Weightloss Update

I had my weigh-in last night for Jazz It Off and lost another 2lbs!!! SO excited because the week before I only lost .4lbs :( I have now lost a total of 24.6lbs since I started Jazzercise and have lost a total of 7.4 since Jazz It Off started :) I think I am getting this nutrition thing down finally. I have already cut out cheese, now on the hard part-which is breads.....I <3 breads! lol....Anyways, just wanted to blog my update and that I am looking forward to dress shopping soon for Mothers' Day :)

Quote of the Day...

"You can tell me that you choose not to. You can tell me that you choose to quit, that you choose to be less than what you are and what God intended, but don’t EVER tell me that you can’t do it!"
 
~ Jillian Michaels

So I went Jogging....lol

It was just this past Saturday, the weather was perfect for a nice jog (darn it!). I say that because, well I am not a runner; never have been and not sure if I ever will be and I am okay with that. I have done so much that is not new to me but haven't done in years that if running doesn't work out I am fine with that. Anyways, so I get my ipod ready, ear plugs are in, as I leave my driveway both nervous and a little apprehensive I may not be able to do this Pandora Radio starts and Brittany Spears comes on-you know the song "Hold It Against Me." As I hear the beat of this song I knew right away what it was.....yes, people its a JAZZERCISE song!! Coincidence, I think not! Yes, my fabulous husband said to me just before I went out the door-"honey, shouldn't you stretch first?" and "I will call you in a bit to check on you." So, I did stretch and said okay thanks. Its when that song came on that I realized there is no going back now! (I wouldn't have but you know). At that moment, I felt I could do anything, so I did. I jogged my heart out, and walked too because hello I said I wasn't a runner...lol! As I sit here now (a little teary eyed...lol) I am so proud of myself for going out there and doing my best! I heard plenty of other Jazzercise songs throughout my experience that helped me through what turned out to be not so bad :)

Jazzercise and Me

Tonight I attended my 50th Jazzercise class for 2011!!! How exciting is that :) And I lost 2lbs. last week. I had my weigh-in today for Jazz it Off and was so excited to see a 2lb weight loss. I am so happy I joined jazzercise. Its been a HUGE part of my life now and still working on the food portion (darn food taste too good!). My family and I have been walking after dinner too. And my fellow Jazzercisers' bought me new Jazzercise gear :) I almost cried because I loved it SO much! Jogging is still an issue though...lol will get there some time. more on that later....

Geocaching

I recently learned about geocaching and was interested in trying this out. What is geocaching? its a world wide scavenger hunt type of activity. So, I downloaded the app onto my iPhone and my family and I went out to search for treasure near by :) This was our first time-obviously-so we were looking every where but where we needed to be. We followed the gps and was "standing" on it...lol but we couldn't see it and ended up walking all around the treasure...lol anyways, when we found it we were like, "Ooooh!" lol...can't wait to do it again-I have to get new coordinates for another geocache because it was moved :( so yes we were looking for something that wasn't even there...lol oh well, I wonder what people think as they drive by and see us all wondering around?

Jazzercise and Me

So, to get right into it, I had heard about Jazzercise through a few friends. My reaction was like, what is that? and of course I got an explanation and then a, "you will love it," response. I wanted to try this out :) I needed something because well, hello, I am not looking like I used to and it does bother me. Anyways, I went to Jazzercise and had THE best time ever working out. Fast forward about 8 months and 24 pound weight loss later I am still going and have entered myself and a partner into Jazz It Off-some friendly competition kinda like biggest loser :) Exactly the motivation I need to get over this hump I have been in. Its the dieting portion of the new me. The thing is I love to eat...lol being part Italian and loving anything and everything with noodles and bread doesn't help much either..lol I have found it helpful to keep track of every single thing I put into my mouth! I keep track of my calorie intake. This has helped because I know that I have to put my food or drink in the computer when finished...lol I also have been eating on smaller plates instead of our dinner plates (which to be honest does the darn plate need to be so big anyways..lol ok, maybe sometimes!) I use smaller plates instead because I can't put a whole lot on there....lol it works for me! I think that is all for now.....talk soon :)

oh, want to know more about jazzercise...

www.jazzercise.com

YouTube Video I made to Promote Bamboo Pink

I made this video to get more information out there to the public.

New Blogger

Well, welcome to my very first blog :) Please be patient as I figure my way through this new quest. I have been doing many new things these last few months that have brought great joy to myself as well as my family. Jazzercise, dieting, Geocaching, and BambooPink are just a few of my quests. I will share more in a bit just wanted to get this first blog out there.