Week 3

The scale says I'm at 170. I feel like some muscles are being awakened, though, so I'm okay with that. I need to make an effort to do cardio at home a few times each week to pump up the fat burning.

Also, my period started, and I'm sure I'm retaining water. I feel bloated, and I was the biggest wench at work today. I just wanted to lay in a bathtub and ignore the world. I think that is a perfectly reasonable request.

I did Intro to Pole today. It was basically like the Teaser party I went to a few weeks ago with Alice. Tomorrow morning I'm going to the Cardio Cabaret Class. I'm excited for a great workout. I really like the teacher of this class (same teacher for my Tuesday morning class, too). She's such a great dancer and seriously keeps us moving. It's great.

Here's a video of the artistic pole dancing Dutch nationals:



I think this is a great example of pole dancing as a sport, not a source of income for strippers. :) The athletic aspect of it is so challenging, and I'm excited to be part of it.

Pole Rocks!

:)

I just want to smile at how incredibly sore I am.

Last week I did 3 pole classes at Studio Soiree. This week I will do 4 (2 are already done!), and I plan to do 4 classes a week for the next few weeks, then I'll bump it up to 5. It's pretty obvious to me that I need to strengthen my core and my upper body. Occasionally I surprise myself with upper body and core strength, but I have ZERO endurance! It's going to be a fun transformation for me to watch and experience. I'm soooo happy Alice invited me to the teaser class. I think I have found a new love.

And I'm down 1lb, weighing in again tomorrow...

Sorry folks, there won't be any pictures for awhile...at least of me on the pole. haha!

Another DAMN and then a Hoo-Rah!! (is that how you would spell it?)

I'm back from Phoenix!
I am officially a college graduate!
I now have some free time!
And I'm going to lose weight!

I think with the stress of finishing the semester and a week of traveling and eating way too much crap, the weight crept on all too easily. I can't believe it, but I'm actually back up to 170. That is sad. SAD!

I haven't developed a full fitness/health plan yet, but I do have a few things in mind:

Get a membership to Studio Soiree and go 3-5 times a week to kick my butt into shape.
Bike or jog to the Studio (2.23 miles each way)
Softball games 1-2 times/week
Eat a lot more whole foods and cut out the crap (like the mini Almond Joy, Twix, and Mint 3 Musketeers I had this afternoon...)

That's it so far. I'm a planner, so I know I will have to do more of a spreadsheet approach to feel like I have a solid plan. It's a bit of an obsession, to be honest.

And, my ultimate goal is to be/feel healthy. And fitting into size 6-8 pants would rock my world.