Let's get physical...

That's the name of the Pinterest board where I keep pinning all my exercises that I would like to NOT be lazy enough to NOT do. So, inspired by my dear friend who said yesterday that she was going to try to be a better morning person, I decided that I could slowly start doing all the exercises on my Pinterest board.
 I started with this dream arm 10 minute workout. Turns out it was a video and turns out the exercises I did turned my arms in to jelly! I am now a dedicated advocate of this video. It's produced by Popsugar Fitness and the exercises are pretty simple, but my arms definitely feel the burn. Which is awesome because I'm looking for simple exercises that will burn the crap out of my fat. Also I have a goal to try and find exercises that I can do without much exercise equipment. I don't have very much room to exercise in my house right now (we're remodeling) and I certainly can't afford to go the gym.
Trust me, I would love to. The social interaction would be great. I used to go to Curves and I loved it there. I also worked at Women's Fitness Express and worked out there when I lived in North Carolina. I don't know why I am so unmotivated to exercise now. I really want to and when I find a great workout I feel excited. And now that I've felt the burn I feel elation building up inside of me, pride even, that I did something to take care of myself today.
So I've decided that I am going to start working slowly. I certainly have the motivation. I have a wonderful boyfriend whom I love dearly. He deserves a healthy, beautiful wife by his side. And I want to spend as many years as possible with him. It took me forever to find him. And I also only twleve years away from being 44, which is how old my dad was when he died. As that age approaches, I become more and more aware that my time on earth is nearing it's end. I'd like to prolong my stay here as long as possible.
Anyway, I've digressed a few times. my whole point was TRY THIS WORKOUT!  you can find the video as http://www.fitsugar.com/10-Minute-Workout-Sexy-Sculpted-Arms-21620326. You can also find this workout and many more on my Pinterest board http://pinterest.com/holsrocks/let-s-get-physical/. Follow me there as I try to find out more ways to get physical!

January 2nd.... Trouble in Mind

Two days in to this and I already skipped a day. I didn't do it on purpose. We're remodeling our house and we had to maximize my boyfriend's last day off work to do as much as possible. By the time we got done, it was 10:55PM. I know that I really didn't have a valid excuse since some of these workouts only take a few minutes. But I think that climbing our stairs a million times should count for something. I did practice my planking time. I'm up to twenty five seconds, which is five seconds short of what the actual exercise called for. So I was proud of that. And I put a lot of work in to practicing my "corpse pose" from my yoga training. However, despite the fact that I did not do an exercise program, I did watch what I ate. It looked delicious and unhealthy. I ate a cupcake, baked spaghetti, and a roast beef sandwhich. I just have a terrible aversion to vegetables. I am a meat eater. And a cheese eater. I could eat Subway sandwhiches all day long because that's all they basically are. meat and cheese. Why can't I eat vegetables? I used to. I like corn. I like corn on the cob. I make a mean corn salad. But I don't even like corn lately. Does anyone else have a huge problem with vegetables?
I think it's also a mental kick in the ass that I need. I've become very bogged down by my lazy habits. And I know that I can change those habits. I've done it before. In 2005, I used to go to Curves in the morning, go to my swim class after that, then play badminton. And I had PE that semester every other day. But I was extremely healthy for those two semesters. Then I started working and I just got lazier. Now, as basically a stay at home wife, I am so lazy it isn't even funny. I need to get over that.
As for my goal of doing one random act of kindness a day, I gave our handyman some food. Granted, I usually do this, but I also don't leave my house very often to do any random acts of kindness out in the real world. But I figure this counts. At least this way he doesn't get sick because he is a diabetic.
So I know that I need to work on my motivation.

January 1st... Let's get physical!

Today I started a new workout routine. For the next year I am going to do a different exercise routine from Pinterest. I will only do exercises that require no equipment or things that you could find around your house. Seemed like a challenge to me. After all, I'm not getting any younger. I might seem like I'm in good health, but I don't do a good job of taking care of myself at all. I'm inspired by my friends who workout. I know some very smart people who have changed their lives through exercise. My friends Ethan and Melissa decided to make exercise a core in their life and I think that their relationship with each other and with their children has only grown stronger. My friend Mary Beth looks sensational. My Facebook friend Alisa is doing 100 push ups everyday until her son returns home from his deployment. I know quite a few runners and they all seem to have their acts together. And I think it's because of the discipline that exercise brings to your life.
Like many people, I have become addicted to pinning things on Pinterest. It's really a great website for ideas you might never have thought of. I've always had a passing relationship with exercise. In fact, I worked at gym for a while in my twenties. So when my friend Sam starting pinning workouts onto a board, I started perusing them. I started looking at pictures of myself from this past year. I have never been a thin person, but I was feeling especially fluffy. Especially after none of my pants were fitting any more. And I noticed my delightful double chin. So I decided I needed a serious workout plan. But I can't really afford the expensive gym equipment and I've never really been a fan of traditional gyms. So I started pinning workouts from Pinterest.
Then one day I decided that with all the plans on Pinterest, I could probably figure out a serious workout routine from all of the plans I was pinning. I also noticed that I could seriously probably do a different exercise routine from Pinterest every day. I know that exercise alone will not make me healthy, I know I also need to change my habits and my eating patterns. So I will be documenting all my changes her in my blog. I'm also going to try to do one random nice thing every day. Today, for instance, I gave the stranger in front of  me at the store the thirteen cents he needed to make even change. It's not much, but it's one less hassle for both him and the cashier. After all, I always hated counting out change when I worked retail.
The workout I did today from Pinterest was called the "Get Rihanna's Body!" routine. It's a dance routine, in that it uses ballet positions. It took my about ten minutes to do the whole routine and that was changing the pins on my computer. My legs feel a little stretched out, but other than that, I'm not really tired. Granted, it really isn't a full workout. I hardly think that Rihanna has such a rocking body from doing just that routine alone. So I will persist on to other workouts. But I must say that the Ab Curls changed my life. I think those are honestly harder than crunches. And I definitely have to work on my planking times.
If you want to see my workouts, you can find them on my Pinterest board pinterest.com/holsrocks/let-s-get-physical.