05/09/2007 07:30
Measurements
Yesterday I was busy cleaning the house and I was thinking about my fitness and how much I've lost so far. Then I remember last year when I was doing the T-tapp, I measured my hips to be 42 inches last year. I saw my measurements sitting on the bookshelf and grab it to measure my hips again. I was surprised to see I lost 1 and a half inches on my hips which makes it to 40 1/2 inches. I'm really happy to see some lost on it because it's one of the biggest area I hate on my body. My scale is slow to lose, but the measurements made my day and I felt better that my hips are smaller, even though I couldn't see it in the mirror. I could feel it in my clothes and see it with the measurement, but not the mirror. It feels great to see evidences of loss.
I'm off to the Y today and hope everyone have a great Wednesday!
05/08/2007 08:33
Smokey Florida
It's very smokey here in the air with over 200 fires we had in 4 different counties. We even had a bush fire near the airport which is not far from my home. The air is extremely dry here with only 20% humidity which is very unusual. I'm just getting a bad feeling about Florida this year with the drought and hurricane season. We got lucky last year with no major hurricanes. Also I have allergies now which is making me sleepy and I woke up with a dry throat. Hope this dry weather will pass by soon.
I did my workout on the elliptical machine yesterday for 30 minutes. I tried to run on the treadmill afterwards but I was too exhausted to do anymore exercise. I walked for 5 minutes and ran only for 4 minutes. I had enough after that. I was thinking to myself yesterday that I need to do some weightlifting to tone up my muscles again. I find weightlifting very boring but I know it benefits me a lot. I was really in good shape in high school from weightlifting in gym class.
While I was on the elliptical machine, I saw this woman walked in and hopped on the treadmill. I was watching her because I like how fit she looked. Her arms were toned and muscles but not too much like a man or anything like that. Her stomach was flat and her legs were strong. I was curious how fast she run and how long. So I was behind her and she ran at 6 mph for 30 minutes. She had very good body form while she was running and didn't even look out of breath. I looked at the other women and I can see some of them slouching down or pounding their feet down really hard, but not her. I thought to myself, that's the body I want someday. Fit and atheletic. I didn't want to be a skinny person, just fit and well toned. That's my goal. I hope I can run at 6mph for 30 minutes like her one day.
As I was leaving the Y, I saw her walking to the car with her daughter. Ah, so it's possible to look good after having kids. Just seeing her really motivated me to continue working out and hope I get the results I dream of.
05/07/2007 07:12
Weekend
I had a real nice time at the beach. The water temp was perfect. Not too cold or too hot. The wind were constantly blowing and keeping us cool. My daughter had a great time with her friend who is also the same age as she is. The older kids were complaining they were cold and hungry and we had to leave a bit early. My daugher and her friend (both 2 years old) were trying to run away into the water to avoid leaving or hiding the toys in the sand to make us look for them. I had to laugh because the beach is like a big sandbox for them. I'm hoping to go back again with the 2 of them.
My eating sure wasn't great yesterday but I'm glad it's Monday where I can go back to my healthy eating. I'm going to the Y to use the elliptical machine which I am looking forward to. I was sore for all 2 days on the weekend and finally feel better today this morning heh. I did noticed that I felt stronger when I pick up my daughter and it was easier to carry her around, even though she is 28 pounds. But I had some muscle cramping in my butt before I went to bed last night. I never had that before and hope not to get it again.
My husband made a nice comment to me yesterday how he thought I looked sexy in my new bathing suit and that I'm looking really good slimming down. I was surprised when he told me that because I certainly didn't feel thin in my bathing suit. I still felt fat. But I thanked him for a nice compliment. It was really nice and flattering to hear it from him. So maybe Gilad and the elliptical machine is doing their job! 
I really don't have much to say today but I'll be back later to check up on all of you. Hope you all have a great Monday!
05/05/2007 07:21
Wow!
I am S.O.R.E.!! I tried the eliptical machine yesterday for 30 minutes and I love it! It was hard for the first 4 minutes but it got easier after that. I think it was because I was sore from Gilad and now I made it worse with the eliptical machine but I don't care, I love it!
I'm taking a break from working out this weekend to recover my achy muscles and will go back to the Y on Monday again. Today we plan to go to the beach with my friend and her 4 kids. My daughter got a Disney princess tent last Christmas and I put it away in her closet and forgot all about it until now. The thing is huge and took up my whole living room. So I'm going to bring it to the beach for the kids to play in. I'm really excited to go and I'm feeling good about myself after all of this workout.
I hope everyone have a great weekend!
