We survived the annual office New Year party, rocked some karaoke, chose some pretty healthy options and portion sizes for dinner, and drank only water. Sweetness!
Dee has been doing more research and came across something that said you may gain some weight when you first start working out, due to the fact that your muscles will try to hold onto some of your water intake to stay healthy and hydrated. After a few weeks, everything should balance out. Silly muscles, making our weigh-in numbers look less than stellar! :)
Dee has been re-motivated by the fact that she can tell her clothes are fitting better, and she received a compliment out of the blue yesterday that her face and neck are looking skinnier! After struggling through her post-party Monday workout yesterday, she was right back on it in full force this morning for Day 7 of the Shred.
Whoop whoop!
--Jay :)
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
Sunday, January 23, 2011
Weigh-In: Week 3
Man, we woke up late this morning... well, later than we've become accustomed to lately. I think we slept until a whopping 9:45 or so! :)
We were hosting karaoke at a friend's birthday party last night, and didn't get home until about 12:30 am, so we needed that sleep! We were good though, not partaking of the foodstuffs at the party... Plus, we're hosting karaoke again tonight for the company I work for, at their annual "kick off the new year" party, and we intend to be just as good at avoiding the foodstuffs, or at least filtering them to find healthy options.
Anyway, it's the end of another week for us, and time for a weigh-in!
Weigh In Week Three [1/17/2011-1/23/2011]
Jay: 342.0 (-2.5 pounds for the week; -20.0 pounds for 2011)
Dee: 221.0 (+2.0 pounds for the week; -7.0 pounds for 2011)
The workouts seem to be having quite an effect on Dee, and it looks like she's in a muscle-building phase right now. Even I didn't lose quite as much as I thought I would, but we're both seeing little changes in our bodies already. They always say that the more muscle mass you have, the more fat you burn, so eventually I think we'll even out and start to see more significant losses.
Keep it up!
--Jay :)
We were hosting karaoke at a friend's birthday party last night, and didn't get home until about 12:30 am, so we needed that sleep! We were good though, not partaking of the foodstuffs at the party... Plus, we're hosting karaoke again tonight for the company I work for, at their annual "kick off the new year" party, and we intend to be just as good at avoiding the foodstuffs, or at least filtering them to find healthy options.
Anyway, it's the end of another week for us, and time for a weigh-in!
Weigh In Week Three [1/17/2011-1/23/2011]
Jay: 342.0 (-2.5 pounds for the week; -20.0 pounds for 2011)
Dee: 221.0 (+2.0 pounds for the week; -7.0 pounds for 2011)
The workouts seem to be having quite an effect on Dee, and it looks like she's in a muscle-building phase right now. Even I didn't lose quite as much as I thought I would, but we're both seeing little changes in our bodies already. They always say that the more muscle mass you have, the more fat you burn, so eventually I think we'll even out and start to see more significant losses.
Keep it up!
--Jay :)
Saturday, January 22, 2011
Exercise Recap: Week 3
All righty, we've reached the end of the exercise for Week 3 (technically Week 1 of officially exercising, but Week 3 of the healthy lifestyle do-over). Here's what we did:
Sunday 1/16/2011 [day off]
11:00 am - Dee - Gazelle Level 1 (30 min, 2.0 miles)
11:30 am - Jay - Gazelle Level 1 (15 min, 0.9 miles)
11:30 am - Dee - Core Rhythms Full Workout (38.5 min)
Monday 1/17/2011 [work day]
6:40 am - Jay - Gazelle Level 1 (11 min, 0.5 miles)
6:40 am - Dee - Core Rhythms Partial Workout (20 min)
Tuesday 1/18/2011 [work day]
6:10 am - Dee - Gazelle Level 1 (20 min, 1.4 miles)
6:10 am - Jay - laid on the couch, keeping the cat company
Wednesday 1/19/2011 [work day]
6:10 am - Jay - Gazelle Level 1 (11 min, 0.6 miles)
6:10 am - Dee - Shred Level 1, Day 1 (27 min)
Thursday 1/20/2011 [work day]
6:40 am - Dee - Shred Level 1, Day 2 (27 min)
Friday 1/21/2011 [day off]
7:50 am - Jay - Gazelle Level 1 (11.5 min, 0.6 miles)
7:50 am - Dee - Shred Level 1, Day 3 (27 min)
1:45 pm - Jay & Dee - Zumba Express Workout (20 min)
Saturday 1/22/2011 [day off]
9:00 am - Dee - Shred Level 1, Day 4 (27 min)
2:15 pm - Jay & Dee - Zumba Express Workout (20 min)
On Shred Day 4, Dee started using the proper 3 pound hand weights, and finally tossed my ghetto soup & tomato sauce can idea to the curb.
