Another day, another zumba

I'm pretty proud of myself so far. I've gotten up twice this week to do zumba before school! I'm going for three times, that will beat my personal best of the week I think... :/

Anywho. I'm actually liking this getting up and getting my exercise (at least cardio) out of the way. As I inch forward, I'll start adding strength but for now I think what I'm doing is sufficient. You don't want to push yourself too hard at first because then it's harder to stick to the plan. Easy does it, the tortoise wins the race!

I've been trying to eat healthier too, so I have fruit and cucumber at lunch and everyone mentions how healthy I'm eating. Well, I have to. I know that I'm overweight and its about time I did something about it, so exercise and eating healthy it is. I don't want to sound self-depricating in response so I just say thanks vs what I really want to say which is "I'm fat, I know. I'm trying to do something about it."

I think that is about all the exciting news I have for now.

39 days until Part I Boards! AHHH!!!!

5 am workouts

I love my sleep, so getting up early to workout is something special. It's just that I'm realizing that I'm going to have to put in major work to get rid of the fat that I want to. It is just so unfair that it is so easy to put on the weight and so hard to work it off! <whine> Well, that just means I have to keep getting up at 5 am and doing an hour of zumba or other exercise.

Right now I'm going to stick to zumba. It gets my heart pumping and is good cardio. I know that I'm going to need to do some strength training as well. I hate that 30 day shred, but I'll try to do that once a week or something just to mix it up. There's just something about that dvd that kinda rubs me the wrong way, it's hard to explain. Just like some of the attendings/professors at school, I'm just not a fan, let's just say that. Anyway back to zumba. That is something I can get behind, just as long as I get plenty of sleep the night before and set out my clothes so that I can just hop in them and get to dancing! Love it!

I've just got to get into a routine. Motivation gets you started, habit is what keeps you going. Thanks Pinterest. Off to the showers!

The stars were not aligned...

Not to say that things went bad today, just kinda weird. It was an all over weird day.

I woke up this morning just feeling weird. I don't know if anyone else felt this way, but the earth was just off axis or something cause it turned everything on it's side.

The day started off just like any other day... But now that I think of it, it was SUPER foggy this morning. I blame everything on the fog! LOL. Anywho seriously... I was running behind like I do every morning, but ended up still being on time for my contact lens elective. CL's went great, the first pt was a pro at getting scleral lenses it and the second pt was just so excited to get her scleral lenses and be able to see clearly again. I have to say that it is so rewarding to be able to provide a simple solution and totally change someone's life or perspective. You don't always realize how much a small act of kindness does for someone.

Ok so back to my weird day. I found out halfway through CL's that my skirt's seam ripped in the back! Can you say mortifying!!! OMG! But I found a needle and thread and was able to fix it, praise the lord. Then I had class, nothing to say there. Then I did a lunch and tour for interviewees. We had two interviewees today. I don't know why but I feel like I have so much to say and tell them about and I feel  like I still forget to tell them everything. I need to start making notes for myself during the week so that I don't get distracted just like I am right now and go on tangents. I need to focus better!!! And apparently I am a huge fan for exaggerating and exclamation points today!

On to primary care. It seemed like everyone's patients today had something out of the ordinary. Almost no one had a straight forward basic exam. I felt all over the place today. Again something was just off axis today. It was not a good day for wearing a skirt and heels, I shoulda just wore some comfy dress clothes and chilled especially since I knew it was going to be a long day... Sigh. We live and learn.

Well, I'm off to get some work done and hit the hay early tonight and get up to do zumba... Oh I just remembered I have to pop my chicken in the crock pot overnight so that I have something to eat for lunch... But wait I think I can skip that tonight and pop it in tomorrow at the latest, I bought the chicken last night so tomorrow should be my last day for keeping it in the fridge, I'll need to cook it tomorrow. Sigh. I write this like you care. I really should have just wrote in my journal tonight. Well sorry. Later.

Day 1... Again

Ok. So I'm starting the 30 day shred again. Level 1 Day 1. I'm not saying this is a New Year's Resolution, this is a life time resolution just to get more active every day. I have my fitbit that tracks my steps and I recruited a friend who already does twice as many steps as I do a day and I'm feeling a bit defeated already. I know that I can only blame myself for not getting enough steps in in a day and it's time I change that.
I'm making the commitment to get up every morning and at least do the 30 day shred. I feel so fat doing it. It makes me realize how out of shape I am, but if 400 lb people can do Jillian's workouts, then by golly so can I. I may modify it so that I can make it through, but I'm up and being active and honestly isn't that all that matters? That I'm up and doing it. It's like that quote about running: It doesn't matter how slow you go, you're already lapping everyone on the couch. The thing is, I can't compare myself to anyone else. I can only do what works for me and get to where I want/need to be. I just want to look in the mirror and not hate all the lumps and bumps and rolls. I want to look in the mirror and not hate myself for getting this way. I want it. I can get it. I can. I will. I have to. I just have to keep the motivation up.
Speaking of motivation... I have the fitbit and that will help. I also put up a calendar with milestone dates right by the fridge so that when I go into the kitchen to eat more food after dinner I can just look at the calendar and remind myself that summer will be here before you know it and I have a bikini from Victoria's Secret to cram my rolls into come June.
Keep tuned.

