aerobics class

So, at my daughters dance class all of us mom's were talking about excercise a few weeks ago, and my sister in law mentioned that there were enought of us to make an aerobics class.  So, the teacher called up one of her instructors and today was the first class.  I actually forgot anf had to go home and change.  I really enjoyed it though.  It was pretty low impact and I am a pretty coordinated gal, so I had fun.  Until that is my ds2 decided that watching mom excercise was not so much fun.  He threw a royal fit and I had to stop.  I will have to see if I can get Granny to watch him next week.  It is only for 45 minutes while the kiddos are dancing.  Now the sad part, well sad for me because I am kinda dramatic- I am so fat!!!!!  I know that is not positive, but looking in the mirror while excercising was sooooo depressing.  Why is it that our minds play tricks on us?  That fat girl is not the one that I see every morning in my mirror.  Why do I look okay in the light of my own bathroom, and then next to the skinny moms look like a beached whale shaking her groove thing?!  I am so depressed.  But I guess that it is just more incentive to get skinny. sigh!

So I am stopping weight watchers for awhile.  The money is just not there for meetings right now.  But I don't want to stop losing weight.  My mom has the ww online and I have my ep buddies so I think that I can stay motivated.  WW was most affectivie from the accountablility so I am going to weigh in at my mom's each week (she is still going to meetings), and I plan to keep track of what I eat and continue to excercise.  This is my year and by the end I want to be more of a cute dolphin shaking her groove thing!

Mirror's in gym's should be banned !!

Hi Amber

Nice to hear from you

I know exactly what you mean about having to see yourself in the gym mirror. Before I started WW I used to go to the gym.  That is when I tried the dance-fit class, when I was 3 stone heavier.

I hated what I saw in the mirror, but told myself that was exactly why I was there !!

But in the end, those mirror's got the better of me.  I came out of the dance class a couple of times and sobbed my heart out, I hated what I saw in those mirrors so much, I didn't want to put myself through it anymore  

8 months later I joined WW, the weight started to come off.  Then I started the dance class again, and did my best to ignore the mirrors and dance the weight off.

3 stone down and I no longer cry at the sight of my body in the mirrors, I laugh at what an awful dancer I am !!  You should see me, I am definitely NOT a dancer, it does make me smile, but it also helps burn off the rest of my excess weight off to get to goal 

I am sill going to WW but my mum has been doing it on her own and she is doing really well.  You just have to be in the right frame of mind and really want to look back on the year and see what you have achieved, it can be done.

My sister also does WW without going to a club or joining on line.  They are both using my info to help them.

So, you go girl, ignore those blinking mirrors, at least at the end of the year you will see your hard work has paid off, those skinny girls won't have any new clothes to wear or lovely compliments coming their way 

Keep going, you will be so proud xx

But do you know what, you never stop worrying.  As I get closer to my goal I am already worrying I am going to put it all back on again, which is so worrying    

Women, there's always something to worry about isn't there !

2008 'IS' Amberalyse's year 

Jxx

Yea!

Friends!  Gotta love them.  Yes, get grandma to watch your DS next time so that you can get that quality time for yourself.  Those kiddo's just get bored so easy. 

Good luck on doing WW on your own ~ I believe in you and I know you can do it.  Hugs!