Yeah, the networks were not helping me out last night at all.
I’m back on the calorie counting, again. This time for real, hopefully, but, well, you know. Anyway, I was all motivated to get back on the step last night while preoccupying my mind with some mindless drivel on TV. And, what was on? Nothing but the State of the Union Address, which, I’m sure, some of you would count as mindless drivel. HOWEVER, it is not the type of mindless drivel that allows you to get caught up in a story or something and forget that you really don’t want to be doing what you’re doing and OH MY GOSH how LONG are these 30 minutes going to last? I know, I know, 30 minutes last approximately (or exactly) 30 minutes long no matter what you’re watching. But, trust me, 30 minutes of stair stepping to POTUS reading his speech lasts a lot longer than 30 minutes of, say, The New Adventures of Old Christine or American Idol or, well, almost anything else. And since you already know we don’t have cable, you know that my options were few.
Yeah, I only lasted about 17 minutes. Tonight, however, I did make it the 30 minutes while watching American Idol. I’ve only ever watched a few episodes of it, but they caught me early in the evening this time, and so I was interested enough to keep with it while working out. Not sure why I’m telling you all of this…I’m starting to bore myself…..moving on….
So, anyway, I think I’m gonna make it this time. I know that I have to get this weight off. I know that I have to exercise and watch my calories to do it. I know that I want to be able to buy a dress of the rack (from a regular store) for a wedding coming up this May, and I know that I’ll have only myself to be ticked at if I can’t. And I know that the change in behaviour has to start now, and not tomorrow.
Here’s to today…
Try this route. Only work out during the commercials. It doesn’t necessarily have to be aerobic but it does have to be effective. Try different sorts of push-ups and ab exercises. Of course to lose weight you will want to do more aerobic exercise but other exercise for five minutes during commercials can only help.
Go Kerri! Go Kerri! Go Kerri!
Doug: If I did the step during the shows and the weights during the commercials, it would be a bit like circuit training, which I do actually enjoy. I try to do some weights while I doing the step, and then I do my crunches all afterward. I don’t focus too heavily on the weights, but they do make a difference!
Sheila: Thanks!!!! You can’t imagine how much that really helps.
You know, I can actually just see the kids doing the steps in imatitation of you. I don’t know, in my mind it is cute… In your mind my picturing your kids might be a little scary…
Rantz: There are very few things about your mind that don’t scare me.