The great 1-month slim-down

So who else has a weight loss goal? I really need my goal to kick in! I need to start to love to live a healthy lifestyle, Learn how to eat in proportion and really enjoy the transformation on becoming a healthier happier person. So I am signed up on almost every health websites. And I just got total motivated off of the self.com page. "The Biggest Loser's Jillian Michaels knows firsthand what it takes to get the body you want." Well the work out she shows looks totally challenging and something I would love to try. I could try it right now. Nothing is holding me back. Yeah there is my..what do you call it? lack of will power..there you go. Or just plain laziness. work out at bottom of page

I would love to be a health freak and LOVE to Love to work out! Make it a hobby! What is holding me back every day from doing something I wish I did every day? Laziness..there it is again. I hate that. But do I really love to be Lazy? I really don't think I am Lazy. I go to work...Have to sit on my tooshie and take calls...8 hrs later. I pick up my lover, hang out and visit. then what do we do from like 5 on...I know I usually fall asleep around 9:30 in the winter time.

Hmm 4 hours for myself. What can I do with my self in 4 hours? What hobbies can I be doing. I know I like to play on the Internet. That doesn't make any money with what I am doing and makes time fly really fast! I can always occupy my time on line. Following up on health articles basically and picking out things I like out of magazines and trying to spot ideas in a magazine the way i want my kitchen to look when done. Always looking at the way I want my life. But never taking those thing and applying them to my life. What if I always came home from work and got all excited to work out to a new work out I heard about or read online..Instead I just collect articles of the ones I want to do when I eventually do them.

Well that is changing tomorrow! All tomorrow. I will dedicate time to start becoming healthy..starting by eating breakfast. And I am not a breakfast person. Matt is great at making himself a PB&J in the morning and eat that everyday of the rest of his life before work. My pallet just gets dry thinking of peanut butter on bread in the morning.

So what do I do. I don't like cereal. I don't have time to make something in the morning with having to be out the door at 6:30 in the morning. I do work with bagels..just they are hard to work with. I Love coffee...but know that will have to change to have a healthier body..Well ..I wont argue it now. My little sister said something about the reason why we are not suppose to drink it but I forgot..LOL I tried to remember but it just slipped my mind. So maybe Michelle you can repeat yourself on that one again.

Anyways, I am going to do these workouts.. I made em small so it doesnt take up so much room. Like I leave my babbling regualar size. so it can take up more room.

1~Hot stepper1 -->Stand facing a bench; place left foot on surface, knee bent. Keep left foot planted and extend arms as you step right foot up and over bench (as shown), landing on opposite side. Push off right foot to reverse to start. Do reps; switch legs; repeat.
Works butt, thighs, hamstrings

2~Reverse squat 1 -->Start in a deep squat with thighs lower than parallel to ground, a weight in each hand at chest, elbows bent. Rise so thighs are parallel to ground as you straighten arms at chest level (as shown). Return to start. Do reps.
Works shoulders, lower back, abs, butt, thighs
3~Plank-up 1 -->Start in plank position on forearms, legs extended behind you, resting on toes; raise right leg a few inches off ground, toes out (as shown). Keeping leg lifted, straighten right arm, then left, coming into a raised push-up position. Reverse motion to return to plank. Repeat, alternating lead arms. Do reps, switching legs at halfway point.

4~Prime climb1 -->Stand on right leg with left knee bent, thigh parallel to ground, a weight in each hand. Raise right arm overhead, palm in; bend left elbow, holding weight near shoulder (as shown). Jump up, landing on left leg, right knee bent, thigh parallel to ground, as you reverse arm position. Jump back to right for one rep. Repeat, quickly alternating sides. Do reps.
Works shoulders, biceps, triceps, upper back, abs, butt, thighs

5~On your mark1 -->Stand with feet staggered wider than hip-width apart, left foot in front of right. Bend knees and crouch until left thigh is parallel to ground, right heel lifted. Rest chest on left thigh and place fingertips on either side of left foot (as shown). Keeping fingertips on ground, straighten legs, lowering right heel. Return to crouch for one rep. Quickly do reps. Switch legs; repeat. Works butt, thighs, hamstrings

6~Take a bow1 -->Stand with feet hip-width apart, a weight in each hand. Raise arms out to sides at shoulder level, elbows bent 90 degrees (like a goalpost), palms forward. Bend at hips until flat back is nearly parallel to ground (as shown), then extend arms forward and retract. Return to start; repeat. Do reps. Works shoulders, lower back, abs, butt, hamstrings

7~Power pike1 -->Start in push-up position, feet resting on ball. Do a push-up. Then dig toes into ball, allowing it to roll forward as you raise butt toward sky (as shown). Lower butt and roll ball back to push-up position for one rep. Do reps. Works shoulders, triceps, chest, abs, thighs

8~Flye crunch 1 -->Lie faceup on a bench with legs together and extended at a 45-degree angle; hold a weight in each hand, arms out to sides, palms up (as shown). Contract abs as you lift shoulder blades off bench, bringing arms together above chest and lifting legs to a 90-degree angle. Return to start for one rep. Works shoulders, chest, abs, thighs

So I guess I really am posting this post to start to a healthy new lifestyle. I need to write down what I do and need support from those around me. So as long as I am writing this in here...It should motivate me to follow up on everything I talk about. How lame would it be for me to post all of this and then just not even try to do anything. That would be lame. Well I guess I could call that a goal. My goal is to write my excise's I do on here and also keep a log of what I can do now so I can compare to the future.

I also would like to get my weight into the healthy 145 lb range. I have some work to do. 30 lbs. to loose. and this program I am looking at est 8 lbs a month. Man that doesn't seem like very much! So then that means about 3 1/2 months to the weight I want to be at. hmm...3 months doesn't seem like to long with how fast time has been going so quickly. so around may I should be where I want to be. I can do it! Dedication, will power and more will power! LOL I will hopefully leave my insecurities of failing this at home...Wait that's where I work out..Well I know I can do it.

Whats holding me back .

Nothing.