Slim in 6

I admit it I skipped yesterday. I felt like crap and dosed myself with Sudafed instead of working out. I am back on it again today so I completed my last workout at this level. I think I am happy to move on to a new level because I am beginning to hate the instructor due to the repeating of the same thing over and over ( of course it is recorded so she can't help it but let's not be rational). I find the video is a lot better is if I plot the eventual destruction of the over perky trainer and her two in studio prop people. The little giggle she has when she is telling them they are doing well is reason enough to hate her. Who can giggle when they are gasping for air and why isn't she gasping for air, I know I am. As an aside why don't these people sweat? I am dripping and they are not even glistening. I would not feel like such a lard ass if they would sweat with me a little. Other than that the video is going fine. I will move up to the next level tomorrow. No appreciable difference yet but it is only one week.

Slim in 6

I have been doing the video but yesterday was my off day. You are supposed to take one day out of every six off, I have to say I needed it. I was sore. I completed my workout tonight and it was a lot easier. I will complete one more day at this level and will then move on to the next level. This one is only 25 minutes and the next one is 58. I am only somewhat surviving the 25 minutes, the 58 may kill me but I guess if it doesn't I will get stronger right? I will measure myself next week and let you know if this is doing anything other than making me sore and bringing me in touch with my lack of coordination. I will not let anyone see me do the video because I look like a retard so I actually closed my husband in another room while I did it tonight. Silly I know but really, this is hard enough without all the laughter that would happen with witnesses. I will check back in soon.

Slim in 6

OK, so I completed my daily workout.I am embarrassed to say I am officially sore. My ass hurts from all the squats. My arms hurt because, lets face it, I have no upper body strength. Obviously two days in I can't see any measurable results but if soreness is anything to go by then maybe this is doing something.
The DVD itself is repetitive, but for someone as uncoordinated as me that is not necessarily a bad thing. I could do with some music that did not sound like a cross between elevator music and techno, however you get the choice to turn off the music so there is no need to really worry about it. I will check in tomorrow.

Slim in 6 Challenge

So, I just completed the first day. I did the "Start it Up" video. It was harder than I thought. I remember why I do not do group exercise programs in public other than spinning. I am so uncoordinated, it is good there were no witnesses. I look like a retarded chicken. I think this might be why I chose to be in band in high school instead of some sort of sport. The video is difficult with your varying strength training exercises. Well, we shall see how it goes. I do this video for the next six days and then it is on to the next one. I have chosen to follow Weight Watchers as an eating plan because I feel that the plan that came with the Slim in Six is a little lacking in food. I am not looking to starve myself, if I were I just wouldn't bother with the exercise I would just stop eating. I will get back to you tomorrow and tell you how it goes.

Slim in Six Challenge

OK, so I own a lot of workout aids for in my home. If only buying them would make you skinny but like the gym membership you have to actually use them. Well, I was watching TV pretty late the other night and I saw an infomercial for the Slim in 6 program. I was drawn in, I mean I can commit to anything for six short weeks right? Not to mention that all of the people on Losing it With Jillian Michael's have six weeks and lose tons of weight. If they can do it so can I, I mean I already work out and eat pretty healthy (well with the exception of lapses mentioned in my recent post). I realized as I was watching the Slim in 6 infomercial I already own it. I bought it a while ago and I am ashamed to say I have not really tried it the way it was intended. Since I already own it I think I will go ahead and challenge myself to complete the six weeks.
So the challenge is to stick to this program and complete it for six weeks. I will do the DVD at least  6 times a week and I will watch what I eat. I will continue the Alli and weigh myself every Wednesday (truth be told I will probably weigh more often but I will try to limit to once a week). I will then report my results to all of you. I will not be telling you the start weight because some things don't need to be out there but I will record it and tell you the pounds and inches lost over the six week period. Let's see if these infomercials are really all that or just something to draw in the insomniacs who need to lose a few pounds (like me).  OK so tomorrow will be Day 1. I will write a little something every day. Lets see if I am coordinated enough to actually do this without breaking anything in my house or on my body. Wish me luck! Anybody else who wants to do a six week fitness challenge is welcome to try their own version and comment here to tell me how you are doing. I hope to hear from you.

No witnesses and too much junk food

So, I have had some time to myself and with that there are no witnesses to the junk food I have been eating. I admit it I have had Swiss Cake Rolls and washed them down with Coca Cola. Why is it if there is nobody to catch me eating and drinking the wrong things I instantly want to binge. It is not like anyone can stop me from having these things but its like if there are no witnesses to the event of me eating a package of Swiss Cake Rolls in under two minutes and then washing it down with Coke it never happened. Unfortunately, it did and my butt can prove it.

On another note, I have started to use the over the counter weight loss medication Alli.Yes I do know it will not work if I continue my destructive behavior listed above. I think that is why I needed to confess to all of you who actually read this. Well, Alli is interesting. I am not sure if it will work or not. If you have read the literature on it you may be afraid of the so called "treatment effects". I was afraid of them too which is why I have not tried it up to now. For those of you who are unfamiliar, "treatment effects" happen with Alli when you eat too much fat with your meal. Alli works by blocking fat absorption in your body so if your meal contains a lot of fat you may have some unpleasant gastrointestinal side effects. I have not seen this. True, most of the time (with the exception of my recent lapse listed above) I do try to keep to a low fat diet. So perhaps my fat content has been low enough to avoid the worst of these effects. Not sure. I will let you guys know if it actually helps lose weight, well once I get back on the wagon from the Coke and Swiss Cake Rolls anyway.

Note to anyone trying to lose weight or just not gain, DO NOT BRING YOUR ADDICTIVE FOOD AND BEVERAGES IN THE HOUSE. You will just Binge. Even if you think you can eat just one, you can't. Not if they are the foods you are truly addicted to as is evident by my battles with Coca Cola addiction and my newly confessed Swiss Cake Roll obsession.

Spare time and what to do with it....

Well,I finally started to work but since I am teaching at night and only three days a week I still have a lot of time. Why haven't I written in a while since I have all this time? Well unfortunately having spare time and using it in interesting ways are entirely different things. I did not think anyone wanted to hear about all the sleeping and laundry I have been doing.
I have found that there are very few people in the gym at 3:00pm. However, even though nobody is there the ones who are there are still unable to understand a small concept I like to call treadmill space. "Treadmill space" is my phrase for the room between you and the person next to you on the treadmill or whatever equipment you happen to be on. If there is more than one piece of the same type of equipment, then you should leave a space. There is no reason to cozy up to the only other person on the same equipment. It is like when you go to a movie theater that is nearly empty and everyone is sitting in the same two rows, why?
Anyway, I have no real excuse to not find something useful to do with my days but I really just like sleeping. I want to join a spin class but they don't offer classes at my gym so I will have to sign up for an outside class. The only problem is that the only classes I seem to be able to find are the kind where some loud instructor is yelling in front of a screen with a show of fake trees and telling you to visualize the uphill climb. If I wanted to pretend to really ride a bike then I would ride a bike outside. I want to go to a class like I used to where the instructor is a lot of fun the music is loud and the lights are low so nobody can see how stupid I look as I am trying to learn the moves. Hopefully I will find one soon or I may have to follow my husband's advice and learn to teach it. Nothing better than getting paid to exercise, that would decrease my laziness I think.