But I'm not gonna beat myself up over it. I ate well today and will work out tomorrow morning. I already moved the coffee table and everything. :-)
Tomorrow I go to the Wheaton Eye Clinic to see if I'm a candidate for the laser floater surgery. Please, please, please Lord, let me be able to have that done!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Tuesday, December 22, 2009
Saturday, December 19, 2009
5K
Did a 5K in my family room this afternoon. Gotta love those Leslie DVDs!!
So I am in the midst of a - oh, I guess you could call it a campaign - to get MORE PEOPLE to join my Mon/Wed morning WALK LIVE group aerobics class in McHenry!!! If you live in the McHenry area and you want to get healthy and have a great time doing it, please get in touch with me! Make 2010 YOUR year!! I would LOVE to help you get started on your healthy, active lifestyle.
Take a look at my website for all the details: http://walk.conger.tv
NEW!!!!!!!!! --------> Sometimes when you're just beginning something new, you have specific questions that are very individual to you. You have once-and-for-all decided to take care of YOU so that you can be at your best for those you love. This is the BEST decision you've made in a long time, but for now you'd prefer to have a one-on-one consultation. I am now offering individual consultations (by appointment) where I will talk with you and give you a thorough, safe introduction to my walk aerobics workouts. I will make sure that your first workouts are tailored just right to YOU based on your fitness level and comfort level. If this interests you, I would love to chat with you soon! My contact information can be found on the above website.
So make the decision to join my class or talk with me about your invididual consultation today!! YOUR BODY IS COUNTING ON YOU!!!!!!!!!!
So I am in the midst of a - oh, I guess you could call it a campaign - to get MORE PEOPLE to join my Mon/Wed morning WALK LIVE group aerobics class in McHenry!!! If you live in the McHenry area and you want to get healthy and have a great time doing it, please get in touch with me! Make 2010 YOUR year!! I would LOVE to help you get started on your healthy, active lifestyle.
Take a look at my website for all the details: http://walk.conger.tv
NEW!!!!!!!!! --------> Sometimes when you're just beginning something new, you have specific questions that are very individual to you. You have once-and-for-all decided to take care of YOU so that you can be at your best for those you love. This is the BEST decision you've made in a long time, but for now you'd prefer to have a one-on-one consultation. I am now offering individual consultations (by appointment) where I will talk with you and give you a thorough, safe introduction to my walk aerobics workouts. I will make sure that your first workouts are tailored just right to YOU based on your fitness level and comfort level. If this interests you, I would love to chat with you soon! My contact information can be found on the above website.
So make the decision to join my class or talk with me about your invididual consultation today!! YOUR BODY IS COUNTING ON YOU!!!!!!!!!!
Friday, December 18, 2009
Fit Yummy Mummy
Who comes up with these corny workout program names? :-P
Last night I was watching kettlebell videos on youtube when I eventually came across Fit Yummy Mummy. It's targeted at moms who want to lose their pregnancy weight (i.e. baby fat). It intrigued me a little so I tried it this morning. 60 seconds of high-intensity cardio, 60 seconds of rest (walking in place or side stepping), 60 seconds of high-intensity cardio, 60 seconds of rest...a total of 6 times. The whole workout is only 12 minutes. It's supposed to burn serious fat and calories and continue to burn for several hours after the workout. The moves I did for the cardio segments were:
Tomorrow begins my new advertising campaign for my Monday/Wednesday morning walking class! Made some really cute posters that I'm gonna put up in various restaurants and stores in McHenry and Crystal Lake. This is the time of year when people make resolutions to lose weight and get in shape. Sadly, only about 9% of those resolutions actually STICK. People, if you work out for two weeks and then stop, it's not gonna get you ANYWHERE. Health and fitness is a LIFESTYLE, not a passing interest. You have to KEEP IT UP!!! That's exactly what I'm here to help people do. So if you're in the area, look for my new posters and gimme a shout - you will NOT regret it!!!
In the meantime, all the details of my Walk Live classes are here: WALK LIVE CLASS!
Last night I was watching kettlebell videos on youtube when I eventually came across Fit Yummy Mummy. It's targeted at moms who want to lose their pregnancy weight (i.e. baby fat). It intrigued me a little so I tried it this morning. 60 seconds of high-intensity cardio, 60 seconds of rest (walking in place or side stepping), 60 seconds of high-intensity cardio, 60 seconds of rest...a total of 6 times. The whole workout is only 12 minutes. It's supposed to burn serious fat and calories and continue to burn for several hours after the workout. The moves I did for the cardio segments were:
- Two-arm kettlebell swings
- Jumping jacks
- Feet-together side-to-side jumps
- High-knee jogging
- Deep kettlebell squats
- Fast Lunges
Tomorrow begins my new advertising campaign for my Monday/Wednesday morning walking class! Made some really cute posters that I'm gonna put up in various restaurants and stores in McHenry and Crystal Lake. This is the time of year when people make resolutions to lose weight and get in shape. Sadly, only about 9% of those resolutions actually STICK. People, if you work out for two weeks and then stop, it's not gonna get you ANYWHERE. Health and fitness is a LIFESTYLE, not a passing interest. You have to KEEP IT UP!!! That's exactly what I'm here to help people do. So if you're in the area, look for my new posters and gimme a shout - you will NOT regret it!!!
In the meantime, all the details of my Walk Live classes are here: WALK LIVE CLASS!
Thursday, December 17, 2009
Why?
