March 4, 2011 *day 4

This is the first week of discipline and exercise.  Day 1 was pretty hard. I did 30 minutes of cardio. It's a dvd that has 30 minutes of cardio and then 30 minutes of targeted sections (upper, lower, abs, etc...) Do you want to know what dvd it is? Carmen Electra's strip tease disc 2. It's the aerobics one. I know there are more difficult dvd's out there but I feel like this one is set at my pace yet it is still very challenging. Right now, I can only get through the cardio. The other thing I am doing is Zumba on the Kinect. I know some of you are laughing right now and think "no wonder why she can't lose weight." but seriously the Zumba one kicks my butt and it is so much fun. I love to dance, so this is perfect for me. I struggle with regular work out dvd's because they become boring to me.  So these are the two that I am doing. I think I'm going to look for a good Yoga dvd as well. (the wii was awesome for yoga!)
The other area I need to work on is my diet. I'm not a calorie counter. (too lazy) But I am paying attention to what I eat and how much I eat.
Here is my plan. Every morning I eat a turkey sausage with a slice of cheese on a bagel.(I should probably do it on wheat.) For lunch I will eat something a little heavier. ( I love burgers, chicken salad, pizza, subs, whatever) and then for dinner something light. Maybe a veggie salad. I dunno. Just light.
I also want to cut out sugar. That means, cookie's, lemon pound cake,cheesecake, chocolate,brownies, candy....:sigh: all the things that make me happy. I'll have 1 cup of coffee a day and 1 diet soda a day.  My goal is to increase my water intake. I think if I cut out soda and water from my diet and drink mostly water it will make a big difference.  I am also hoping that my increase in water will help get rid of slight hunger pains from being border line dehydrated.
So good stuff. All of this may seem wrong and a waste of time, but for me it is better. I know it's healthier.

Here I am on day 4. and I have to say that I am actually enjoying working out. Today I did 20 minutes of Zumba and then 10 minutes of dancing. I already feel a little better. I'm excited about working out. I'm excited about making a change :)