Hiking with the husband

I went hiking with my husband today. We went to a park we have gone to before, I think I wrote about it the last time because I remember wanting to cry like a small child when we got lost. This time we did not get lost, but we were apparently in a hurry that I was not aware of. I am short so for every step he takes I have to take two. I am clumsy so I try to make sure I don't faceplant by going a little slower. I tried to explain this to my husband but I don't think he believes it, he thinks I am just making excuses for the fact that I am panting and sweating profusely. Maybe I am a little. It does not slow his pace one bit. At least it is a quick workout right? We have improved too because we can find our way back out of the park now, without the compass. Did the slim in 6 twice last week as well. I think I wrote about it. It is still going well and I think I may be getting stronger. I can even complete some push ups now, and not like a girl. That is an improvement.

Slim in Six

So, I am continuing to work out with the Slim in six. I have found out that Debbie Siebers, does sweat. She also mispronounces the word behind. It does not have a T in it. She is very proud of her in studio workout companions, they are doing their exercises perfect... not perfectly but just perfect. I know that picking on her grammar is really making me a dork but I focus on strange things when I am trying to exercise.
I have decided to hate Debbie a little because she tells you how many reps you have left in the strength exercise, she tells you to hold the last rep, then lower it slowly and then says 8 more reps. For that 8 more reps I hate her, even though I know it is coming. However, hate and all, I have lost additional inches on my waist, hips and thighs. From the when I began I have lost 4 inches on my waist, 2 on my hips, 1 on my thighs and 1 on my arms. This is all in the course of about three weeks. So even though I hate her, I have to say her workout works so far. I have not lost any weight though which is frustrating, I mean I know that the loss of inches is good but I really would like the scale to back it up.

Slin in 6 Challenge

Ok, so I am trying to run or do some sort of cardio every day. I am also trying to do the slim in six every night. I say trying because I do not always succeed with both. I always get at least one in but sometimes when I get home from work at 11pm I just don't feel like doing the other half of the workout. I have to get over that since I really want to do this. No excuses, just get over it right?
I had not been running in a while until recently. Boy if you don't use it you lose it as far as running is concerned. I was trying to run outside, I can not survive, I had to take it to the air conditioned comfort of the gym. I was surviving the run outside but I don't always have the two hours of recovery time required to return me back to a normal color from the lobster red I am when I finish. The gym is better. I can complete a couple of miles and be on my way back home for some minimal cooling off time before I get ready for work.
Today I think I may do the slim in six during the day and then head over the gym for a quick two miles. I do love the strength training. I want to see if my arms are capable of looking anything other than flabby. I wonder if the wave that keeps on waving will ever go away. Also, I want to know if this is the permanent position of my butt without surgical intervention. I am ok with it but if it could be higher, tighter and look a little less like it just survived a vicious hail storm that would be a good thing. One day during my life I would like to put on a bathing suit and feel good about it. I know, not possible no matter how small you are, but a woman can dream right.

Slim in six challenge

OK, I have not posted in a couple of days. I have been working out but not necessarily with the Slim in six. I went running a couple of days this week and boy was it hot. I guess that is what I get for running at 3pm in a Texas summer.
I have been measuring myself and weighing myself. Though I have only lost one pound, I lost an inch on my arms, two on my waist, and a half an inch on my hips and thighs. I think that is pretty good for just a couple of weeks doing the strength training in the Slim in Six program. I have to say it does get repetitive, but it seems to work. I had to measure myself twice just to make sure that I was not imagining the change, especially since I have not lost very much weight.

Slim in 6

OK, I have completed the new level. I am happy to see the addition of resistance bands. I feel like the workout is really good. The instructor is still giggling but mentally plotting ways to get even with her an her in studio flunkies for this torture makes it a lot easier to live with. Of course I have nothing against Debbie Siebers personally but I wish she looked a little more winded during her video. She does sweat at this level rather than glisten so I dislike it a little less.
I did not do the video over the weekend. I went with my husband to the zoo on Saturday and walked around for 2 and a half hours, so I decided to call it exercise. I think any movement done outside in 95+ degree heat should count as exercise even if it is walking slowly.
Sunday we decided to ride our bikes on a trail we had previously hiked. The part of the trail we walked originally was about six miles but we were ambitious on our bikes and took the long way making it about nine. The we went the wrong way, which seems to always happen to us on these outdoor exercise adventures, and added another mile or so. So all told 10 miles. I think I deserved to skip the video on a day I completed that. My behind really hurts from the seat of the bike. I have a lot of soreness in that area, you would think I would have enough cushion to avoid that but I guess not. There were hills, really high hills, I was gasping for air and peddling with all my might to get up those hills. I made it, I survived.
Today I ran. I don't usually run outside. I really usually prefer to do my exercise in a controlled air conditioned environment, but I did not have time to head to the gym so I ran about a mile and a half around my neighborhood. The best I can say is I finished. I was not graceful or speedy but I made it back home. I was wheezing like an old smoker and red faced. I had to take a cold shower to return my skin to a less iridescent color. After the shower and a nap in front of the fan to recover I was OK. I think it was a successful exercise session.