Whew!!! I tried to do something productive at least every other day, and worked in a total of about 1 1/2 hours of exercise for the week. Dee went the "every single day" approach, and got in just over 4 1/4 hours of exercise this week!
Weigh in tomorrow morning!
--Jay :)
Sunday 1/16/2011 [day off]
11:00 am - Dee - Gazelle Level 1 (30 min, 2.0 miles)
11:30 am - Jay - Gazelle Level 1 (15 min, 0.9 miles)
11:30 am - Dee - Core Rhythms Full Workout (38.5 min)
Monday 1/17/2011 [work day]
6:40 am - Jay - Gazelle Level 1 (11 min, 0.5 miles)
6:40 am - Dee - Core Rhythms Partial Workout (20 min)
Tuesday 1/18/2011 [work day]
6:10 am - Dee - Gazelle Level 1 (20 min, 1.4 miles)
6:10 am - Jay - laid on the couch, keeping the cat company
Wednesday 1/19/2011 [work day]
6:10 am - Jay - Gazelle Level 1 (11 min, 0.6 miles)
6:10 am - Dee - Shred Level 1, Day 1 (27 min)
Thursday 1/20/2011 [work day]
6:40 am - Dee - Shred Level 1, Day 2 (27 min)
Friday 1/21/2011 [day off]
7:50 am - Jay - Gazelle Level 1 (11.5 min, 0.6 miles)
7:50 am - Dee - Shred Level 1, Day 3 (27 min)
1:45 pm - Jay & Dee - Zumba Express Workout (20 min)
Saturday 1/22/2011 [day off]
9:00 am - Dee - Shred Level 1, Day 4 (27 min)
2:15 pm - Jay & Dee - Zumba Express Workout (20 min)
On Shred Day 4, Dee started using the proper 3 pound hand weights, and finally tossed my ghetto soup & tomato sauce can idea to the curb.
Whew!!! I tried to do something productive at least every other day, and worked in a total of about 1 1/2 hours of exercise for the week. Dee went the "every single day" approach, and got in just over 4 1/4 hours of exercise this week!
Weigh in tomorrow morning!
--Jay :)
Weight A Minute...
Well, we did it. We broke bad yesterday, made the trip to our nearest "city", and plopped down six whole bucks for a pair of 3-pound hand weights. Oh yeah! Dee was feeling the pain, using those bad boys for Day 4 of Shred this morning. They don't feel all that heavy until you do multiple reps of multiple exercises...
Now, all we have to do is saunter over to my aunt's house, as she has graciously offered up a yoga mat for us to use in this whole adventure. Once we procure that, we'll have a veritable home gym over here. :)
We've just finished a late lunch and are about to hit up some Zumba again... another 20 minute "express" Latin dance session, and we should be pretty good on exercise for today.
Tomorrow is weigh day, and we'll see how things turn out for the week!
--Jay :)
Now, all we have to do is saunter over to my aunt's house, as she has graciously offered up a yoga mat for us to use in this whole adventure. Once we procure that, we'll have a veritable home gym over here. :)
We've just finished a late lunch and are about to hit up some Zumba again... another 20 minute "express" Latin dance session, and we should be pretty good on exercise for today.
Tomorrow is weigh day, and we'll see how things turn out for the week!
--Jay :)
Friday, January 21, 2011
"Zum" Went The Strings Of My Heart
You may have guessed from my lame attempt at a pun in the title of this post... and actually, more people are probably familiar with "Zing Went The Strings Of My Heart" by Judy Garland or the Coasters, than "Zoom Went The Strings Of My Heart" by the Cadillacs... but I digress...
My point? We decided to finally give Zumba a go.
That's right... it's the Hottest Latin Dance Workout!!! Actually, it's been around for about 10 years, but Dee had read all sorts of good blog entries around the web about it, and it still seems to be quite popular. We picked up the newer version, which features female teachers along with the program's creator, Beto.
We just finished the 20-Minute Express workout, which has four 5-minute sections of Latin dance. I found it remarkably easy, but I was doing some simplified versions of the moves. We both broke a sweat and felt like we were doing something, so it makes a good addition to our normal exercise routine that we did this morning.
Dance on!
--Jay :)
My point? We decided to finally give Zumba a go.
That's right... it's the Hottest Latin Dance Workout!!! Actually, it's been around for about 10 years, but Dee had read all sorts of good blog entries around the web about it, and it still seems to be quite popular. We picked up the newer version, which features female teachers along with the program's creator, Beto.
