It was...

the video I thought. I can't believe it. That brain I pushed out three different times which makes me forget absolutely EVERYTHING hasn't failed me!

Leslie Sansone and her Walk Away The Pounds truly is a tough routine. With her circuit training paired with hand weights, you truly feel and see results after using it. When I first picked it up (again the Holt Library), I was skeptical, but being pregnant I wanted something "easy" and "light". Much to my surprise, Leslie did NOT fit the bill...at least not this work out...

For 30 minutes she switches from four types of walks (which you can make harder by adding a jump, bump or bounce), paired with handweights...I use 5 pounders, adding 10 pounds to the intensity.

By the half way mark, you are sweating and by the end you feel the work out not only in your legs and your arms but you feel the cardio work as well.

I highly recommend this work out for those who are getting back into workouts, this is also good for increasing the impact of your work outs. Try her sets, you'll see! Leslie Sansone may seem like she's working for the old ladies, but she can help you too!

The Videos of the Week

Everyone says...Jillian Michaels is tough, but after doing 2 new workouts this week, I think its all perspective. I did Bob Greene's "Boot Camp" and also "Denise Austin" Cardio Kickboxing and if you are giving it your all, these three are all "Bears" in my book!

So that leads me to my next thought....work out videos don't work...at least that is what a lot of people I meet say. My thought is, of course not, if you don't do them. I have found however, in the past 4 weeks that I have done them, I am seeing results. Serious ones. My size 4's are fitting again. I have lost a substantial amount of weight--(another 2.5 as of Friday). So, like anything, I think if you work it, it works for you! You know, those people that BUY the home equipment and don't use it, they don't lose it...so my tip for the day is USE IT TO LOSE IT!

I promised a review of yet another video, but I am slightly off on my reports. I have no idea which I promised next, so I am going to have to take a look...until then, today is Mother's Day...do something for YOU! I worked out this morning to Bob Greene and he made me feel good!

A New Day

Today is a new day. I took the weekend "off" from workouts and really didn't stick to my plan for the past three days. Today, however, is a new day. I'm back in the routine, getting up early and getting in my Wii workout. I feel good about that. (I'm a little concerned about all three boys still sleeping, an hour and a half after my alarm went off, but I'm enjoying the quiet time!). I feel guilty about slacking through the weekend, but I'm motivated to start back up again.

I'm wondering if this is going to become my typical weekend routine. I know it's probably not ideal, but I'm finding it extremely hard to keep my regular workout routines and sleep routines through the weekends. This is two in a row now where I really just let things slide because of all of the family or social commitments that I had on the weekends. It doesn't seem to have upset my weight loss - I'm sure it slowed it down a little, but the weight IS still coming off. I'm wondering if letting go of my ideal of 1-2 workouts a day would be a healthy thing for the weekends, as long as I don't change my eating habits during those days. Would that make me feel less guilty on Sunday nights or Monday mornings?

Or is it a slippery slope to a life of NO workouts?


I'm still debating.....

How do YOU treat the weekends? Do you alter your diet plan? Your workout schedule? Or do they stay the same as the weekdays? Share!

Back in the groove......

I'm proud to say that I have worked out three days in a row now! :) Friday, I was on the treadmill when I got a phone call that turned into a phone interview for a job that I really want, so I took that as sign from God that I was doing the right thing. ;)

Yesterday and today, I've worked on finding my way around the new Wii Fit that we got. I'm working on creating special routines for myself, which has taken me a little bit of time to figure out. I just finished a yoga and strength training workout that I really enjoyed, and think that I finally found something that will work in the mornings for me. My goal is to get up this week and do this routine before the kiddos get up. We'll see how it works - I think it might work. It's quiet enough that I should be able to do it without making too much noise. As long as my alarm doesn't wake them up, then we should be golden!

I'm still working on trying to get the treadmill workout in. I think that I can manage to do it at night, as long as the kids go to bed early enough. My biggest problem with working out at night is really just that I get so revved up and energized with working out that I find it hard to calm down enough to go to sleep in time to get up early enough in the morning. I think that if I do it immediately after the boys go to bed, though, I will have enough time. We'll see how it works!

I'm happy with how last week shaped up, with no weight gain, but I'm striving for a loss this week. My goals for this week are:

1) Continue drinking my water. This is usually really hard for me, because I just love coffee so much. However, I've been forcing myself to always have a glass of water out (and I make myself drink 2 glasses before letting myself have coffee), and so I've actually been meeting my goal of drinking 8 glasses a day.

2) Work out at least once a day - in some form. This could include a walk with the boys, the treadmill, or the Wii Fit. I'm going to try to be flexible with my workouts, so that I can squeeze them into our schedule a little bit better.

That's it for my goals this week. I have a couple meetings this week, as well as a dinner (that I'm not cooking, so I have no control over it), so I really want to focus on just eating healthy portions. I might throw in a food goal next week, but for now, I want to continue practicing my healthy eating habits, and focus more on figuring out this workout dilemma that I have.

My goal is to be down another two pounds this week - think I can make it? We have exactly 1 month until we're at Mike's interview at Michigan State, and I really need to be down another 10 pounds or so in order to fit into my clothes. I'm getting closer, but it's not quite enough....so now I'm giving it all that I've got to get there!!

I'm excited to start back up this week - how about you?!?!?!?!

For those of you who have a Wii Fit - what are your favourite workouts? Any advice?