There's More To Health Than Diet and Exercise!

I have been enjoying different types of exercise. Some P90X, bike riding to work, running on the treadmill, and walking with friends and family. I will continue this and I have also started working out at the YMCA doing a couple classes. I have done Les Mills Body Pump, Body Vive, and Body Combat. My favorite is Body Combat but I also like Body Pump. I am not a fan of Body Vive. I like Zumba and hope to start that again soon.

As far as eating...I have tried eating lots of fruits and vegetables. I am trying new fruits and vegetables. My preferred vegetables are broccoli, cauliflower, carrots, green beans, and corn. I am trying to eat more asparagus and want to eat tomatoes (I don't like tomatoes but I am determined to make myself like them). As far as fruit. i like most fruit but my favorite is strawberries. So i try to eat more blackberries (I really only like these in cereal) and grapes (definitely want to eat the ones that aren't extremely sour).

I also want to take less medicine. So I have recently stopped taking one of my medicines. The side effects of not taking it after a week are taking over today but I WILL overcome (or I hope I do, I guess we will wait and see). Doing without it for a week is really good!

I have been doing different crafts! I really enjoy this. I hate the cost so I have been trying to find things I enjoy and then I take some time to find the best way to do it in the cheapest way possible. So far I have really enjoyed this time. It's my "quiet" time.

Although not everything I do or have done is a success I have learned a lot and continue to learn.

Things I've Learned:

I've learned I'm addicted to working out. I like to run, walk, bike ride. I enjoy classes, P90X, Zumba etc.

I've learned I can't take a day off. If I do I take another day, then another day, and I end up starting ALL over again!

I've learned that if you take a week or two off from P90X and then pick it up again you hurt almost just like you did when you originally started! It's hard to go from standing to sitting and sitting to standing but I don't need assitance to go to the bathroom this time. (haha).

I've learned that I enjoy running but have to make myself do it.

I've learned that you have to set goals and achieve those goals, then set new goals. My current goals are: no more than 2300 mg of sodium a day; 3 days a week running; 3 days a week (or more) of P90X; and my BIG goal is to get up on Saturday morning (instead of sleeping in) and working out at either the YMCA (where I have a membership) or taking advantage of working out at another club that has free classes on Saturday mornings.

I've learned that you can get help in doing ALL these things from others (this can be more than one other). Thank you to everyone who has helped me along the way!

So I continue on my journey to A Healthier Me At 33!

Success

OK So since I last posted I purchased an IPhone. I know it's crazy but I got it for an "app". So I have an app for that. HA! Oh, I guess I should say the app is called myfitnesspal. I love it. I have been working on logging what I eat for so long. I tried using a computer but I'm not on the computer at home as much as at work so when I got home from work I had trouble tracking my food. I don't know if I even know the actual reason it didn't work but it didn't. It seems that I didn't always have my notebook with me or I wasn' recording the way I should. Anyway, the point is, I got the phone, I got the app, and now I'm recording everything because I ALWAYS have my phone on me! AND I've been able to track what I eat and this app records ALL the nutrition not just calories. I am also able to track my weight in calories, water intake, cardiovascular exercise, and strength training. I have been losing weight! I find myself trying to take off the calories I'm consuming because I can see it ALL day long!
I'm still very excited for this journey AND I continue to become healthier everyday!

Last Night

I was unable to post yesterdays thoughts so I  thought now is as good a time as any.

Still working on the food but had a GREAT workout. P90X shoulders and arms workout. I didn't get abs done due to having to  get to a jewelry party a friend of mine was having. I think I will do abs today before I do P90X yoga!

Would like to spend some time with the family out this weekend. It should be nice out! Thinking of Friday night out with my husband; Saturday walking around with my daughter at Purdue for Spring Fest/Bug Bowl; and Sunday golfing with my husband! I hope it all works out, it will be a GREAT work out and a GREAT time with family.

I lost a couple more pounds so I am working on not eating to much this weekend. Weekends seem to be when I gain back the weight I lost during the week.

Here's to a wonderful weekend!

Today!

Another GREAT workout with my friend and P90X! Now if I could just get my eating back in order. I need to eat what I like but make it healthy. That is my task for the rest of this week. Take my recipes and make them healthy. Starting tonight!

It Keeps Getting Better

Today was a good day. There isn't anything in reegards to meeting that was successful or unsuccessful. However, I'm pretty excited about my workout. I worked out at home to P90X AND got on the treadmill to walk for 30 minutes. While I walked I lifted weight some. I'd say that's a pretty good day. Again and as always I would love to do better but it can only get better from here!
Now time for a good nights rest. Work in the morning and then another P90X workout!

Successful

In my eyes I am successful! I am sticking to working out and actually enjoying it most of the time. I like a lot of change. I get bored doing the same thing ALL the time!

Over the weekend I visited my sister, which is a 4 hour drive so there was lots of sitting. I made sure when I wasn't sitting in the car, I tried not to be sitting the rest of the time. I am thankful for her workout room. I got a workout in (with my 9 year old daughter and 7 year old nephew). I like to have quiet time, me time when I workout. I didn't get too much of that. But it is nice to know they wanted to be with me or was it that they are only allowed in there when someone else is in there so it didn't really matter that it was me...

Tonight I tried a new workout. I think it's called 30 Day Shred by Jillian Michaels. It's not as hard as the P90X workout I do but I enjoyed it and was definitely out of breathe.
I bought some workout equipment today. 10 lb weights! A yoga block from my friend, cause she's so good to me, and a couple of tension bands (I will have to figure out which one I'm actually going to keep). I also bought some healthy snacks (fruit) for this week. My lunches aren't perfect I didn't feel like making anything so I just picked pre-made stick in the microwave stuff from the shelf but I tried to watch the calories, at least. Trying to stick mainly with water to drink. I found some big bottles of carbonated water I really like. I drink more water when it's carbonated, like soda.

My next  BIG purchase!: A heart rate monitor. How do you pick something like that out???