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Looking up the path on the mountain of weight loss.

Was that title a little overkill? Nah.

Yesterday, I made the commitment to just get my rear in gear and go to the gym. I might not go everyday, but I will go more than just casually.

So, last night, I did a weight-lifting/cardio mix class. And then stayed for yoga.

Today, I have my gym clothes chilling out behind me ready to be on my body and sweated on in 3/4 hours.

It seems pretty random of a time to start working out. Valentine's Day isnt near. Bathing suit season is just gone. Mid-October? Sure, why not.

I am not going to weigh myself anytime soon. The last time I got on a scale I was pretty bummed out. I dont want to be doing all this great work in the gym and then have the scale's numbers mock all my hard work!

My eating is still pretty disastrous. But I actually woke up hungry this morning! Unfortunately, I ate quite a horrible breakfast this morning and that feeling of hunger has long since passed.

There's not really a point to all this. I just feel like I'm staring up this long, arduous path of weight loss that I have barely started on. Crick-in-my-neck up. Yayyyyyyy y y y.

took my notes

I went to spin class last night. Took my notes. We did a lot of jumps. And a lot of holding the hips steady and just cycling with our legs and not using the right and left motion to power us through the motion of cycling. And then, I think, the "worst" part was sitting in the seat and doing the 45 second sprint/15 second recoup time (7 times).

But surprisingly, I hardly broke a sweat and didnt really get out of breath. I blame yoga for teaching me to control my breath. Now if I could just learn to control my breath while teaching yoga then things would just be peachy.

Oh, I weighed myself last night again. I swear that scale hasnt BUDGED!
The only thing I know to do is just workout more and watch my diet more. I cant get down on myself because I have been getting down on myself for the past months and that hasnt gotten me any weight loss. I'm more in a put up or shut up mindset right now. I'm not going to get magically skinny by moping and beating myself up. Well, I could get skinny by beating myself up on a treadmill ... but by beating myself up in front of the mirror? Nowai. Its damaging to my self esteem and confidence. Where's an Oprah show? I feel my ovaries percolating.

Hot tip to stay motivated

Lately it has been hard to get the gusto to do more than yoga at the gym.

I think it's because my legs arent shaved.

I know that if I shave my legs, the likelihood of me letting all that hard work go to waste will be slim. I will put on some shorts and go ride that spin bike! Go tread on that treadmill! Go ellipse on that elliptical!

Once my legs are shaved, nothing will stand in the way!

Thank you Gillette!

Still the Incredible Journey

I admit it- I'm such a loser and have not had the courage to get my butt on the scale and weigh myself. I'm in denile. Since I don't weigh myself, I feel like I'm allowed to eat almost anything because I won't be looking at the tiny increase on the scale the next day.

Part of the problem is that there is always an "occasion." We are both guilty of it, a birthday here, a shower there, and so on. The point is, because of all these "occasions," we get off track and have a hard time getting back on track.

So, what is the solution? I think I need to be much more accountable for what I eat. I also need to get on a diet plan and stick to it- no excuses. If fat loss is 70% diet and 30% training, I'm doing this all wrong.

I also think that watching "The Biggest Loser" will be an inspiration. In fact, we can join the club online for free and join in support forums.

What should our diet entail? I'm going to have to start really watching everything. My mom lost a lot of weight on the "no yeast" plan. I think that since it worked well for her that it will work well for me. How can you go wrong with taking out yeast and sugar?

So, when should this plan start? Well, until I had cake and ice cream for my niece's birthday, I would have said today. I'm going to Austin this weekend, so I should say next week. But, time is not on my side. I can't keep putting off losing weight. Who will be inspired by a fat instructor? No one. I have to start taking this more seriously. Niki and I are fitness professionals. The time has come. We have the education. Now we just have to look the part.

We can do this. It won't be easy, but the payoff will be amazing!

Still in the flab part of flab to fit process

I weighed myself last week and have been bummed out ever since. The scale relayed not good news about the state of my body. BOO ON THAT.

It's just right after I weighed myself, I got down and thought, "Whats the point, I'll always be flabby??" and have yet to change my eating habits. I dont want to go out in public; I cant bare to be seen in the sunlight *hiss*. But thats just silly thinking. I cant hermitize myself.

So I have been watching the Olympics, getting inspired and shiat. Today is a new day!

GOOOO ME!

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Booty Bootcamp and Yoga.

Well. I made it to the gym today! Woohoo!

