Becoming an exercise junkie

Ok, now I think I am an exercise junkie. Everyday I am thinking of how I can fit in exercise each day and feel bad for not exercising.

I am now looking into www.dancealicious.com.au which offer something similar to what Tracy does in her dance cardio workout DVD. I am looking into it at the moment, waiting for a reply to my email, think I might be better off just calling them direct about it.

Still seeing my personal trainer once-a-week now, and loving it. Seeing such great results.

I went to Temptation on Saturday night and received alot of compliments and people have even said I look better now than before I was pregnant and I agree. I am taking more pride in my body and I look better. I am not sure what it is but since I have had DJ I feel like my features have matured or something, I feel and look more beautiful. I am much more confident and accepting of myself - more than ever!

At the gym today, I did 25 mins on the treadmill and wouldn't get off until the treadmill had 250 calories burned keheheee then I did some skipping - managed to do 40 skips, then moved onto some arms and leg exercises and finished off with a bit of ab work. I am soooo exhausted from it.

I am also thinking of trying a zumba class next week www.zumba.com. One of my friends has classes at her gym and she has some free visit passes, so I am going to give that a go next week. See what I mean by being an exercise junkie???!!!!

Feeling oh so good

Just back from the gym and this is my 4th day of exercise in a row, and I am really feeling good for it. I think I may be addicted to exercise.

At the gym today I did 20 mins on the treadmill (1min walk,1min jog) intervals, sometimes 2min walk, 1 min jog. Still building on my fitness. I did some skipping followed by 10 mins on the cross trainer. Then I did some resistance band training for the legs, followed by some ab work.

I have training most of tomorrow so I have been trying to work out when to exercise tomorrow and I am thinking I might have to speak to the husband and ask him to take DJ to daycare so I can go to the gym in the morning. I can't exercise after work - have friends over for bbq dinner and tomorrow lunch is out because I have training.... arghhh so it will have to be tomorrow morning.

Starting to feel a bit tired now.... arghhh might go across and get some money out so I can get a diet coke - a bit of caffeine to get me through the afternoon.

Going to put the ipod this afternoon and power through the work. Need something to motivate me for work.

Ok, enough from me.

Finally reached 60kg on the scales

I weighed myself this morning and I was 60.1kg, and I haven't been 60kg since before DJ was born. Such a big accomplishment for me. I was very happy indeed.

I am soooo sore from my personal training session on Saturday, but I am pushing myself to go to the gym today, determined to look fantastic on Saturday night for Temptation :)

I have been very slack with my blog. Things have just been so busy with work, just haven't had time.

I haven't been doing any of my TA workouts either, I need to push one in this week :)

Hope you are all well. Sorry not much from me today.

Feeling the burn

Just been to the gym and worked myself so hard. I did that cardio blast workout that I read in Womens Fitness magazine and seriously I am worked out haha The stepper almost killed me - could only do 3mins so made up on other cardio equipment :)

The only thing when I do big workouts like that is I am always sooooo hungry afterwards. I just ate some steak with a red wine sauce, veges and potatoes. I really ate too much and I still feel hungry and weak, so going to drink lots of water to make me feel more fuller....

Placing an order for some Think Thin protein bars, they are so yummm www.thinkproducts.com


Anyway better run.

Burn baby burn

Well, I got myself out of bed at 6am this morning for a personal training session :) Felt good for doing it as well, even though I was so tired. Feeling the burn today from it which is great, I will be sore tomorrow I am sure. My next session with him is 8am on Saturday. I was hoping to do an extra session next week but he is away with work, so I think the following week I will do two sessions before Temptation party so I can look fabulous in my little outfit...

Got healthy food for today and hoping it will all fill me up, so hungry and so broke, only got $2 to get me through until pay day tomorrow. Got a free coffee voucher for this afternoon though, and I think I might just need it to get me through.

Tomorrow I am planning a big cardio blast workout at the gym, I want to try out the one I saw in the Womens Fitness magazine. Looks like a good calorie burn!

Temptation Party is on 26 September, so I need to look great for it. Just have to cut down the calories to at least 1200-1500 per day and make sure I exercise at least 4-5 days per week, or more if I can.

Anyway enough blabbering from me....

Time to rest

Well it is Sunday so resting the body today and it is fathers day... I was going to go for a bike ride with the husband and son but he wasn't in the mood.... I am too tired as well, my son kept me awake last night....

So starting tomorrow I will get back into it....

Got the Womens Fitness magazine and it had a great cardio workout which I am going to try at the gym, I think it will be good. It is a mixture of treadmill (intervals); cross trainer; stepper and bike, lasting 42 mins in total, and all pushing yourself to your limits..... So shall be interesting to see if I can manage it.

Today we are off to a wedding in the Blue Mountains, and it will be finger food, and that means fattening food too....oh well, at least I will make up for it during the week.

That's it from me... till next time.

Feels ooooh so good

Well, it is a beautiful spring day in Sydney so what better way to start it with a good workout :)

I took my son out in the pram and walked up to the local oval and did some skipping, galloping and jogging.... I tell you what skipping is really hard work, it definitely burns some calories indeed. I am going to try and do that at least once-a-week - a bit hard to do the skipping and galloping at the gym at work.... .but will try... :) When I did the galloping my son was laughing at me because it did it close to the pram to keep an eye on him. To top it off the weather is just beautiful. I was planning to do a mat workout afterwards but currently trying to get my son down for his day sleep and he is fighting it.

I have never been so determined to exercise and stick to my goal. It is great. I feel so much better for it as well. I even asked my husband if he wants to go for a bike ride with DJ in the morning - it is fathers day tomorrow so I thought he would love to do that for his special day and then we can have breakfast at the cafe afterwards. My husband and I have a wedding in the Blue Mountains tomorrow - can't wait. Two very close friends of ours. Not sure what I will wear. It will be a bit cooler up in the mountains.

Ok, that is enough from me. Hope you are all having a great day :) xxxxx

Taking a break today

I have so good on my goal to becoming a size 8. I haven't been a size 8 since long before I was pregnant and the only way I can get there is pure dedication and consistency with diet and exercise.

I bought the Tracy Anderson Mat Method and Dance Cardio DVDs.... I love the mat workout and the dance cardio workout I am always finding myself all over the shop and not coordinated at all. But I plan to stick it out and try to attempt it a few days a week to nail the combos.

Didn't get to exercise on Monday and Tuesday, I was working from home because I had a sick little boy who is 18 months - ear and chest infection plus a guey eye :( I could have gone for a walk but I just wasn't motivated.

I have a gym at work and have been Wednesday and Thursday. I would love to try TA treadamill workout but the gym I go to is situated at work and I would feel like a complete idiot.... There are supervised times which is opened so I am thinking of sneaking down one day 15 mins before the trainer arrives so I can do some of the treadmill workout, even if it is just some skipping for 15 mins.

My diet is pretty low in calories, sticking between the range of 1200-1500 calories and trying to burn at least 300 calories per day and I am finding I am losing cm's by doing this. I am not dropping lots of weight because I only have 3kg to go before I reach my first goal weight of 59kg. After I have reached that my next goal will be 57kg and then I will be completely happy.

I don't understand how alot of these celeb mums can have a baby and look fabulous and fit within only a matter of months, I suppose they have the luxury of a personal trainer coming to their home and nannies.... I have started to see a personal trainer once-a-week on a Saturday. I don't see him tomorrow - he is off to a wedding in Melbourne. I am thinking of doing some running, skipping and galloping around the local oval, followed by the TA mat workout :)

Well that is enough for me, until next time..... :)