the gym (less) exercise log of winterrose!!

[winterrose]

Hi all,

It's been a long story for me. At college I could roll out of bed and walk to the gym and stay for a few hours if I had to! Never had any weight problem then. But now that I'm back at home I can't get to the gym at all (really long story) so I have been doing exercise videos and DDR. I don't have resistance bands so I'm not getting the full benefit of my workout-- Slim in 6's Burn it Up (advanced) video and Billy Blank's Ab Bootcamp and some very liberal playing of dance dance revolution-- so I'm not sure what I should do to get more exercise while not going to the gym.

I will list here what I'm doing each day and I welcome suggestions-- if you see I could be doing something better PLEASE let me know! But I am human so I know I will make mistakes or skip a day or two on the way. That said, I do (and will do) the best I can!!!

1/31/07 : I played DDR for two hours, until the calorie log said I'd burned 500 calories.

[winterrose]

Whee!! After a busy few days I finally managed to get some time to exercise-- was also having a major loss of energy from my new CARB-FREE diet!! Lost 6 pounds doing nothing :D I am amazed :D Anyway, today I played DDR (dance dance revolution), a game where you use your feet instead of a handheld controller, for an hour, till the game told me I burned 500 calories (whether the counter is to be believed or not is a mystery to me, but I definately broke a sweat!!)

My goal now is to work out tomorrow!! I think I will be able to do it.
:D

winterrose

[winterrose]

Today I did Slim In 6's advanced video, sans the band section (couldn't find my bands). Still lacking energy, but trying to work as hard as I can... it's tough without being able to go to an actual gym! Weight loss has stalled right now, but I'm trying to get to start up again!

Here's to losing the weight!! 20 lbs left!!