Workout Wednesday

Tip of the Week: Although it's cold in many states right now, try to park your car at least halfway through the parking lot. This may mean a slightly longer walk to the store but dress in layers and you (and your family) will be just fine (just know, this is a tip for me because I whine when my husband parks too far away haha).

Big A got me 2 workout DVDs for Christmas: Biggest Loser Weight Loss Yoga & Biggest Loser Boot Camp. He's been working out with me when he comes home from work and on his days off, too. It's great motivation for me to get myself going. He also got me a StayBall (weighted exercise ball) that came with a 30 minute Core Strength DVD.

Yesterday, I did the Boot Camp and StayBall DVDs during nap time. Squirt was awake for about 20 minutes of the BC so I had to stop a few minutes to lay him down. But I was feeling pretty good about my workouts. I've been doing them most every day. I think I've not done a workout maybe 3 times since Christmas.

Then I stepped on that stupid scale after watching Biggest Loser last night. Now, I realize I'm not going to lose 6, 10, 14, 23 pounds in one week. But after a few weeks, I would have thought I'd have lost ONE pound. Nothing. Oh it just makes me angry. This is the part about working out that makes me mad; when you don't see results. I know that I feel better working out and I'm getting better at the workouts, but one of my goals of working out (other than to be healthy and show my kids that exercise is a lifestyle) is to lose weight. I have about 30+ extra pounds (10 from each kid and 10 from college) to shed. So I'm frustrated.

I went to bed thinking about it (and shedding a few tears). At 4am when Moose decided to wake up for awhile (I read him a story and sent his butt back to bed...it's almost 8am and he's still snoozing away), I decided to workout because I couldn't get back to sleep (oh hurry up nap time!).

Yoga this morning did not feel as productive. I was grumpy. Also, while it kills my husband not to be completely focused on the workout (i.e. it bugs him when Moose is hanging off of him while working out), I felt that without Moose around, I wasn't as focused. I started to do the Boot Camp afterward...but I was sore and I wasn't focused so I knew it wouldn't be a good workout. So I ate breakfast instead.

I know I won't see instant results...but, really, something. Big A is so sweet and tries to be comforting to me and encouraging, but I'm just not feeling it today. Oh well, tomorrow's another day.

{I think on Wednesdays I'm going to try to post updates about my working out and weight loss. Hopefully I'll have some results to share with you soon.}