Why do I sometimes let myself eat mass amounts of food? And then every time I do, I am reminded of why I shouldn't. Went to a steakhouse today with my friend, Ally. We brought the kids. 3-year-olds in a fancy steakhouse. Use your imagination.
Anyway, lunch was really good. I had a big grilled chicken sandwich, sweet potato fries and an ice cream sundae for dessert. Well, 1/3 of an ice cream sundae. I couldn't see eating the whole thing for two reasons: 1) I had helped myself to three cookies this morning after Lissy's school Christmas program. Had to, um....support the school, ya know. 2) After that ginormous chicken sandwich and mountain of fries I had precious little room for dessert.
Still felt like a whale after that meal, though. That's really not a pleasant feeling. Overeating makes you feel uncomfortable, burpy and just plain large. It'd been awhile since I'd had to unbutton my jeans but on the way home, that's what I did. Yes, Sir. The jeans simply could not hold the belly. Yuck!
And then, after a gluttonous day the last thing you feel like doing is working out, right? So no workout today. I am utterly exhausted from being on the go almost continually this week. Prescription: Go to bed early tonight and get at least a one-hour workout in tomorrow morning. Thankfully, there is nowhere we have to go tomorrow (a great rarity these days) so it will feel amazing to leisurely drink my coffee, snuggle with my girl and then work out.
The moral of today's story? Eat well and enjoy your food, but don't shovel it in just because it's there. It's never worth it.
Anyway, lunch was really good. I had a big grilled chicken sandwich, sweet potato fries and an ice cream sundae for dessert. Well, 1/3 of an ice cream sundae. I couldn't see eating the whole thing for two reasons: 1) I had helped myself to three cookies this morning after Lissy's school Christmas program. Had to, um....support the school, ya know. 2) After that ginormous chicken sandwich and mountain of fries I had precious little room for dessert.
Still felt like a whale after that meal, though. That's really not a pleasant feeling. Overeating makes you feel uncomfortable, burpy and just plain large. It'd been awhile since I'd had to unbutton my jeans but on the way home, that's what I did. Yes, Sir. The jeans simply could not hold the belly. Yuck!
And then, after a gluttonous day the last thing you feel like doing is working out, right? So no workout today. I am utterly exhausted from being on the go almost continually this week. Prescription: Go to bed early tonight and get at least a one-hour workout in tomorrow morning. Thankfully, there is nowhere we have to go tomorrow (a great rarity these days) so it will feel amazing to leisurely drink my coffee, snuggle with my girl and then work out.
The moral of today's story? Eat well and enjoy your food, but don't shovel it in just because it's there. It's never worth it.
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
If You Care to Comment.....
It looks like all you have to is select "Anonymous" when it asks you what format you want to use. But please put your name in there with your comment so I know who you are! :-)
Tuesday, December 15, 2009
Dig It!
How cute is this blog background? Only took me two hours to figure out how to get it on here!
So as soon as I got home from dropping the kitties off at the vet and dropping Liss of at school, I did a wonderful old-school Leslie DVD - "Walk Away the Pounds" 2-Mile - and then my beginner kettlebell workout (which, for being a beginner workout, TOTALLY rocks!). 50 minutes of sweating altogether. Love it when I get my exercise in in the morning! Looking foward to progressing with these KBs....right now I'm using an 8-pound bell, which is pretty light. Will move onto a heavier one soon, a la my KB guru, Bob Garon! Also, will try the intermediate KB workout from the DVD tomorrow. Woot!!
3-Mile walk class went AWESOME at Butterfly Life last night. Ten ladies in the class this time - from high school students to older ladies. Rock it, ladies - you inspire me!! Way to take charge of your health!!!
So as soon as I got home from dropping the kitties off at the vet and dropping Liss of at school, I did a wonderful old-school Leslie DVD - "Walk Away the Pounds" 2-Mile - and then my beginner kettlebell workout (which, for being a beginner workout, TOTALLY rocks!). 50 minutes of sweating altogether. Love it when I get my exercise in in the morning! Looking foward to progressing with these KBs....right now I'm using an 8-pound bell, which is pretty light. Will move onto a heavier one soon, a la my KB guru, Bob Garon! Also, will try the intermediate KB workout from the DVD tomorrow. Woot!!
3-Mile walk class went AWESOME at Butterfly Life last night. Ten ladies in the class this time - from high school students to older ladies. Rock it, ladies - you inspire me!! Way to take charge of your health!!!
Monday, December 14, 2009
It's Tomorrow.
Life's too short to be weak and wimpy. God gave each of us one body and it is our job to take care of it. That's exactly why I started this blog. "Strong and Sassy." Kinda catchy, yeah?
Not entirely sure what this blog will look like; I'm just gonna let it evolve. It'll probably have a lot of inspiring quotes that I run across - from facebook, from people I follow on twitter, from...anywhere. I'll also tell you about how my workouts are going - both personal ones and the Walk Live classes I lead. Fitness is a continual journey so I'll probably share my joys, victories, frustrations, desires, goals and maybe even a few pet peeves here and there. There will probably be pictures once in awhile. And recipes.
Most of all, I hope that following my health and fitness journey will inspire you on yours. And if you haven't started yours yet, what are you waiting for? Seriously? Do you not know ALL of the benefits?! (I'm allowed to be sassy. It's in the title!)
Comments are always welcome, always read and very often replied to. Keep in touch - and shake what your mama gave ya!!
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