Well

Another day, another blog. I finally managed to get back on sparkpeople and it just reinforced how I've been treading water with my diet and exercise. I haven't gained or lost any weight since the middle of November and that just sucks. Since the first I've been really good about eating a clean, healthy diet and I went to the gym yesterday, which totally kicked my rear. I had been doing pretty well with getting back into shape, but the month of obviously has taken its toll.

I finally received the new console for my recumbent exercise bike so I can start using that again, even though at this point it's still on the fritz so I can't track my distance or caloric burn, I can only adjust the resistance. However, in some ways that might not be a bad thing. Distance isn't that big of a deal and the caloric burn is frequently misleading...the 500 calories it says I burn is often way off.

I also received my new weight training book. The New Rules of Lifting for Women". I read the original book and it's pretty awesome. The women's book is great too and it doesn't treat women like weaklings and dismissing the myth that women who weight train "bulk up". It's hard enough for men, let alone women to bulk up and we (women) just don't have the testosterone in most cases to really bulk up at all. So, I'm starting the new plan on Monday. I'm still going to go to the gym the rest of this week, just to start building up my cardiovascular endurance again, but I'll start my weight training program Monday. The women's book, unlike the men's book only has a 6 month plan (the men's book has a 12 month plan). Not sure where I'll go after the first 6 months, but I'll cross that bridge when I get there...and of course WHEN I get there photos will be posted.

In other news, C's coworker knows someone that runs a Pilates studio and is looking for help....but not for Pilates, but that might be a good thing. It will involve nutrition (another passion of mine) and it sounds like training is a possibility, so that would be totally awesome to get my foot in the door.



Anyway, that's about it for now..later y'all