Jurrious Life

I’m going to NYC next weekend and I really want to take a Physique 57 class.  I heard Kelly Ripa raving about it and now I want to know what it’s all about.  The 57th St. studio is not too far from where I’m staying so I might check it out when I go up there.  An hour long class is $35.   I wish I had a gay boyfriend to come with me!

My exercise regiment is going well.  I ran 2 miles in 25 minutes most recently.  My weigh-in last night at the gym was 121.00 before my workout and 120.4 afterwards.  My home scale reads 117-ish.   The lowest I ever weighed on the gym scale was 117.0 (that I remember).   Slowly but surely!

Fitness Journal:   I’ve logged in 34 miles so far and today is day 34 of 2009.  My goal is to average a mile a day for 365 days.  I count my hour step class as two miles and any miles logged in on a different machine other than the treadmill counts as half (i.e. 4 miles on the elliptical = 2 miles toward my goal).  I’m averaging 14 min/mile and last night I weighed in at 122.0.  After a month my body is responding but I haven’t really changed my diet at all.  In fact, I’ve eaten at Honey Pig twice this month, had KFC during the Super Bowl, ate at CiCi’s the night before that, and I still indulge in a beer or glass of wine here and there.  If I cut that all out I’m sure I would be under 120 by now.  My diet is probably not going to change in February either since my birthday is coming up and I’m making my annual pilgrimage to NYC to feast on all the delectable deliciousness the city has to offer.  I rationalize this by telling myself that I need the extra insulation during the cold months so I’ll change my diet when the weather gets warmer.  But working out does make me eat less and now I’m keeping a food journal to document my fatgirl tendancies.

I walked/ran a little over two miles on Monday before my step class for about 35 minutes.  Yesterday I did three miles in 50 minutes.  My left calf was killing me all week.  I just found out it was because my shoe was tied too tight!  At one point I couldn’t feel my pinky toe.  

 I like doing walking/running intervals rather than jogging at a steady pace continuously.  Maybe it’s because I’m too out of shape to jog continuously!   The sucky thing is I haven’t lost any weight.  I can feel my blubber firming up so maybe I have to build some muscle first then burn the excess fat.  I’ve heard that changing my diet will drop the pounds.  My last weigh in was 123.6 lbs.  I want to go the Crescent Trail but it’s too cold outside.   I was thinking about trying a 5K this spring or fall.  We’ll see…

Friday I did three miles on the treadmill at my “home” gym upstairs with the 80’s inspired decor.  All you need is a leotard, sweat band, and some leg warmers and you’re set.  50 minutes total, 16.66 min/mile.  I actually jogged for at least 1 mile today!  I’m so proud of myself.  I’ve been on a treadmill more times this past week than in the past three years.  Maybe in my whole life.  Nine days into ‘09 and I’ve done eleven miles so far.  I’m good until Monday. 

I found a song that I like to run to; it’s called “Untouched” by The Veronicas.  If I put that song on repeat I could run for days.   Maybe I can hypnotize myself to run every time that song is on.  I want train myself so that if I hear it in a club I’ll just start running like crazy.

Weigh-in: 119.00 lbs. (Truth be told, this was before I ate dinner plus my analog home scale is about 3 lbs off the gym’s digital scale. Actual weight is most likely 122 or 123.)

Completed four miles on the treadmill at the gym today.  Running/walking/hiking for a total of 69 minutes or 17.25 min/mile.  My goal is to average one mile a day for 365 days. 

Weigh-in: 123.00 lbs (again!  Damn Ferrero Rocher chocolates!!!)