05/04/2007 07:31
Out of Shape
I decided to do a different show of Gilad that I DVRed on FitTv and in the middle of the show, I decided to stop and switch to the one I was using before vacation. That new show was too advanced for me and I was truly out of shape with no exercise for 2 weeks. But I got thru the 2nd show and I was exhausted. I wanted to laid down and take a nap with my daughter after that, but I decided to watch a Gilad show to see what exercise he does while I stretched my muscles. It felt good to do that and then take a shower.
After my daughter took her nap, I took her outside to let her ride her bike while I walk with her but it was really short because the weather got pretty hot at 91 degrees. So after dinner, I took her swimming in the pool for an half hour. I did a lot of running around in the pool, pushing her, and catching her. I didn't realized I was working out my leg muscles until I started to relax and read a book before bed. I felt my legs getting sore from all the workout I did. It felt soo good to be sore and I felt strong again.
So I'm eager to go to the YMCA today and try the ellipitical machine (not sure if I spelled that right), I was checking out Shape magazine website and they explained how the ellipitical machine can strengthen your core for running. It's one of those machine where you move your feet and arms and it's the fastest way to burn calories. So I thought to give it a try.
Thank you all for your encouraging comments to get me back on track. I have lost 2 lbs since I got home and I have 2 more to lose from my vacation weight gain. Reading your comments and blogs got me motivated to exercise and stay on track. I'm sorry if I haven't comment on your blog but I will get there. I give myself a time to stop blogging here, otherwise I will be stuck on the computer all day which is not a good thing. If I finish everything I need to do and take a break, I would come back on here for a few minutes before doing something else.
I hope everyone have a great Friday!
05/03/2007 07:31
Trying to get back in routine.
Well I wasn't very good yesterday. I went to the YMCA to meet my friend who I haven't seen in 3 weeks and she was the one with the surgery I was telling you about. She can't workout or anything, but she email me the night before and told me she wants to go swimming with me at the Y. So I got my bathing suit and towel ready to go and when I got there, she told me she is not supposed to be in the water or anything until she gets an okay from the doctor. So we didn't swim or anything. Just sat at the cafe and chatted while the kids played at daycare.
I was disappointed in some ways because I felt maybe my friend coaxed me into going to the YMCA to just chat with her and she didn't want me to workout while I am there. Another friend showed up and I haven't seen her in months. Wow, did she lose a lot of weight. She looks really good and slim. She too has been going to the Y and we tried to meet up several times but something always come up and we never got a chance to get together. I decided I better meet with her soon and find out what she been doing to lose all that weight.
As for my friend with the surgery, she has put on a lot of weight since then. I can understand since she has been in a lot of pain and can't do much around the house or with the kids. So she's been in bed most of the time. I just have a feeling that she probably feeling down about herself putting on all the weight and not be able to do anything. She told us how she felt like she lost 3 months of her life with this surgery and pain she kept having. I don't blame her for feeling that way.
So I will be staying home today and will do some Gilad workout and maybe T-tapp if I have enough energy left. I want to take my daughter swimming today since it's been hot lately. I lost 1 lb of the weight I gained and hope to get the rest of them off by next week. It's so hard to get back in the routine when you've been out of town for so long.
05/01/2007 07:42
I'm back!
I'm so happy to be back to my healthy home. 12 days of horrible eating and I'm just sick of it. So I decided to face it by standing on the scale this morning and it said 4 lbs gained. Ugh! But I will work hard to lose them.
I've learned a lot about my family and their eating habits. I observed them and figured out ways why they are the way they are. The biggest problem with my family is they love to eat red meat. They eat red meat at lunch and dinner almost everyday. I thought to myself, no wonder why they kept gaining so much weight and having health problems. Then they kept buying cakes, cookies, and candies to keep around the house. I don't keep any of them except for one box of organic cookies for my daughter to have a treat once a day. Sometimes I have one too.
Another thing I noticed with my family is denial. My grandmother is the biggest denial of all. She needs to have her appendix remove and she won't go to the doctor for an operation. She's always in denial about her healthy problems and wait until the last minute to get help. I don't think that is a good idea but that's what she does. Then I noticed my mother and aunts are the same way. They denied that they are eating bad food and just getting fat because they're older in their 50's now.
I believe that it's never too late to be healthy again. The body can be very forgiving and start healing the damage you've done. It's all about the power of knowledge and the commitments you're willing to change your lifestyle to be healthy. I'm so thankful that my husband is very committed to eat healthy. I learned a lot from him and researching on the internet and news about health. I also learned from many of you here on EP.
I'm so glad to be back and now it's time for me to go say hello to everyone! 
