A Full Circle, New things and Pushing Forward!

Ow!! Boy am I sore, stiff and tired this morning. I went to both Yoga and Zumba last night. I'm proud. Yoga comes with this lazy, sorta relaxed activity. And it can be. But last night I burned 141 calories in the hour that I did it. My shoulders and arms ached. I actually managed to make it up into a full circle! That's this!

Picture credit goes to Mid-Day, from whom I stole it!

At which point I got stuck and had to sort of fall to the side to get out of the pose, but I was shocked and thrilled to death that I could do this move!! But because it was the gym's first Yoga class, the instructor took a lot of care (and time) explaining each move, which is good, but also means you stay in the same pose for several minutes. And I felt like I was in downward dog the ENTIRE class! So by the end my feet were wet with sweat (ew!) and my wrist and shoulders ached. But it was fun and I burned 2.6 cals a minute, which is pretty great!

And then Zumba. Zumba is always a trip! If you haven't tried Zumba I highly recommend it. Its silly, and fun and confusing and sexy and a great work out! I burned 385 cals in the fifty minutes I did Zumba. I'm getting better. I got a little more of the foot work down this time. My instructor is a hoot! She sings, and makes exaggerated moves and bounces...and is just all around fun. We did a lot of jumping this class (I'm not real fond of jumping) and I was wearing new shoes and ended up with a blister. Lucky for you the picture I took of my blister to post here some how disappeared (call it divine intervention) and is no longer available. So you luck out! But I have a blister on the bottom of my big toe! Any suggestions on what to do about that? I have boxing tonight (and maybe even spin) and don't want to be distracted by my big toe when I need to concentrate on kicking my instructors booty!

So like I said. Ow! And yawn! Wowsers I feel wiped out today! Its probably a good thing that the Muffin is going to Grandma's for the day. Something tells me I'm going to have a short fuse. And there is no room in my diet today for a Mocha. I could use a little kick, so my dear friend Emily has supplied me with a couple samples of a product called Spark from AdvoCare. Ever heard of it? It has caffeine in it (bonus) and some other things that give you an energy kick (for 45 cals), and boy do I need one today! I'm pretty sensitive to energy drinks, so we'll see if my heart feels like it'll explode a little later. I'm giving the Mandarin Orange flavor a try today. Its a powder that you mix into water (I'm assuming). I'm also going to give their protein bar a try tonight in between my boxing and spin class, if I work up the courage and energy to go to both classes that is. Anyhow, if you're interested in AdvoCare (A Christian based company, FYI) or their products, trot yourself on over to Emily's profile page and have a peak-a-roo!

But what was I saying...Oh, so I have the day off of being Momma! My house needs a little tidying, but nothing that'll take too long. Laundry is pretty much done. I have to still put it away though. So it looks like today is one of those days that could go either way. I could spend the day on the couch and snacking (like I used to do) or I can keep busy and find projects to work on. I'm gunning for option number two. In fact, I've been trying to organize my acrylic stamp collection in my scrapbook room into binders so that I can actually see what I have without digging through 70 sets in a messy drawer! So maybe I'll work on that. I really would rather go outside and dig around in my garden, but there is still snow on the blasted ground!! ARGH!!! So, inside I will stay. I'm also having lunch at Panera with my girl friend. That's always great fun, and I love Panera. I'm getting a bowl of their Broccoli Cheddar Soup and a Whole Grain Baguette. Dinner will be a Tamale from Trader Joe's with their Chimichurri Rice. That brings me in just over 1400 cals for the day, and I'm hoping I can actually do the two classes tonight so that I can have a major calorie deficit for the day! That would be awesome!

So far I've had a 1,643 calorie deficit for the week. If I can kick out a 1,000 cal deficit each day until Monday I'll have burned enough to scorch off a pound and a half of pure fat! That would be great. I really need to start seeing a number lower than 155, for my mental well being. I think If I can start seeing some lower numbers, even see a 14o something would kick my butt into gear and get my brain on track again. I can't keep jumping on and falling off in the same week. Its not conducive to losing weight!

So here's to another great day, and here's to trying new things and pushing yourself to the limit!