We just finished the 20-Minute Express workout, which has four 5-minute sections of Latin dance. I found it remarkably easy, but I was doing some simplified versions of the moves. We both broke a sweat and felt like we were doing something, so it makes a good addition to our normal exercise routine that we did this morning.
Dance on!
--Jay :)
Can You Love Her & Hate Her Simultaneously?
Jillian Michaels.
Dee popped Day 2 of the Shred yesterday, and Day 3 this morning. Sometimes I think she'd like to run up and plant a fist into the television at points during the workout. Of course, Jillian has usually drained all her energy by then, so it's not even physically possible. Good thing. I like our TV. A lot. :)
On a serious note, Dee has been rocking her way through. I joined the exercise fun on the Gazelle both Wednesday and today, stifling the urge to yell "You can doooo it!" like Tony Little on the commercials.
We're both feeling remarkably good. I remember this happening last time we started exercising too, but it's so easy to forget that sometimes, getting your fitness level headed in the right direction... feels good. Dee has been less winded during workouts and theatre rehearsals, and she's been having more energy, which is a surprise. You'd normally think you'd feel worn out, beat down, smashed in the mud. Surprisingly not.
So, Jillian Michaels. Sometimes you want to rip her face off. But then, you realize that good things are happening. (Plus, you'd probably get arrested, or have to pay a fine or something. Pick up trash on the side of the highway in an orange jumpsuit.) We're not losing a ton of weight this week so far, but we're attributing that to the fact that maybe... just MAYBE... the exercise might be building some muscle. Who knows if it works that quickly?
Keep it up!
--Jay :)
Dee popped Day 2 of the Shred yesterday, and Day 3 this morning. Sometimes I think she'd like to run up and plant a fist into the television at points during the workout. Of course, Jillian has usually drained all her energy by then, so it's not even physically possible. Good thing. I like our TV. A lot. :)
On a serious note, Dee has been rocking her way through. I joined the exercise fun on the Gazelle both Wednesday and today, stifling the urge to yell "You can doooo it!" like Tony Little on the commercials.
We're both feeling remarkably good. I remember this happening last time we started exercising too, but it's so easy to forget that sometimes, getting your fitness level headed in the right direction... feels good. Dee has been less winded during workouts and theatre rehearsals, and she's been having more energy, which is a surprise. You'd normally think you'd feel worn out, beat down, smashed in the mud. Surprisingly not.
So, Jillian Michaels. Sometimes you want to rip her face off. But then, you realize that good things are happening. (Plus, you'd probably get arrested, or have to pay a fine or something. Pick up trash on the side of the highway in an orange jumpsuit.) We're not losing a ton of weight this week so far, but we're attributing that to the fact that maybe... just MAYBE... the exercise might be building some muscle. Who knows if it works that quickly?
Keep it up!
--Jay :)
Wednesday, January 19, 2011
Crunch Time
Well... she survived. Jillian Michael's 30-Day Shred Level 1, Day 1, that is. :)
27 minutes of pain that looks oh so easy from the outside, where I happily stand at the moment... looks can be deceiving.
Dee has learned that crunches are evil. But she has also learned that she can stick to this thing. Maybe not EVERY day, like they suggest... we should be throwing some Zumba and Core Rhythms in there too.
We have to head to the store soon to pick up some 3 lb. hand weights and a nice, thick yoga mat. We were lying in bed last night, discussing plans for this morning, and she brought that up to me. I believe my response was, "Suck it up! You can use two cans of beans and a folded up blanket. It's like ghetto exercise!" (No offense to those living in ghettos. I was tired, and it seemed funny at the time.) That was good for a laugh before we passed out, happily oblivious to the outside world.
Sadly, we were out of beans, but substituted with a 15.5 oz. can of tomato sauce and a 10.75 oz. can of cream of mushroom soup. That's even funnier, somehow. :)
Breakfast time!
--Jay :)
27 minutes of pain that looks oh so easy from the outside, where I happily stand at the moment... looks can be deceiving.
Dee has learned that crunches are evil. But she has also learned that she can stick to this thing. Maybe not EVERY day, like they suggest... we should be throwing some Zumba and Core Rhythms in there too.
We have to head to the store soon to pick up some 3 lb. hand weights and a nice, thick yoga mat. We were lying in bed last night, discussing plans for this morning, and she brought that up to me. I believe my response was, "Suck it up! You can use two cans of beans and a folded up blanket. It's like ghetto exercise!" (No offense to those living in ghettos. I was tired, and it seemed funny at the time.) That was good for a laugh before we passed out, happily oblivious to the outside world.
Sadly, we were out of beans, but substituted with a 15.5 oz. can of tomato sauce and a 10.75 oz. can of cream of mushroom soup. That's even funnier, somehow. :)
Breakfast time!
--Jay :)
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