day! You're awesome and you are rocking the motivation. Enjoy your walk tonight.
ReplyDeleteI need to get a kettle ball, and apparently Bob's video. Thanks! And congrats on the NSV, and the loss! That's a big one! :D
ReplyDeleteGood going with the exercise and the nsv! I rarely watch TBL because of all the drama, but I do sometimes wonder if I could keep going in those workouts. I think it might be a wee bit like when I go to group fitness classes and the instructor is urging us on and so I don't want to have to stop. Sometimes I do, but I would never just stop and not resume, I just needed a brief break, or to go more slowly. However, I've never had a Jillian yelling at me, lol, so I don't know how I'd react to that.
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