A New Month

I'm not going to be counting my weigh-in this morning, but let me explain why. Since yesterday was the last day in July, I decided to weigh myself & I was down another pound. But then last night, we lost power AGAIN so we couldn't go to the gym. Instead, we went to see the movie Step Brothers (which was hilarious, btw, but I wouldn't recommend it for anyone under, say, 16). Well, if you know me, you'll know that I canNOT resist popcorn at the movies! And I'm ashamed to say that I ate a BUNCH of it last night! So when I got on the scale this morning, it wasn't good AT ALL! I ended up weighing 2 pounds more than I did just yesterday :( But I'm not going to let it get me down! I'm not going to let it set me back! I'm going to get back up on my feet, dust myself off & start fresh! Afterall, it's a new month today :) And I think I did pretty darn good in July, if I don't say so myself. I lost a total of 6.4 lbs. in July (and yes, I AM counting that 1 pound from yesterday) & exercised for a total of 2,263 minutes (see exercise log below)! Not too shabby, huh?

Last night, Jim & I joined The Biggest Loser :) Not the show (although I wish it was!), but a local weightloss competition that runs for 12 weeks. It only cost $29 per person to join & at the end of the 12 weeks, the top 3 'biggest losers' will win money from the prize pot ($25 of each entry fee goes into the pot). I'm hoping that this will help boost my weightloss even more.....it can't hurt, right? If you gain a pound during any given week, you have to add $1 to the pot for each pound gained. That right there is definitely incentive to not gain any weight! The only part that stinks is that the meetings aren't until 7:00 p.m. in the evening & you have to be weighed with your clothes on, lol. So when they weighed me last night, I was actually 3 lbs. more than my weigh-in yesterday morning. It also didn't help that Jim & I had just eaten dinner beforehand. Ah well......I still think it'll be fun & hopefully very rewarding :)

Now onto my monthly exercise log:

July 1: 70 minutes Groovin' Moves Class, 5 minutes stair master, 15 minutes elliptical, 30 minutes weight machines (abs & upper body).
July 2: Rest Day.
July 3: 60 minutes Groovin' Moves Class, 70 minutes weight machines (abs & lower body), 20 minutes treadmill (up to 5.0 incline), 5 minutes stair master, 20 minutes elliptical.
July 4: 45 minute walk with the dogs.
July 5: 10 minutes bike, 26 minutes treadmill (up to 4.0 speed), 24 minutes elliptical, 45 minutes weight machines (upper body & abs).
July 6: 3 hours low activity (walking around Gibraltor Trade Center), 45 minutes swimming....10 laps racing with my dh .
July 7: 45 minutes elliptical (a new record ), 20 minutes abs.
July 8: 60 minutes Groovin' Moves class, 45 minutes abs & upper body, 20 minutes elliptical.
July 9: 45 minute walk with dh & the dogs (about 2 miles), day off from the gym.
July 10: 60 minute Groovin' Moves class, 20 minutes elliptical, 25 minutes treadmill, 18 minutes bike, 45 minutes weight machines (lower body & abs), 10 minutes playing basketball.
July 11: Day off....was too depressed to go to the gym, but I know if I would have, I would have felt better. Live & learn, I guess
July 12: 10 minutes bike, 20 minutes treadmill, 5 minutes stair master, 15 minutes elliptical, 30 minutes weight machines (upper body & abs).
July 13: Zero, Zilch, Nada Another depressing day
July 14: 10 minutes bike, 10 minutes elliptical w/arms, 5 minutes stair master, 25 minutes elliptical w/o arms, 10 minutes treadmill, 45 minutes weight machines (lower body & abs).
July 15: 60 minutes Groovin' Moves class, 10 minutes abs, 20 minutes elliptical. July 16: 80 minutes swimming (24 laps).
July 17: 60 minutes Groovin' Moves class, 35 minutes weight machines (upper body & abs), 15 minutes elliptical.
July 18: Day off - DD's 18th birthday
July 19: Another day off as DD's friends decided to stay longer.
July 20: 120 minutes light activity (walking around the Royal Oak Antique & Garage Sale), 40 minutes swimming (12 laps).
July 21: 15 minutes bike, 20 minutes elliptical, 30 minutes weight machines (abs & lower body).
July 22: 70 minutes Groovin' Moves Class, 10 minutes weight machines (abs), 15 minutes elliptical.
July 23: Day off.
July 24: 10 minutes bike, 20 minutes elliptical, 15 minutes treadmill, 40 minutes weight machines (upper body & abs).
July 25: 5 minutes bike, 25 minutes elliptical, 40 minutes weight machines (lower body & abs).
July 26: Day off.
July 27: 30 minutes swimming (12 laps).
July 28: Day off.....had to pick up dd.
July 29: 60 minutes Groovin' Moves Class, 45 minutes weight machines (upper, lower & abs), 15 minutes elliptical w/arms
July 30: 10 minutes bike, 10 minutes elliptical w/arms, 20 minutes elliptical w/o arms, 15 minutes treadmill, 5 minutes stairmaster, 15 minutes abs, 15 minutes basketball (beat dh again ).
July 31: Unplanned day off. Lost power AGAIN!

Minutes exercised: 2263

Have a wonderful weekend & keep on exercising!
Benita