I took a Butts, Thighs and I forgot the third one Bootcamp class. Hopefully it was Butts, Thighs and Abs. Now that I think about it, I dont even think the Butts and Thighs part is right; Im sure the term booty was in the title somewhere. Nevertheless, I went to the effing gym, okay?! We worked out on the BOSU ball, which meant I did most of the exercises on the floor. Honestly, who can balance on that half sphere of blue Satan? We ran a little, yada yada. When all was said and done, my legs were sore. It was still not as hard as other bootcamp type classes I have gone too, but all in all, a better workout than watching tv and eating at Burger King ifyouknowwhatimsayin.

I was pretty tired after that class but I stuck it out and went to yoga. Seth's class. He had 2 older guys there and 2 other noobs so I guess he made class pretty chill for us. It was pretty restorative-y, I guess. We did a little breathing thing that Todd taught us to keep cool. You stick your tongue out, curl it into a "straw", and breathe in. Then close your mouth and breath out normally through your nose. It's a cooling breath. The air drags over the moisture on your tongue and feels quite popsicle-y going down. Toward the end of class, we did legs up the wall. Then we did something that I would call Pull Your Arm Out of Socket if I was in the asana naming business. You lay (lie?) on your stomach and reach your right arm straight out to the side. Then you proceed to roll onto your right side and curl your legs up into a fetal position. Then, if you're feeling crazy, you can lift your left arm straight up into the air and try to lower it to grab onto your right hand. GO AHEAD TRY IT ITS FUN. (that was sarcasm). I just put my left hand behind my back and let it chill there. There was a lot of me focusing on my breath, ignoring the right arm strung awkwardly under and behind my body. But, in the end, it felt nice. I was just exaggerating about the arm out of socket thing (but only a little bit of exaggeration, not a lot).

Oh, and SBZ. Seth played that Somewhere Over the Rainbow song by the Hawaiian guy. And With or Without you (that U2 song) but the classical version he has of it. And some Bob Marley. And Dido, "Thank You".
BYE FRIEND!

If Spin Class Doesn't Get Me In Shape

If spin class does not get me in shape, I don't know what will! Since I've moved back to Texas, my motivation to workout has decreased drastically. There's something completely relaxing about just sitting in front of the television all day. Slowly but surely, I've come out of my funk and have started teaching cycling classes again. I'm a sub for now until new openings at the two gyms I teach at, Larry North and LA Fitness, become available. Today, I'm teaching two spin classes. If being at the gym twice in one day doesn't somehow make me naturally fit and naturally want to eat healthy food, then I am hopeless!

Bridesmaid Dress Size

Today, I received a very important phone call from my sister. She was quite stressed that I hadn't ordered my bridesmaid dress yet. Technically, I had until tomorrow to order it, but since she's the one getting married I won't tick her off and mention it.

So, you may ask me why I procrastinated. Well, because I didn't want to see just how much bigger every part of my body has gotten these last few years. I don't want to face reality! I kept thinking that by putting it off the inches would magically just wash away. WRONG!

What did I do? I gave round about measurements from the last time I did measure myself, and then added some. Although I do think it would be fun to get a dress that is too small so that I'm forced to lose weight, I decided to get a dress that will be too big.. hopefully, that is.....

Funny Math

Ugh! This is so confusing! It's like doing my taxes - none of it makes sense! How can you lose 3 lbs yet still gain an inch around your waist?

If elves or leprechauns arent involved in this mystery, then life has some 'splainin to do.

Here's the Scoop

Niki, my yoga friend, cycling friend, and then undoing it all with Pappasito's Mexican food friend, and I have decided that now is the time to put this flab to an end. It's time to stop making excuses and just start a program, a journey, an INCREDIBLE journey, to fight this off forever- or at least until we decide otherwise.

We've both been thinner before, and we've both been fatter before. Right now, we just lack the motivation to get off our butts and workout and eat right. It's been especially challenging since I don't live in the same town, Atlanta, anymore. One can't chew the other one out for not showing up for a 6 am cycling class.

What's the solution? Well, we're going to give this a try- documenting our food intake and daily activities on this blog. If one of us eats anything that is deemed unhealthy (stay tuned for "The Off-Limits List"), there will be consequences. Just as when you were little and you got put in time-out for not doing what you were told, we have developed our own "time out" system.

By December, we will have done everything we needed to to be beach body ready. Granted, we missed the boat this summer, but by December we'll be six months ahead of schedule.

Wish us luck!