Shred it

Here's the deal...

I have been moping around for the past month trying to muster the motivation to keep a regular workout schedule. Its hard. I didn't realize how "spoiled" I was when I was a student athlete because I was pretty much forced into a 3+ hour workout 6 days a week...no wonder I was in shape. Now, I (ME)...I am in charge of keeping myself in shape. No one else. I feel like I have to re-learn how to do this on my own, since I've had coaches yelling at me to get in shape for the past 10 years.

How am I going to do it?

First--I want to thank Cristina for her motivation--I was getting on track, but her insistence on trying My Fitness Pal (which is AWESOME) is what put me over the edge into true workout mode. I may not yet be the essence of determination, but I'm a work in progress. Yesterday was my first day logging my exercises and food diary on the website. I said this to Cristina, but I hate (I mean really really despise) food diaries. They take the fun out of food in some sense and let's face it, food is supposed to be fun. Even though I wish I could junk punch whoever invented the idea of a food diary...I am going to keep up with one.

Now that the food part is somewhat under control...we have the exercise part. I have never hated exercise...never even slightly disliked it. I love working out--it is just the idea of doing it on my own that stinks. This has been my biggest roadblock. However, now that I've started a Turbo Kick class at the gym--it is getting easier.

*Side note: Turbo Kick is an awesome workout, but involves some extensive coordination. Some days my coordination is spot on and other days it leaves a little bit to be desired. For example, the other day I stood in the back of the class because it was just one of those days. One move-- "the skier" came up in the rotation and I couldn't get the moves down, so I just ended up doing a mix between the mashed potato and running man in the back of the room.

Another workout I am going to try is the Jillian Michaels 30 Day Shred. I think this may be a good thing during the holidays because it will keep winter blues at bay and keep me on task during heavy eating days. I didn't feel like waiting for the DVD to come from Amazon (even though it is only $8 online) so I got it from the library! I am super excited to try this since I've read a lot of positive reviews. I will definitely update on the progress throughout the 30 days. **fingers crossed**