Day 10

Welp, last day of level 1 on 30 day shred today. Tomorrow morning, I will get up and do my workout and weigh in. Guess that means I better be up pretty early so I don't have to rush. 

I'm totally loving this 30 day shred followed by a short class of zumba on the wii! I had so much energy this morning, I'm pretty sure that the 2nd years were thinking I was crazy and that they wanted me to leave them alone in all their nervousness for their practical this morning at 8 am. I made up little goodie bags for my sponsee and two friends who had their practicals this morning. Chocolate and this piece of fun!

How fun is this?!

Anywho. So tomorrow I'll have my 30 day shred in the morning, then a 2 hour zumba marathon at the rec center at 530. I'll be amazed if I can make it through 2 hours of zumba! I guess we'll see tomorrow. Luckily I only have Primary Care clinic in the morning and nothing in the afternoon, so I'll be plenty rested for it. Tomorrow is going to be a fun day, I'm pretty excited and pumped!

See you tomorrow morning bright and early.

Day 8

I've made it 8 days! I can't say that I've been good for those 8 days, I skipped 30 day shred on Tuesday and yesterday, so I've only done it 6 times, but I'm getting better. I have two more days on level 1. If I feel up to it I'll be starting Level 2 on Wednesday.

I did 30 day shred and then a short class of Zumba on the wii today. Man oh man, how I've missed zumba! My schedule hasn't allowed me to go during the week at the rec center and I've been lazy on the weekends previously, but I have it on the wii. I guess I need to use my wii for something other than Netflix and wii voting... Speaking of zumba, I will be attending a zumbathon on Wednesday at the rec center, for Toys for Tots. Wow, I just realized that Wednesday is going to be a full day; I'll have level 2 on the 30 day shred and a 2 hour zumbathon, but at least I'll only have to do a half day of clinic, other than getting my peds check-offs.

There's only two more weeks of the semester and then a week of finals, so keeping up with my exercising is going to be difficult for me. I've got to keep getting up in the mornings to knock it out so that I don't talk myself out of it in the evenings. Surprisingly, it's been fairly easy to get up in the morning and work out. I'm not very happy with the results that I'm not getting my doing these exercises and eating OK (in between healthy and non healthy)... but we'll get to that on Wednesday when I check in with my measurements. I guess that I just have to be more diligent with my eating habits and ramp up my energy with working out. I'm going to try to add zumba this week in the morning with 30 day shred. I think I can, I think I can, I think I can.

“Motivation gets you going and habit gets you there.” 
― Zig Ziglar

Day 5

Whoops, it's been a few days since I've posted anything. It's been a rocky couple of days emotionally.

So, Day 3, Tuesday, I was so sore that it hurt to sit down and to put on a shirt. Since I'm just getting into working out, I didn't want to push myself too much and decided to take the day off.

Day 4, yesterday, I got up and did the 30 day shred. I had intended to blog yesterday, to walk around the neighborhood, to clean... Yeah, I didn't get any of that done. I got home early and was expecting a package to be delivered by UPS, so I just passed the time waiting for them to show up. I finally got my packages at 9pm! Wow, they must have had a lot of black friday stuff to deliver, at least that's what I was waiting for. I was so excited, it was my VS order. I have been drooling over this star bikini from them for as long as I can remember. Naturally they didn't have it in my size so I ordered one size smaller to hang up on the wall and to serve as inspiration for my weight loss journey. I haven't decided on exactly where to hang it up yet but I'm thinking I need it somewhere between the kitchen and the couch to prevent my couch potato eating habits.

So, I think something is going on with my scale. I dropped 3 pounds on Monday morning and this morning, I'm back up those 3 pounds. I don't know what the deal is, but I'm going to try to not let it affect my mood in the morning, just an inspiration to continue eating well and exercising.

Day 5, I got up again this morning and did the 30 day shred. I am still not able to get through the entire workout without stopping a few times, and it's mostly the cardio stuff that I have to stop during, the strength and abs I can do slowly but at least continuously. I think it might have to do with the fact that I don't jump high off the ground and my floor is carpet, it's got to be easier to do on a wooden or laminate floor. But I'm going to keep on keeping on. This weekend is going to be the big trial for me. I love my sleep and I love to sleep in late and practically all day. I'll be forcing myself to get up and exercise and then I'll get out to a coffee shop or the library to study. Weekends are just so darn depressing for me. I hope that the above plan will help the weekend and myself to not be so depressed.

Man my eyes are tired. I'm sleepy. This is what I get for going to bed late and getting up early to exercise. I must get to bed earlier, I cannot live on 5-6 hours of sleep. I'm gonna need to get 7-8 hours, which means I'm going to have to start going to bed around 9-10 pm. Which means I'm going to have to actually study when I get home and not put it off for an hour or two while I while away my evening on the tube. OMG, I just realized that I'm going to miss Vampire Diaries and Gray's Anatomy tonight due to a contact lens workshop this evening.

Well, see ya tomorrow for another exciting (boring) installment of shu10str's life!