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Carol wrote:: Burned 450 calories doing Zumba!

That looks SO tough Carol---fun, but tough! Are you still at it?

I still have the tapes, yes... as far as doing them... I haven't been for the past 2 weeks.
I was listening to this fitness podcast and they were saying that the best exercise to do if you need to get rid of fat are cardio/endurance combo exercises. Zumba is mainly cardio, but I have Slim in 6 which is the combo exercise I need! lol
It is rather BORING... lots of repetitive moments and sucky music, BUT... I will just put on my own tunes and do it because it really works.
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Lost 20lbs grinsmiley

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JW wrote:: Lost 20lbs

Wow! That's awesome Jacob!

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Thank you Carol

Good job, Jacob!

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Great job, Jacob!

Jacob, that's fantastic! Good for you! Applause

Carol, good luck with your new program! Sometimes you have to kiss a few programs before you find the right one....this one sounds like a good fit. Thumbsup

Thanks Lori, Savannah and Amy Smile

Good job, Jacob! How many more pounds do you want to lose?

Thanks Rob, I would like to Loose 20 More but i would be Happy with 10 Smile

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JW wrote:: Lost 20lbs

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

I am jealous, though! I have been meaning to try to lose weight for awhile now. I would say that I gained about 20 pounds. I don't believe I didn't. Anyway, I know why I gained weight. It is just a case of getting around to trying to lose it. I don't eat anymore than I ever did before, but I have had a lot of stress over the past 4 1/2 years - especially over the past 2 years. Between no job, taking care of my mother during her cancer treatments, and so on, I just became lazy. I was just too tired and I started to not care. I cared to not gain weight, but I didn't care to do anything to stop the weight gain from happening. I haven't really been sleeping for the past year either, which doesn't help me at all, too. Also, I used to dance. I had to stop because of an injury. Then a few years ago, I was able to begin classes again (tap, ballet, jazz, bellydance) to get myself used to doing it again (the days of being a good dancer are gone for me - now I hope to at least "move well"). But when I lost my job, I had to give up on those classes. I think that, and the fact that I stopped working out - not even yoga - I gained the weight. My knees kill me, too. So that doesn't help either. Anyway, I decided that I HAVE to get back into shape and lose some weight. Actually, it was the day that I saw the LH musical last year that made me realize that I needed to lose weight because the jacket that I wanted to wear that day did NOT fit me when it did only 6 months earlier. Last year was just not a healthy year for me. I just couldn't get myself into exercising at all. But this year, despite being tired, I am determined to finally get back into the swing of things regarding working out. We'll see how it goes. Smile

Besides, I know that when I am faithful to working out, I am not as tired during the day.

I don't have a scale anymore. It broke a few years ago. I just don't care to buy another one (besides, I really don't want to know how much I gained! Yikes

). I base my weight loss on measurements. I know what I was, and the size I wore, when I was at the weight that I liked the best. So, that is my goal to reach. My motivator is this Civil War Ballgown that I was making so I could wear it to a ball (if I get anyone to go with me!). Well, the pieces are cut, but they would never fit me now. So I need to get back to that size again.

I do anything that is pilates/yoga-related. I also really like exercise ball workouts. I need easier things to do because of my knees (yet I like to do ballet which demands the ability to do plies - crazy or what?!?).

Anyway, this is a place where I like to get videos from:
http://www.collagevideo.com/
There are a bunch that I want to buy next week. When I get back into this, I still have my same videos, which I will do, but I do want to change it up a little bit, too.

Way to go, Jacob!

I hear you, MissOleson! I have bad knees which really limits exercises. I would love to start running, but unfortunately after two days of running my knees begin to start aching.

I do stretch every day as well as try to regularly do at least twenty sit-ups. I've discovered that regularly stretching and doing sit-ups has minimized lower back pain! That's definitely a huge plus and keeps me motivated to keep stretching each day.