Friday, September 30, 2011

That dreaded P word


Elizabeth Templin McCamic

A few weeks ago, I was feeling a little discouraged about my progress. I did really well for a while, exercising regularly, watching what I ate, but then I started to plateau.

At first I thought I could correct this by limiting snacks, which are traditionally a source of danger for me. If I were really strict about what I ate, I thought, I can get through this.

But it didn't work. And I was often hungry and cranky.

So I've come up with a plan. I decided to buy a workout DVD and add a few short workouts each week in addition to my weekly cardio routine. The benefit of a DVD is that I can do it at home, whenever I want, which is key to carving out more time for fitness. My theory is, if it fits into my schedule, I'll actually do it.

I went with Jillian Michaels' "Ripped in 30" because it got good reviews online, has four short workouts, fit my budget and didn't require equipment I don't already own. The workouts mix strength exercises, cardio and ab work.

I've done the first workout three times this week and have watched what I'm eating. The workouts make me sweat and I was pretty sore after the first day. I wasn't sure how challenging it would be, and so far there is a mix of exercises that are challenging and exercises that are moderately challenging. There are things I don't like about it, like Michaels' banter, but overall it's about what I expected.

And I'm down a little more than a pound. It feels good to make a little progress again.

Does anyone else workout at home? What do you do? I'd love to hear from you.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

When I got married, I got Women's Health's Wedding Workout. It sounds similar to the one you talk about - 4 sessions of about 10-12 minutes each of upper body, lower body, abs & core, and cardio. Lately I started incorporating that in more after my runs. The only equipment it required was two 5 pound weights, which I already had. I also have a yoga DVD that I've been trying to do 3-4 times a week. I can tell a difference in my stretching and my stomach "pooch" going down.

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