Day 87-91 Back to the Grind

So this week I am happy to say I did 4 hours of exercise, or 4 "gym" sessions!

I went on a two hour hike over rough terrain on Saturday, so that was a definite work out for the legs! I like doing things like that because it doesn't feel like exercise, it is just doing something fun!  The other 2 hours were at the gym doing a 1 hour session of Cardio and Resistance training, with machines. This is so strange considering that 6 months ago I was terrified of even using a machine at the gym and would only go to classes. The classes are great, but some times they don't fit in my schedule. I was sick of making excuses to not go go the gym if there wasn't a class available.

Back in March when I won a free personal trainer session, she gave me a circuit using mostly body weight and a few hand weights (lunges, squats, push ups etc.). I have done that routine few times and I really like it. When I went to the gym on Tuesday I was going to do that circuit, but ended up trying the machines and actually liking it. The gym I am going to now (still Goodlife) is a Co-ed Gym, but has a room kind of attached to the women's changing room for women only. It is great because I can go use the machines without being intimidated by muscle-men guys. The room has also been almost empty the two times I have gone.

So my own Kaylee-made circuit is 15 minutes of Cardio then machines to do all the arms, back, shoulders, legs, then plank for a minute, lower back exercise, step ups (30 each side) and calve raises...then repeat :). I think it is a pretty good work out and I am definitely feeling it from yesterday!

Side note- I also weighed myself on the scale at the gym and it gave me much nicer numbers than the scale last week. Maybe it was just a scale thing!

Day 58-86

Hi again world. So in the past 30 days I disappeared from the blogosphere. I was moving, and packing, and then I went on a 2 week long trip. And I was not following any sort of diet or exercise routine. Bleh. So the bad news is I am nowhere near meeting my goal. Actually I weighed myself tonight, (on a different scale than I had been using) and I am almost back to where I started. Boo urns.

I really want to get down to my goal weight, even it if it isn't by June 1st. I am not giving up. I am joining a boot camp for the next monthish, (it was a sweet deal on Groupon) and that should help the exercise thing. I also went to the gym for the first time in a month yesterday, so that was good! I also am trying to eat healthier but this is challenging because I am currently am not cooking my own meals, so I don't have that much control.

I know soon I will probably be moving, and starting a job, and I can't wait for then. I will be on a routine and can go back to planning my meals and exercise. I have definitely realized one thing about my diet practices, and that is that I need to be fully into it or I don't care. There is no happy medium!