Week 2...

No, you're not losing it, this should be about Week 3 yet Bruce & I are human and we missed working out last week. But the good news is, I know you were worried, we did make it back to the gym and as much as I really didn't want to - it felt good once we got started.

We have figured out a routine that we are going to try and stick to. Bruce has started back to school, which means Thursday nights I get a free night will need extra motivation to do some type of workout (probably Zumba at our apartment if anyone would like to join me). And since my job schedule changes so much, in a few weeks I should have a normal routine and we can get in the groove of working out in the AM. Every one who is crazy keeps saying that you get a much better start to your day and sticking to a workout routing when you workout in the morning.

We've still been doing really good with our eating and keeping track of what we put in our mouth, which I firmly believe is half the battle... I'm sure if I didn't eat half of the lovely, delicious, wonderful, chocolaty, creamy, decadent, drizzled, exquisite, sugary, tasty, fattening, frosty, FRIED, finger-licking. greasy, honey-glazed, juicy, layered, breaded, salty, luscious, moist, mouth-watering, scrumptious, seasoned, smothered, southern, stuffed, syrupy, sweet, tantalizing, cheesy, gooey,  tempting, velvety, whipped, wonderful, yummy CRAP that I have thought about a couple 2 or 3 times, I wouldn't have gotten to the size I am today.

So, to report some more good news - I did lose 2 1/2 pounds when I weighed in last Monday so I'm hoping to pull another big number tomorrow morning. Granted, I do think I've been watching entirely too much Biggest Loser because I keep expecting "double-digits" when I step on the scale. But every pound lost is a victory. Or as my Grandmother told me "those little numbers add up" So I'll keep shooting for losses instead of gains. And luckily there are lots of motivating TV shows other than Biggest Loser, like HEAVY and I Used to be Fat.

So, anyways - like Bruce said in his recent blog, Getting back on the wagon... again if you haven't seen me post in a while, check on me... keep me accountable! :)

Z...U...M...B...A...

So, Bruce and I decided to try ZUMBA… yeah, it kicked our butts! One of my co-workers decided to get it a long time ago, but it wasn’t until it became the rave and everyone was talking about it on Facebook, I then decided that I’d give it a try and that it might be fun. It’s more like dancing than a workout and may keep me entertained. Well, it’s also very intense and can burn anywhere from 450 to 1200 calories depending on the body type and workout.

So, here’s how the next EIGHTY minutes went…

We started with the basic dance steps. It breaks it out into 3 “easy” steps. Yup, it probably is EASY when you weigh about 90 pounds soaking wet and you have a sliver of rhythm… but that would not describe me or Bruce. **And a side note: if you’ve already read Bruce’s blog you will remember he described the “instructors” as strippers. But I will second that they really might have a second job as in this profession.

So, we begin with a few Merengue moves… this wasn’t so bad. We learned some basic Latin march steps and how to do the “booty circle” – which has to be my husband’s favorite move. He would stick out his tongue and get really serious because as he said this was a move he could do… it was TOO funny! Next time you see him – please ask him to show this to you!!! I also had to slap him back into reality when the *cough* stripper… instructor starts shimming her bosoms. Wake up Bruce! Your wife is in the room with you!!!

Next was the Salsa – ok, anybody done the Salsa??? Not too hard… Once again, for someone who can dance; it was a little challenging for me and Bruce though. Overall, I would say this had to be our favorite dance of the night.

Then, the Cumbia… only it’s funnier to hear what’s-his-face say it. I couldn’t even understand him… you know the creator of the Zumba craze – yup, him. This was really funny to watch each other move our arms in a spiral motion and try to move our feet in a certain way at the same time. Now, I’ve been known to make fun of a few people who can’t chew gum and walk at the same time, but I will be the first to admit that I CAN NOT move my arms in a swirly in-and-out type motion while trying to move my right foot and skip onto my left foot and pull my right leg over my left shoulder… and by this point I think my calves are ON FIRE!!!

Next up – Reggaeton – This was a fun dance, until we basically had to try and dance while doing squats. Heck! I hate squats to begin with and now we’re going to torcher each other by thinking we can dance while doing squats?!?!? This is CRAZY! This is also the dance that is supposed to be the “hip hop” version and well, let’s just be frank – WE ARE SOOOO WHITE!!! J

                                 **We may or may not have looked like the guy in the picture below…

Ok,  so we do a cool down and I’m thinking we’re pretty much done…. Sixty minutes of this is for the freaking birds!!! But I made it through it…. and then Bruce suggests we do the “20 minute dance express” so that we can put our “moves” together. And I’m thinking WHAT MOVES??? What in the past 60 minutes would you consider a “MOVE”?!?! But we do it. And it was fun.

So, now… 80 minutes later we are BOTH drenched in sweat, abs are hurting from laughing at each other, and had to have burned like 50 trillion calories… that’s what I put on my Weight Watchers tracker anyways. J

We’ll try it again… But not tomorrow.

My weakness: Cupcakes

So, it's been a full what, twenty-four hours since I announced to the world, and Facebook!?!? (what was I thinking) And I'm craving a cupcake.... Yes, my weakness is cupcakes. There. I said it.

We've been eating healthy for the past week and a half. We made a jump-start on the New Years Resolution groupies and started eating better last week by cooking all of our meals and eating less But since I've made my weight loss efforts public all I keep thinking about are cupcakes... red ones, yellow ones, black ones, white ones, I don't care. I just want a CUPCAKE!!!

Well, I feel a little better now that I've got that off of my chest. Hopefully the urge will go away and I think I'll go to the gym. I'll write more after that - that should be interesting! Haven't been in ohhhh, well let's not talk about that right now :)

In the beginning...

Here's where everyone says, "This is the beginning of my journey"... Well, this is not the first time I've been down this road but I would like to make it my last 'beginning' to the rest of my life as a "big" girl. I am doing Weight Watchers online and starting walking/running, will start Zumba soon, and an intense toning workout eventually to get everything toned and in shape!

I am so blessed to have married my best friend and the greatest man that God put on this earth for me :) And to make it even better, he is a wonderful support to me and we are going down this journey together. We will work at this every day and help each other along the way. I also have a great group of friends and family who are a wonderful support as well. I have two special co-workers/friends who I am hoping will keep me on track and I will do the same for them.

With all this being said... I will write more to hopefully keep me on track and keep y'all up to date on my progress. Say a little prayer for me every day, please. I will need it!

Good night!