Workout Week

I have to report in and say that this has been a great week for workouts...

Maybe the MAN stress has had something to do with it...hee!!

My workouts have rocked all week and I am looking forward to a night off tonight (dinner with girlfriends) and my massage with Adam on Saturday morning.  I got his first appointment of the day hoping his hands will be extra massagey (I know its not a word, it should be!)  Adam works at Spa in the Hollow near my house and he is the best Masseuse on the planet!!! It is 90 minutes of heaven on earth!!!

Here's the rundown so far this week...

Sunday HipHop         636 calories burned
SundayBodyPump     311 calories burned

Monday BodyPump    279 calories burned
Monday HipHop        598 calories burned

Tuesday HipHop         614 calories burned
Tuesday Zumba          469 calories burned

Wednesday BodyPump  284 calories burned
Wednesday Zumba         525 calories burned

Thursday - OFF!!!!!!

These numbers are from my BodyMedia wristband...I think the BodyPump numbers are low but even if they are correct; it is a serious hour of repetitive lifting and toning so I'll take it!

My calories per day have also been great all week (staying between 1200 and 1400) and I am on track to end this week strong!!! How many calories to each of you allow per day total....I have had a few people tell me that I am not eating enough for the amount I exercise and I am losing very slowly - but at least I am losing!

Happy Thursday yinz!

What I Call Running...

I am posting this just to keep things real.

I say on this blog and when I talk to people that I run about 4-5 times a week for five miles and one top of that I take a few Zumba classes or BodyPump classes a week.

I realized today that what I call running may ACTUALLY and TECHNICALLY be jogging to others - here is why...

I was on the treadmill today at a busy time in the gym and had a man on my left and a woman on my right. It appeared that their legs were moving wayyyyyyyy faster than mine on the treadmill (they were running-LOL)...so I will now say that I jog on the treadmill for 5 miles and am pushing myself to someday run!

Anyway, I think just because I was aware of it and pushing myself - I got my personal best time on those five miles according to my Ipod runner, yippee!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

5 Miles
1 hour and 2 minutes and 31 seconds (1:02'31")
Pace 12:28 min/mile
Calories 744

New Old Fun Workout!

I took an early lunch today and went to a class at LA Fitness. I know in an earlier post about a year ago I swore never to join there due to high pressure sales..however...here is the background. (And I swear they are not paying me to say this - although that would be nice!!!!!LOL)
My gym had not paid it's electric bill and the gym and equipment was off for three days...this started me thinking that maybe paying upfront for a year was silly since it appeared financial issues were coming in the gym's future. LOL
So I asked what the renewal for monthly was and they quoted me some outragious price so I started shopping around AGAIN for a gym.
I heard through work that we get a great deal on LA Fitness so I went to our Wellness office and got the info. It is an amazing deal and I was sooo excited that I ran right over and joined and told the I had to hurry back to work so I could not do the tour, etc.
Anyway - I love my new gym!!! I can go to any location - there is one by work and one by home and they have classes all moring and all night...like 8 to 10 a day. My old gym had 1 or 2 if you were lucky at night!
So, today there was a morning class for .......who knows........Step Aerobics!!!!
It was sooooooooooo fun!!! I have a work dinner from 5:30 - 8:30 so I thought I was going to have to run at lunch (boring as that is what I did yesterday-5 miles). So, I decided to take an early lunch and try out the OLD NEW step class...I forgot how much fun they are!!!!!
Yippee for my new gym and motivation galore to work out!!!!!!!!

First we did this...

Then this (that is not me-LOL)...
Now I am back at work and getting ready for working dinner out at PF Changs!!!

Yummy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

No class last night

Well, I was all settled in at the gym for my two classes last night (BodyPump and Yoga) when they informed us that the sub-instructor was stuck in traffic in Greentree (about 15 minutes from the gym). We all waited for `1/2 hour then decided to go to the cardio machines until she showed up. Well, needles to say, she NEVER showed up - what's up with that?!?!?!? I had to do my whole workout on the Eliptical and Treadmill. That is how I used to work out and I forgot how much fun working out had become with the classes. Anyway, I am now just excited for the CycleSpin and Core Explosion classes tonight...bring them on!!!!
Since I got done early at the gym I was able to get to the St. Anne's 12&12 meeting last night. It was great!!! I had not been there in soooo long and the sympathetic idiot did not show which made it EVEN BETTER!!!!!!! Woo -Hoo!!!! Good meeting!!!!
That's all I have for today - tonight is a BIGGGGGG night...
1. Weigh in for fat club
2. Two classes at the gym
3. Erin is getting her two year chip at St. David's
4. Watch Lost which I taped last night
5. Take pics of the bedroom (really I am going to try to remember) :-)
I will report in tomorrow!