I was in a funk at lunch time, but recovered nicely by dinner. I didn’t do the best job of getting all of my daily requirements in. Saturday will be better!
BreakfastJan 212011
Lyn
I was in a funk at lunch time, but recovered nicely by dinner. I didn’t do the best job of getting all of my daily requirements in. Saturday will be better!
BreakfastThursday we go to a local Weight Watcher meeting. Today’s meeting was about the new Points Plus program and making the most out of your points target and weekly allowance. We had a lively discussion about using points. In a nut shell, every food has a point value based on protein, fiber, fat and carbohydrates. Everyone has a target number of points to spend each day (which varies based on age, gender and current weight) and 49 extra points to spend each week. I’ll talk more about Weight Watchers in a future post.
For Weight Watcher purposes, my week starts on Thursday and ends on Wednesday.
For the week 1/13-1/19, my daily target was 44. I was at or below 44 for 4 days and over 44 for the other 3 days. I used 10/49 of my extra points. This is a great week. I lost 6.4 pounds this week.
To catch up from when the blog was still under construction: For the week 1/6-1/12, my daily target was 45. I was at or below 45 for three days and over 45 for the other 4 days. I used 32/49 of my extra points. This is a great week. I lost 1.6 pounds this week.
Thursday is a tough food day since we follow a different “non JCC” schedule. I’ll need to work on that.
BreakfastDespite the Subway dinner (which wasn’t bad, but just doesn’t have staying power), the day was ok.
BreakfastToday’s class was a treat. The JCC recently opened a new fitness center. Today, I had a 30 min appt to get set up on the new equipment at 9am. This meant that going to the spin class at 9:30am was going to be tough. Yesterday, as I was leaving, I noticed that Ilia would be subbing in today’s ZUMBA class at 9:30am. Yeah! I love Ilia’s classes. Ilia doesn’t teach ZUMBA in the traditional sense. He teaches a Cardio Dance Fusion class. Basically, it’s a cardio dance class where you are challenged and moving and having fun. Since he has an extensive background in dance and dance education, he really teaches us what to do. I was fortunate to have him as my instructor for my first cardio dance/ZUMBA type of class at the JCC.
It took me several times in Ilia’s class to get the hang of everything, but now I can complete all of the moves with energy and vigor (well, except those darn pivot turns).
He co-teaches the 4pm Sat class with his wife Maria, but I can’t usually make that time. Maria and Ilia have their own dance studio. I may take a class sometime just to learn the pivot turns. You can check them out here. http://www.danceatwhym.com/teachers/
Today was an easy food day. It was nice to be in the groove.
BreakfastFor the past few weeks, I have been working out with a second trainer, Chelsea. Chelsea is a great trainer and I always get a challenging workout from her. I don’t think I am lazy when I work out on my own, but when a trainer is pushing me, it is always more challenging. My workouts aren’t planned in advance. Chelsea has a good idea of what we are going to do, but it varies based on equipment availability, how I feel and how well I am doing the exercises. Eventually, I will be getting copies of my workouts after the fact and my posts will hopefully be more complete.
Here’s my summary of today (in my own words as I don’t know most of the technical terms :-))
15 min warm up on the Elliptical
30 min w/Chelsea
I finished up the workout with some cardio. I did 10 min on a new AMT (Adaptive Motion Trainer) machine and then an additional 15 min on the Elliptical. The AMT was strange. I’m not sure if I like it or not.
Tomorrow’s workout: new equipment orientation and then cardio dance with Ilia.
Today was a tough food day. I let my emotions get a hold of me this morning and it’s been rough ever since.
BreakfastMonday is the best day to spin at the JCC. Beth teaches the 9:30am class and she is phenomenal! I am so glad that I had her for my first spin class (after a long hiatus) last June. I plan my life around this class every week. Spinning is tough and can be intimidating. When you have a good great instructor like Beth, it’s easy to get started. Beth gets there early (and you should too since her class is always full) and helps new folks get set up on their bikes. She always has a few gel seat covers and extra water just in case. My favorite quote from Beth is “you are the boss of you”. I think it’s great advice for everyone, especially if you are new. It boils down to you are in control of how fast and hard you pedal and if you sit or stand. It really doesn’t matter what your neighbors are doing.
Spinning is my only “2 water bottle class”. One water bottle doesn’t cut it. The music selection is to my taste and I always get a great workout from this class.
Today workout – 5 min warm up on a brand new Elliptical; 1 hour spin class on a brand new spinning bike.
Now that my blog is up and running, I’m playing a bit of catch up. I wanted to capture my workouts to date. These aren’t detailed, but are a good reminder that I have worked out 6 days a week all year.
Most of the class/spin days are usually accompanied by a few weights. The trainer days always have at least 20 min of cardio (usually elliptical). My records will hopefully get more complete as we go.
1/1-cardio class
1/2-cardio class
1/3-spin w/Beth
1/4-train w/Chelsea
1/5-spin w/Lori
1/6-day off
1/7-train w/Emily
1/8-spin w/Terri
1/9-misc workout (pool, row, few machines)
1/10-spin w/Beth
1/11-train w/Chelsea, Biggest Loser workout in the evening.
1/12-spin w/Lori
1/13-day off
1/14 train w/Emily
1/15 cardio dance w/Chrystal
1/16-cardo class