Welcome to my new blog! I hope to inspire and encourage others along their path to wellness as some many others have for me! I am starting out here to find a way to keep myself accountable to my goals as well as a place I can vent, share tips and tricks and just have fun along my journey!
All my adult life I have been active in dance, yoga and running, even running 3 half marathons. But I've never been truly disciplined enough to see real and lasting results. I began really working on my fitness and nutrition goals in the beginning of this year. I have been working our consistently using the Tracy Anderson Method Perfect Design Series and Dance Cardio and doing my best to stick with a healthy diet consisting of lean meats, healthy fats and lots of fruits and veggies with the occasional whole grain. I was even able to have a "cheat meal" on occasion and wine/chocolate a couple times a week. I was doing really well! The scale was shifting, my clothes were fitting loosely and my measurements were the proof I needed that this was working. However, I had a minor set back last week, I got this horrific cold and it totally threw me off my game. I couldn't work out as my head was pounding all the time and my nightly little indulgences got way out of control. I think I was missing my daily endorphin rush from exercise and was trying to get it through food (chocolate) and also my energy was so low I was eating to get through the day.
I am headed to Mexico with my husband for a much needed vacation in 13 days. I finally braved the scale and it was up 4.5 pounds since last week. boo!! I'm trying not to panic and am sure it's some bloating from not exercising and eating crappy for a few day, but it's not making the idea of getting into a swim suit seem at all appealing! I was getting so close, it's tough to have such a set back!
Let's start out with a look at my goals.
Short Term, as in the next two weeks:
1. 30 minutes minimum of dance cardio daily, as much as 60 minutes
2.1 Tracy Anderson's Metamorphosis Hip mat workout daily, switching to next level after 10 days.
2.2 Repeat abdominal and arm exercises 2 times, add in additional arms when time allows
3. Stick to the Meta diet, except for Feb. 13th, 19th and 20th when I have plans, I will make adjustments.
4. Loose 10 pounds. I know that sounds crazy but 4.5 of them should just fall off and the other 5.5 will be sweat and dedication.
I will revisit my goals after I return from my trip to see where I am at and what looks like it needs work.
I am writing this on Saturday but Friday was my first day, and it went well! Here are my starting weight and measurements:
Height: 5' 4.5"
Weight: 134.4
Thigh-22.5
waist-27.75
lower waist- 29
hip-34.5
butt-37
bicep-11
calf-14
bust- 35
under bust- 29
In my next blog I'll discuss how the exercise is going and start discussing the diet Tracy has prescribed.
Grats on starting a blog! I feel like its the best way to stay accountable. I'm doing the same thing :)
ReplyDeleteDon't let the cold get you down. I noticed that people doing Tracy's workouts get a cold partway through. It totally sucks, especially trying to get the energy to get back into it. Stay strong!
w00t I'm your first follower :)
you're gonna do awesome and those pounds will easily come off! Bikinis are great motivation.
ReplyDeleteWow, crazy! We have similar goals, similar backgrounds (no marathons for me, though), and I too am doing both arms segments and the standing abs twice each time. This ought to be interesting!
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