Hello friends,
I am tired and sore tonight, but that's a good thing. I tried my first Zumba class tonight. A friend at work told me about a FREE class at Lorain Community College. It's on Monday nights, some sort of fundraiser so they accept donations. It was very...uh, interesting to say the least!
I got there after the class had started and it was in a section of a big gym. The first thing I noticed was blaring Latin American music. Some skinny woman with short hair was in the front of the room shaking her tushy like 80 miles an hour and there were about 30 or so woman and 1 guy trying desperately to copy her moves. I found my friend in the back (where I had instructed her to meet me) and tried to "blend" in. The music made me feel like I had stumbled into some night club in Cabo San Lucas but after a few minutes I began to realize no one was going to come around with a tray full of margaritas and tequila shooters (much to my dismay).
Every other exercise/aerobic class I have ever been to started out with the instructor explaining the type of class, going over some basic moves and then working us in slowly. Not so here. After a little while, I gave up trying to copy the crazy woman and simply started flailing my arms and legs around really fast to get my heart rate up. I guess it worked because I did sweat like the dickens. At one point, we were literally supposed to jiggle our butts, not sure what the was supposed to accomplish exactly, but I went along. Wow. You've heard of "Buns of Steel", I am fairly certain I have buns of unleavened dough. I even asked my girl friend if she knew of any store that carried butt bras.
Don't get me wrong, it was actually pretty fun, in an embarrassing painful sort of way. It was only one class. I'm sure I will get the hang of it. The main thing is, I was out there, working out! That can't be a bad thing!
Stay tuned....
Mary Lou
About Me
- Mary Lou
- I try to get the most out of life. I think of myself as happy and upbeat and I love to make people laugh. I laugh at myself, a lot. I am engaged to be married to my best friend and soulmate. That sounds cliche, but it's true. I have three wonderful kids, two cats and a golden retriever who is like another kid. I have two stepkids whom one day I hope will come to accept me as a person who loves their dad very very much.
Monday, February 1, 2010
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
Down but not out!
Hi friends,
You may be wondering why you haven't heard from me in like, oh I don't know, like 4 months! Hmmm, let's take a guess. After going all out in the beginning with my hospital sponsored weight loss program, I quickly lost interest. Oh, I kept going every Monday, give or take a couple, but it wasn't enough, not by a long shot. But after that was over I had only lost a measly pound or two. I needed more than that. But...what????
THAT is the question. Fast forward past the holidays, which has to be the all time WORST time for trying to maintain any sort of semblance of a healthy diet or exercise program!! Are you kidding me? You eat and drink whatever happens to come an arms length of your mouth reasoning with yourself...Okay, come January 1st, I'm gonna SERIOUSLY go on a diet!! Been there, done that, again.
So, here I am, once again resolving to do better THIS time!! My theory is that it is better to try and fail than to never have tried at all. Sort of like: it is better to have loved and lost than to never have loved at all. ANYWAY:
I have made yet another attempt at getting in shape. What am I doing different? (Because each time it's a different way of approaching the problem).
I was browsing at Border's and I simply cannot resist purchasing yet another book I have every intention of reading but don't usually get past the 3rd chapter of. I was captivated by the "diet and weight loss" section (of course) and simply could not resist the Ultimate Diet Log and the Ultimate Exercise log. The idea is to write down every thing I put in my mouth and every minute I spend exercising. So far, so good. I've been doing really well with my eating and exercising on a regular basis: for the past three weeks.
However, it is only January 20. I have a looong way to go. My usual M.O. is to get tired of the routine and give up, EVEN if I have seen success!! Last year, (and I have the records to prove it), I got down to 140lbs. in March and then slacked off! I had started out at 156lbs. Why would I do that??? That's the question I need to answer if I am to finally lose this weight and KEEP it off.
THIS time it WILL be different...I WILL lose weight. Those are only words. Time will tell. I have to decide what truly matters.
Don't give up on me yet, I'm not ready to.
Yours in Health,
Mary Lou
You may be wondering why you haven't heard from me in like, oh I don't know, like 4 months! Hmmm, let's take a guess. After going all out in the beginning with my hospital sponsored weight loss program, I quickly lost interest. Oh, I kept going every Monday, give or take a couple, but it wasn't enough, not by a long shot. But after that was over I had only lost a measly pound or two. I needed more than that. But...what????
THAT is the question. Fast forward past the holidays, which has to be the all time WORST time for trying to maintain any sort of semblance of a healthy diet or exercise program!! Are you kidding me? You eat and drink whatever happens to come an arms length of your mouth reasoning with yourself...Okay, come January 1st, I'm gonna SERIOUSLY go on a diet!! Been there, done that, again.
So, here I am, once again resolving to do better THIS time!! My theory is that it is better to try and fail than to never have tried at all. Sort of like: it is better to have loved and lost than to never have loved at all. ANYWAY:
I have made yet another attempt at getting in shape. What am I doing different? (Because each time it's a different way of approaching the problem).
I was browsing at Border's and I simply cannot resist purchasing yet another book I have every intention of reading but don't usually get past the 3rd chapter of. I was captivated by the "diet and weight loss" section (of course) and simply could not resist the Ultimate Diet Log and the Ultimate Exercise log. The idea is to write down every thing I put in my mouth and every minute I spend exercising. So far, so good. I've been doing really well with my eating and exercising on a regular basis: for the past three weeks.
However, it is only January 20. I have a looong way to go. My usual M.O. is to get tired of the routine and give up, EVEN if I have seen success!! Last year, (and I have the records to prove it), I got down to 140lbs. in March and then slacked off! I had started out at 156lbs. Why would I do that??? That's the question I need to answer if I am to finally lose this weight and KEEP it off.
THIS time it WILL be different...I WILL lose weight. Those are only words. Time will tell. I have to decide what truly matters.
Don't give up on me yet, I'm not ready to.
Yours in Health,
Mary Lou
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