136 Pounds

I'm really excited to see progress. I've been running, jumping, and doing some kettle worx dvd's for my core. I have been watching my calories and I have been drinking plenty of water. I have nearly cut soda out entirely. For the longest time it seemed like I was just stuck at 139# and I was getting very frustrated. I felt like I was burning calories but not loosing the numbers on the scale. But the strange thing was that I felt like my body was getting tighter. More fit. Once I started mixing up my routine I started to drop some pounds. That gets me excited! So now i'm 136 lbs. My jeans that are a size 10 no longer fit, my size 8's are more comfy on me. When I first started this diet thing I was at 140 lbs. Actually I think I was more 142 lbs. But I feel like I have lost so much more than just 4 lbs. Originally I wanted to attempt to lose at least 20 - 30 lbs I wanted to be at my pre weight when I had Abby. But I don't know if that is possible. I think I want to strive to lose 6 more pounds. I'll weigh 130 pounds and that might be where I stay, but I am going to continue to work out. I am going to continue eating decently. Also I'm very excited to start doing a work out at my husbands work. He works for Farmers insurance and everyday they have some kind of group class, their gym is always available to me and my husband 24 hours a day! On mondays I'll be attending the 3-2-1 work out it is Three cardio, two circuit and onecore segment.  And they're done in this order:

Cardio I -- Start with a 5 to 10 minute warm up like a jog, so you don't pull muscles.

Circuit I -- Braganza puts legs into every exercise because that burns a lot of calories.  These groupings of exercises usually target lower body, upper body and a smaller muscle group or back.

Cardio  II -- Maybe add intervals or a hill to make things a little more intense.  If you're on a bike, this would maybe be biking sprints for 5 to 10 minutes. 

Circuit II -- This would target the same muscle groups as the first circuit sequence, but with different exercises.  It's all about keeping the heart rate up and toning.

Cardio III -- This is the hardest cardio round because you're tired and it's hard to start up again, but this is where the real changes happen.

Core -- The final exercises for strengthening abs.

A Squat Thrust is one example of a total body "multi-compound" -- working abs, legs, chest, back and arms -- circuit exercise that Braganza might include with two others in a grouping:

I watched the video's on youtube and I'm pretty intimidated by it but I think it will be awesome for my body! Tuesdays will be Dance Fit, I think this is a mixture of dancing styles. Wednesday is Butts and Guts Workout (that doesn't seem easy either) and then Thursday will be Zumba, which I have always loved! As for Friday I will just run or maybe jump on the trampoline, then I will be off on saturday and sunday.

I am really looking forward to these workouts, I know that they are going to be so hard, but I have never done this kind of thing with other people. So I think I'll be more motivated to keep it up. I'll keep you posted on how my classes go. Today is Tuesday so I'll let you know tomorrow how it went!