Blogilates

Yay for trying something new today =) Rather than rely strictly on the Gorilla Workout App, I decided to give Blogilates a try and I found it....difficult, yet satisfying.
In 45 minutes, I completed:
http://blogilates.com/stretching
http://blogilates.com/butt (Butt Blaster video, 25 minutes)
http://blogilates.com/stretching (Yes, a second time, as a cool down)
For this set, I burnt 278 calories, and learned that I REALLY need to clean the bedroom floor....it's caked in dog hair and now so am I!

I seriously advise giving www.blogilates.com a look!

Second Post of the Day -or- PHEW!

For those of you that stumble across this post, let me hurry up and say that today was my first day heading back to the gym after several months of being sedentary. Like most people, my new years resolution was to lose a chunk of weight...and instead I just ended up giving up and packing more on before the first month of the new year had passed. After two days of using www.myfitnesspal.com to start my diet, I FINALLY worked up the courage to hit the small gym on base (We have three, two of which are currently up and functional)...and I had the WHOLE thing to myself for the duration of my workout.

Using my Polar FT7 heart rate monitor (Polar FT7 Womens Gold Heart Rate And Fitness Monitor - 90036747), I did the first day of Couch to 5k, using an ipod app. 30 minutes of huffing and puffing; Brisk 5 minute warm-up walk....then alternating 1 minute of jogging and 1 1/2 minutes of walking for a total of 20 minutes before the cool down walk. I'm whooped! I seriously don't think I've sweat quite that much in my entire life without ending up in the ER!

I also used a second ipod app, "Gorilla Workout", to finish up my workout routine for the day.  4 rounds of 8 squats, 4 lunges, and 10 modified pushups. My body aches a little bit, but I feel all around GREAT.

I think it's time for me to down some more water, snack and get a shower....I'm caked in sweat...Seriously. I can feel the dried sweat on my skin. It's so nasty!

=) To cardio everyday or not to cardio every day? What do you think? Leave me a comment and let me know! I'm thinking of starting to follow the wonderful Blogilates lady, Casey, to see what I can do to my chunky monkey body!

In the fridge -Or- A little slice of happiness?

It's official. This week marks week 1 of the great weight loss adventure! I've been copying recipes out of "Hungry Girl" & counting calories and water in take like a mad woman. I spent an hour in the kitchen cutting up vegetables to stuff in mason jars; this way, they are on hand, already prepped and ready for snacking or cooking. Along with all of this came a shocking surprise: Last night, after preparing a salad and sitting down to eat, my husband voiced a comment that made my heart happy; He said, "This is really good. Ya' know, I'm actually excited about this whole weight loss thing. Hungry Girl feeds hungry guys too!". I swear I about had a heart attack! Never in my life did I expect to hear him utter anything close to those words. And for him to actually LIKE the food I've been preparing?! Just....WOW. It was a total confidence booster. Nothing quite like having a true partner on board for the whole weight loss thing!

That's the good news. The bad? I haven't been sleeping, so there hasn't been any exercise in my life this week, like there should be. I'm so exhausted you guys! Even taking my ambien hasn't helped! I don't know what's going on with this! Maybe I just need to force my body into a state of over exhaustion and just stay up for 24 hours so that I pass out tomorrow? I don't know what to do!!!

Today Is the Day

Day 1 (30 Day Challenge)

My names is Jessica. Jessa, Jess or Jessie for short.
I’m 20 years old and recently married.
I’ve got an adorable german shepherd puppy named Leia.
I don’t like where I’m living currently and can’t wait to move. 
I recently put myself on a diet & started to exercise.
I’m a anti-social book worm who likes to play video games.
I also enjoy writing letters and have several penpals =) 

Alright, so now to tell you....that I got up and did another round of "Couch to 5k". And I hate to say it, but I almost didn't make it =( I think I might drop having 'down days'. I know that's not healthy, but I feel like my lungs need to be worked every day, if that makes any sense. I have NO idea what my weight currently is, though I plan on going to the gym with my husband soon just to find out (Or maybe the doctors office...). Anyway, today was a pretty level kind of day. I have a few things to take care of today; Leia has an appointment at the vets office, the floors need sweeping & the up stairs bathroom needs to be cleaned. After that (And dinner later on) I plan on doing a wholeeee bunch of nothing. 

Fail!

Last night, my husband and I ran our friends off so that we could spend the rest of the evening cleaning up the house. We climbed into bed a little before 9pm and lay here watching movies and playing video games. Well, I was pretty sleepy....or so I thought. T_T I didn't fall asleep into almost 5 this morning, even with only getting around 5 hours of sleep the night before. GAH! So of course I didn't get out of the bed until almost two this afternoon, which means I won't be sleeping again tonight. I might as well take down a few energy drinks and stay up for twenty four hours.

In other news, as I was leaving to go do another day of "Couch to 5k", the UPS man pulls onto our street. I froze; cue the instant deer in the headlights look. He pulls around in front of our house...and stops! So I took off at a dead run for the house. And sure enough, there it was, perfectly balanced on top of the trash can lid...The Kindle Touch that my husband ordered for me as a Christmas present. Oh my god I could scream in delight. So I took the package inside and put it down on the coffee table...because of course, I've been forbidden to open it until Christmas, but STILL! It's HERE! After spending a few minutes squealing in absolute delight, I locked the house back up and took the pup out for exercise....and found that today didn't take as much of a toll on my body. After one day? Really? It must just be my state of mind. I feel GREAT right now, though!

This means that tomorrow is a down day, and that actually makes me a little

sad =( 

On the first half of our little jaunt, Leia and I were stopped by two guys that work for the base's Housing Maintenance. They inquired about my puppy, asking about the breed (even though it's painfully obvious), wanted to know if she was full blooded (I almost said Pure Blood....too much Harry Potter for me...), and how much we paid for her. Then they cooed over the puppy. She ate up the attention like she's starving for it.

Just Do It.

Alright, so first and for most, let me say one thing. I am...a very lazy person. BUT when I do work, I'm a very dedicated person. Ever since I got married, I've been a 'housewife'. Three months of no work has lead to a very rapid weight gain. I'm roughly five foot six inches tall, and I'd wager I am now around 175 pounds. This does NOT make me happy. So, I'm going to start a "Couch to 5k" training program, AND do pilates, while also using a speed rope for cardio. I'm super stoked to start this! =) It's 5 am on Saturday morning..and I haven't been to bed yet, so...I'm thinking about putting this off until Monday, but...I think I've procrastinated enough.