03/11/2009 21:21
ai Chihuahua
i rented Beverly Hills Chihuahua over the weekend because it was so rainy out, I wanted a little comedy to lighten things up. Well I didn't get to watch it cuz I was busy cleaning and rearranging drawers and closets. Anyway the movie was due back Monday night but I promised myself I'd start workinging out more, so when I got home from work I put on my sweats, popped in the movie, and jumped on the treadmill and before I knew it I walked for 35 minutes at a pace of 3.2 . That's where I kicked it up a knotch in speed and incline. My glutes were tight, but I didn't hurt. I put in a 50 minute work out and felt great. Last night I came home and did 20 minutes of TurboJam but that didnlt feel like enough so I also did 20 minutes of Hip Hop Abs.
I took today off from work to take my 82 yr old mom for eye surgery. She had cateract surgery a few years ago and now one of her eyes was fogging up, so they did laser surgery on it to break up the film in the back of her eye. It's amazing what doctors can do. Anyway, everything went well and I'll check on her later. It was weird having an afternoon to myself and not being at work. When I got home I took my doggie for a walk. It's brisk and windy out today, but the sun was shining, so that motivated me to get out there. I do a lot of thinking when I walk. It's a good stress reliever.
Tonight is my WI at WW. I meet my daughter-in-law there. After the meeting we're going to Bally's to check out the Zumba class. Speaking of Bally's, I just realized that I've been a member on and off since 1990 but rarely use it anymore. Isn't that stupid. I have all the tools at my fingertips but I just never used them.
That got me to thinking...uh-oh watch out, I'm dangerous when I think. Like I said, I have all these tools to help me lose weight. But the key is to use them. Here's my inventory. I bought a pedometer to track my steps and mileage...used it maybe 4 times. I wanted an mp3 player to listen to music while I worked out or walked, so hubby bought me one...used it 5 or 6 times. I've had a treadmill for five years...truthfully..used it maybe a dozen times. I bought exercise clothes, DVD's, a stability ball, resistance band. I even joined WW and rejoined Bally's and I blog on EP. But you know what, all this isn't going to do me a bit of good if I don't use them. Yes, I've made excuses, but I'm not going to listen to them anymore. I'm pissed at myself. I'm only deceiving myself if I think that just because I own all this that it will miraculously make me thin.
Ok with that being said, I need to change my life. I need to fit exercise into my daily routine. I've felt so good the past two days all because I moved my butt. I'm a little stiff and sore, but that's a good hurt and it reminds me that it's working.
So I'm going to thank this revelation on a silly movie about a chihuahua and how I was able to accomplish two things at one time.
your story is like mine! Probably like most of ours.....so many tools and none getting used! I have purchased so much fitness stuff I can't even name it all and used most of it once or twice! ugh...all that moola!