Wii are getting more Fit by the day!!

SO today we got a late start, but I put in my time on the Wii Fit!! Here's what I did:

Yoga:
Deep Breathing
Half Moon
Warrior
Tree
Sun Salutation
Standing Knee
Palm Tree
Chair
Triangle
Doward-Facing Dog
Dance
Cobra
Bridge
Spinal Twist
Shoulder Stand

Aerobics:
2 person run

Balance:
Table Tilt
Soccer
Bubble

Now on some of the yoga poses, I am NOT good at all!!! I have horrible balance on one leg, so I usually end up falling over on these. Ugh! But I'm still REALLY enjoying myself and I'm thrilled that hubby is working out with me.

Lazy Bloggin'

Here's post I created at a website recommended to me by a fellow blogger...

Holy crap! I just found out I have not updated this since they let me out!... You would not believe the fairy dust I have to clean up. I'm a blogger so I will though!.I am totally exhausted with setting fire to people wearing Crocs, being distracted by the shiny, just generally being a mother to anyone unfortunate to cross my path, my day is passing in a blur from crawling out of bed at 6.30 to way past dusk. I am avoiding recapture. can't they see I am blogging.I hope that one day I will make more of an effort to blog more often until the nice men in the white coats come back. Honestly! Unless of course the pool with the cocktail bar is heated!.

*Thought it would be a good post, seeing as how the last few have been short.

Wii didn't..

So yesterday I must have pulled something or twisted my ankle somehow, because today it REALLY kills!! We all four watched the opening ceremonies of the Olympics tonight, and just about 10 minutes ago decided it was time to turn in for the night. Kyle was too tired to Wii Fit tonight, and with my soreness and sleepy head as well, I followed suit. We have vowed to get up in the morning and Wii Fit then, perhaps we'll both get in a full hour instead of merely 30 minutes (as recommended).

Well, I'm off to waych Nim's Island and drift off into dreamworld. G'might friends!

Some of my favorite toons...

These are some cartoons I've found over the years that have always made me giggle. Thought I'd share.

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Wii Fit log

Today I did a Body Test and I was down TWO pounds!!! Yeah!!! For my exercise I did 30 minutes of Step Aerobics while I watched Big Brother. (side note, I am SO glad Jesse is GONE!!!)

This is a short post, sorry.

What I ate today

Breakfast

• 1 1/2 cups honeydew melon

Lunch

• 2 cups spaghetti

Snack

• 2 cups honeydew melon

Supper

• 2 cups spaghetti

Water: 12 cups

Not too shabbii...

My adventures on the Wii Fit continue! Last night we got it all set up at home (YEAH!! We're home again!!!) and let Kyle have a go at it. Of course, his Center of Balance is almost perfect *grumble grumble* and his Wii Fit age is 28!!! NINE years younger than his ACTUAL age!! Ugh! Granted he has his goal set to lose 15 lbs to be around a BMI of 24. Oh well, honestly can't say I'm surprised. And for the record, we need higher ceilings!! He can stand on the balance board and stretch his hands upward to touch the ceiling. This is a BIG help during a lot of the yoga, he woud have been a LOT less steady during the tree pose if he wasn't "cheating"...figures!

Here's what I did yesterday to rack up just over 45 minutes...

• Advanced Step Aerobics
• Expert Boxing
• Soccer
• Yoga (various poses)
• Snowboarding
• Ski Jump
• Meditation

I'm really looking forward to using this every day to train and exercise! FYI, I was down TWO lbs today! I think I'll add a weigh-in list to this blog so I can track my progress here too.

Teetering on the track

This weight loss thing is trickier than anyone might have ever thought. OK, maybe not ANYONE, but definitely ME! I have teetered back and forth from up to down almost every other day. Its interesting because I know what I should and shouldn't eat, but I seem to only think about it post-digestion. In the past I've done really well while "vacationing" at my mother and dad's house. This time...not so much. Ugh! Nowadays I appear to be more disciplined at home where I'm cooking most of the time. This time, here at the 'rents, I haven't cooked once. There's really no point to my cooking. Mother is able to eat more varied foods now, but here tastes remain the same. I enjoy so many vegetables now and LOVE to cook with things like spinach, bell peppers, broccoli, etc...but these things aren't to her liking. At home, I know that I'll eat what I cook and at very least Kyle will join in my dining (if the kids decided they don't like it, too). Sure dad would likely eat it, but when there's four other people in the house, it seems like kind of a waste.

I HAVE been doing well on the Wii Fit, though. I've only missed one day of "working out" for at LEAST 30 minutes to an hour a day. Usually I incorporate at least 20 minutes of straight aerobic exercise into that time commitment. I plan to continue these trends upon our return home.

Tonight I'm in a bit of pain, sad to report. I went and saw Mamma Mia at the late show and slipped as I was walking up the steps to my seat. There was no one else in the theater, which I guess was good and bad (no one to laugh at me, and also no one to offer help). I ended up banging up my knee and scraped a good spot on the top of my left foot. Seeing as how it happened over two hours ago and still hurts, I'm quite sure I'll have have a pleasant bruise in the morning.

We'll likely leave to go home Wednesday, instead of tomorrow. I think I'll do laundry all day tomorrow and figure out how we're going to cram all this crap into the car to take home. Ah well, I guess I should sign off and get to sleep. Last night I fell asleep to the sounds of Jim Brickman's Destiny CD. Tonight I'm thinking about listening to my previously downloaded Mamma Mia soundtrack.

Guadalupe River

So while down here at my folks', we went with some family friends to their place on the river. Apparently this is GREAT exercise, since I ended up losing close to FOUR lbs overnight!!! YEAH!!!! We didn't do a lot, but swim around and float here and there. The kids seemed to have a lot of fun for sure. Here's a few pictures from the trip, they were taken with a cheap digital camera...so they're less than par. Ah well, better than nothing, right?

A shot of the opposite side of the river

(where the rope swing is located)
Back of Josh's head, Meme & Papa Ralph on shore
Hannah chillin'

Blurry shot of the river

Wii Fit..are are we?

So low and behold, after searching all over the Dallas area for a Wii Fit...I have FINALLY found one (in Victoria, TX of all places). We are down here visiting my folks and we found one at a local gaming store. I called them and they said they had two left, so I quickly threw on some clothes, and headed out the door. We got it back to the house, hooked it up, and began our fitness adventure.

BIG surprise, I come in as obese. Ugh! I am glad to report though that I now understand why it is so popular. This is a REALLY fun way to get into shape!! I think I enjoy the step aerobics the most, though. Some of the yoga poses are incredibly challenging, but I know that I'll improve with time and practice. I've set a 6 month goal for myself of losing 22.0 lbs. So far, so good. I only went up 3/4 of a lb yesterday. Other than that, I've been losing weight steadily.

The kids really enjoy it as well, and I can't wait to get it home and let Kyle have a go at it. Perhaps after I get home I'll take a picture of myself working out on it and post it here. So we may not be fit just yet, but we're certainly exciting about getting there!!

For those who understand this...my Wii Fit age started as 46, but now I'm down to 31. Yeah!!! That's 2 yrs YOUNGER than my actual age!!