Tuesday, March 16, 2010

The trek to 25

Again, I am about to get candid.
I have been working my butt off to lose weight.
I gained some weight at the end of last summer when I started some medications.
And I haven't been able to get it off since.
I have quit one set of meds and am about to phase off of the other prescription.
( Dont worry I am not a pill popper! Just had to take them for medical needs!)
I Hope this will help in shedding this extra weight that I HATE.
I know all women are hard on themselves about their weight and looks.
And we are hard on each other.
Rarely do I look in the mirror and love the way I look, or really, rarely am I just content with the way I look.
I tend to fret and mull over it most days.
This is sad to me because I never used to be this way.
I used to be really comfortable with myself.
I mean of course there were things that I picked at but over all I was content.

I am trying to get back to that place.

But It is slow going.
I know it is going to take work on my inside, the way I think and what changed my content thinking pattern into a fretful one.
And It is going to take the physical work too.
I have been working out 5 days a week since the end of January. And the results I have yet to be satisfied with.
It is so frustrating.
Do you all ever feel like this?

Last night I tried Zumba for the first time.

It was wild.
Rarely do I enjooy working out. I have only found one thing that I actual semi enjoy doing: body pump.
But Zumba actually had me leaving the class with a smile on my face.
I felt like I was a tourist on an island or in africa doing some tourist dance activity.
I mean you do all these latin and tribal moves which made me feel so stupid but was so fun!
I even wore a belly dancer jingle belt (or whatever the technical name for it is) and shook it!
I dont think it is the most high impact of workouts, but it is definitely perfect for a Monday night workout.
If you are like me and struggle with discouragement and rarely enjoy the gym, try this class!









Peace,

9 comments:

  1. I loathe working out and rarely do so, but am really trying to try some new things to see if I can get a bit more excited by the possibility. Hang in there!
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  2. Beautifully written Caroline. Glad you have found something that makes you feel good and gets you energized! I am dying to try Zumba. I have a girlfriend who is training to be an instructor! I wish I had someone who lived by me to go try Zumba with! Proud of you and think you are wonderful!
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  3. I absolutely love zumba! Its a fanastic way to sculpt your muscles because you're using every single one in this workout. The best part about it- its so fast paced that you generally burn between 700-900 calories in an hour! I've never sweat so much in a workout in my life. But its definitely worth it!
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  4. I'm with you on working out a bunch but not seeing or being satisfied with the results. I figure it's not going to come over night and I just have to keep working. Trying new classes or new ways of working out will definitely help! Not only to get your mind doing different things, but after a while your body tends to plateau, so changing it up with refuel your muscles! Keep up the work and you will see changes soon enough.
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  5. I'm in the same boat! I can't remember looking in the mirror and even being just satisfied or content with the way my body is looking lately. I've been working out, but I know I haven't been pushing myself as hard as I should be. So this week started my "kick it up a notch" week and so far so good! I've been doing zumba too and love it! Keep up the good work and you'll see results before you know it :)
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  6. I know exactly what you mean. I've been working out everyday for the since the middle of January and I have barely lost any weight! It's so frustrating.
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  7. Good for you! I know how discouraging it is to be on meds that make you gain weight. Hope you find a good balance of working out and being able to get off of your meds.
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  8. I really want to try Zumba! I know the feeling too - I spent 6 weeks working with a personal trainer, am playing lacrosse and tennis and still haven't seen results. I love Body Pump too!
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  9. Congrats to you for being so dilligent!! I always seem to start an exercise regimin, and then don't follow through :(

    One of my best friends teaches Zumba! She raves about how much fun it is. Unfortunately she lives in TN, so I've not been able to go to one of her classes, and I've not heard of it being offered here. Hmmm...perhaps I need to investigate..
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