workout video help?

i’ve been on-and-off using Jillian Michaels “No More Trouble Zones”. i like it, it gives me a decent workout once i first start using it… but as i use it more, i feel less from it. i really want to focus on slimming down my thighs, hips, and behind. any suggestions of a video (dvd, or FREE online video) that focuses on those areas, and doesn’t require any crazy equipment or high jumping, and that i wont “get used to” after a week or so? ( i have low-ceiling space where i work out…) something similar to “mat work” (laying down stuff) but slimming the lower half?

I just realized that I’m 10lbs away from my goal weight.

good thing I just bought a Jillian Michaels DVD to get my ass in gear.

day two…

well, tumblr decided to be an asshole last night and didn’t want to work, so i have to post yesterdays stuff today.

anywho, yesterday was day two of mine and Christiaan’s little 3 week workout extravaganza. i ran/walked 5 laps at the park, so i’m pretty happy about that.

i didn’t have time for breakfast, so i just ate a bigger lunch. i had a turkey sandwich with provolone cheese and lite miracle whip on wheat bread, two bananas, an orange, and a couple servings of sour cream and onion Pringles.

for dinner, i had chicken, asparagus, and brown rice. i had some rocky road ice cream for dessert. 

later on, Christiaan talked me into working out together via skype. i’m actually really happy we did, because it’s just another way of doing things together even though we are so far away from each other.  :)

look how cute we are. :)

200 sit ups,

200 butt-lifts (haha most awkward name of a work out),
and I only managed 50 wall squats before I realized I should go to bed. :/
looks like I’ll be making up the other 150 in the morning.

stupid thoughts of the day.

at work today, one of our usual weekenders was shopping and I ended up cutting her fabric. we got to talking and long story short, she used to be a model. now, this woman has to be in her late 50s now and nearing 300 pounds. something she said to me really stuck: “I used to be thin”. used to…? I NEVER want to have to say “used to be thin”. I want to say “I used to be out of shape.”

maybe it’s the monthly raging psycho hormones that are making me overthink this pointless statement from a stranger, or maybe my newfound desire to take better care of myself… but this has been on my mind all freaking day.

now I’m feeling like I should be more conscious about what I eat and I’m thinking about setting up a daily workout regimen. I never want to say “I used to be thin”. ever.

oh, hate me all you want for this. I don’t want to be disgustingly thin. I want to be healthy. judge all you want. take it the wrong way. get offended. no fucks are given on my side.

on a slightly depressing note, I have to make this stupid Facebook. and I really don’t want to. ugh. ugh. ugh. but! I spent almost 3 hours chatting with my Narmy today and I am going to bed in a good mood! goodnight! :)

time to spend the next two hours on my exercise ball.

i’m already glistening from the heat up in my apartment… so this workout will be more gross and sweaty than usual. lets gooooo. :)

the only time i like being pissed off…

is when i am working out.

i’m at home with my exercise ball and sweating bullets.

this will hurt in the morning. but i will sleep like a baby.

I hope i’m not becoming one of those annoying pro-fitness bloggers..

but anyway, i decided to work out while i watched TV tonight.  i ended up doing 100 wall-squats and 100 butt-lifts during family guy. and 100 crunches during whatever was on after that. i love my exercise ball. :)

i’m going to knock out 50 or so “girly” push ups, then do some stretching. and to sicken you all even more, i’m going to the gym in the morning.

oh god.. just a few months ago i would’ve gagged at the thought of this. but, i want to be healthy. so i’ll do it the right way. :)

workin’ on my fitness.

exercise ball workouts! :)

i’m doing some wall squats and this awkward air-humping motion that is called the “butt lift”.

any other good butt-busting exercise ball workouts?

my new breakfast obsession:

about a cup of red grapes mixed with a cup of Chobani 0% greek yogurt and some honey.

and it all adds up to 5 points. yum yum yum.

on another WW note, I did 30 minutes on a stationary bike.  i found that my cure to getting bored is to watch Family Guy while i work out. I almost didn’t want to stop because my episode wasn’t over! :)

now, to keep myself occupied for the rest of the day! <3

it’s been two and a half(ish) months..

since i’ve busted my ass at the gym.

i was away for the entire month of june, so that makes sense. but, july and the first half of april are no excuse. yeah, i’ve been at my internship everyday for  july and part of april, but i know i could have gone afterwards.

well, tomorrow i am starting back up. i feel a little more motivated after losing almost 8 pounds without working out, but now that i’ll spend an hour or so there each day, i’ll feel even better. :) i cannot wait.

i’m thinking of doing mainly cardio, seeing as i can do sit ups, crunches, pushups and anything else basically at home. i’m not a huge cardio fan… so thats why i plan on going in the morning - to get it out of the way so i don’t procrastinate it.

i was thinking of splitting it up into 15 minute increments because i get bored if its any longer. i swear, i have the attention-span of a goldfish. haha. so maybe the first 15 would be bike, then uphill treadmill, then elliptical, thennnnn… attempting jogging. i really can’t do more than walk on a treadmill because i have a weird phobia. does anyone have suggestions on what i should do?

so, I’m babysitting and reading Self Magazine…

and I decided I’ll work out while I’m here. no sense in sitting around while my lean, mean, fighting machine is waiting to be let out! also, it’ll help me get rid of some pent-up anger. :)