Get out and play an hour a day!

I was watching TV with my family the other day, I believe Spongebob was on at the request of my niece. A commercial came on just telling kids to turn off the video games and go outside and play for at least an hour a day. This add was promoting exercise as a fun way to fight obesity. My own personal belief exercise why is just break a sweat once a day, but I like their idea better. Like yesterday, I knew I'd be working most of the day, so I got up early and took my dog for a walk. It wasn't anything strenuous, but it was something, which is always better than nothing.

I'm not in awful shape. Don't get me wrong, I'm your normal girl. I have my faults and I'd love to change tons about me and I'm sure if I lost weight I'd still never be completely satisfied. But, I'm also not one of the annoying girls that's convinced they're fat and tries to convince everyone else as well. I'm not fat. In fact I'm quite jacked haha. 11 years of cheerleading would do that to you I guess. But, I am strange in the fact that I like to exercise. I love it in fact. Except one big thing- I HATE RUNNING!! As much as I exercise, it's hard for me to get rid of the fat I want to without running, so I force myself to try, but it's frustrating and I push myself too hard too fast, and it ends up backfiring. Sure, there's other cardio machines I can use, but they don't seem to burn as many calories or work as many muscles. I've been looking for other cardio options that would do the same job without boring me to death. I'll let you know if I find anything.

I just bought a workout video off of an infomercial- Flirty Girl Fitness. It combines hiphop dance and aerobic kind of stuff and makes it into an exercise. Since I'm home from college I've been working out with my mom. (She calls me her workout nazi, but I'm really not that bad). I bought 2 workout videos from the program, booty beat and chair dance. They combine sexuality, fun, and exercise all in one. At least thats what the commerical said. I did Booty Beat with my mom one time, and it wasn't bad. My mom thought it was a good enough workout, but it was more just fun for me. Once again, better to do something than nothing. However, I think it would be great fun bringing that video to school and sharing a bottle of wine with my roommate and rocking out. But, if you're looking for a good workout, I'd recommend something else. I saw an infomercial for something called Ab Circle Pro, and it looks pretty good, but it looked expensive. Which, I guess is a good sign, but I'm broke, plus I don't have a problem with abs, I like doing abs. I like the elliptical, but it just doesn't do the same thing as running, but at least it's cardio.

When I go back to school, it'll be easier to break my sweat everyday with an actual gym instead of workout videos in a cramped living room. I'm 5'7" and weigh about 145 lbs. I'm basically solid muscle, but of course I have the same fatty spots most people do (lower tummy and my inner thighs) that I'd love to get rid of. My goal weight is 135 lbs, and I hope to do it before the end of first semester, and I hope to keep it off. I'm also hoping to go to the open gym at a cheerleading allstar gym down the street from my school in order to keep my tumbling up to par in case I want to cheer when I transfer schools. Plus, it'd be another, more fun way of exercising. I'll keep you posted on what exercises I'm doing and what I'm eating. I already have a healthy enough diet, but I'm sure I could cut out some things. But, since I plan on losing this weight over a long period of time, I won't have to go to any extremes. I'll be able to make doable changes and be able to keep up with them, which I believe to be the best and only way to lose weight and get in shape the healthy way. Hopefully, by the time I transfer schools in the spring, I'll be a hot tamale! haha. I suppose that's it for now. Until next time,

this has been a Tortoise Tale.