One small step for me.......

One giant step outside of my comfort zone! I have been trying to help a friend get started on her road to losing weight and feeling better/stronger. I have been encouraging her to 'step out side of the box' and do something different. We all know that doing the same thing over and over expecting different results does NOT HAPPEN. Imagine my surprise when I had a session with a counselor hearing my words come back to bite me in the butt.

I was asked what I did in the past when I had success that was different than today. That made me sit back and think....and think.....and think. I can honestly say I was still cooking (my comfort zone). I did, however, move more. A lot more! I was walking every morning with a friend at 5am (days before I had Jazzercise early morning) and we would do between 2 and 3 miles depending on our energy levels or work committments. I walked the dog for nice walks every day. Later in the program I did work with a personal trainer. Since my knee scope I have some limitations. I have cut back on some of my jazzercise..I am now doing 4-5 classes per week. My girlfriend that I walked with got married and moved away. After my knee scope I have lost some range of motion and stopped working with the trainer. What are all of these comments? EXCUSES!

I am now going to post what my 'dates' with exercise are going to be. It is how I got started with Jazzercise 16 years ago (omg...it almost hurt to say that!!). It is not hard to do. I need to be honest with myself. I need to make a committment to myself and my fitness. This is not going to be a 'biggest loser' kind of exercise program but one that I am very confident with that I can meet.

Along with the exercise, I do wear my pedometer daily. Regardless of the exercise I track my steps for the day. My goal each day is 9000 steps with a stretch goal of 10,000 steps. That being said, here is the plan for week 1.

Sunday: Jazzercise in the morning/take sassy for a minimum 40 minute walk
Monday: light weight work (following the routine the trainer gave me); walk the dog for a minimum of 30 minutes; walk at lunch weather permitting
Tuesday: Jazzercise in the morning/ Jazzercise in the evening; walk at lunch time weather permitting
Wednesday: Yoga or stretching; walking at lunch weather permitting; light weight work and resistance ball work
Thursday: Jazzercise in the morning; walking at lunch weather permitting; walk the dog for a minimum of 30 minutes
Friday: Jazzercise in the morning; walking at lunch weather permitting; stretch or yoga in the evening.
Saturday: House cleaning; walk the dog for 1 hour

With all of this, I will continue to cook good and healthy food. This does not mean that it does not have taste! I love spices and vegetables to spice up food....it is not all done with oil and fat. I will be journaling my food intake every day online (not here) to be sure I am meeting the requirements of the doctor I am working with.

I am taking a big chance on myself. I am doing something DIFFERENT hoping for new and lighter results.

I will keep you posted!