So anyone who knows me well (or stalks facebook well), knows that I HATE exercise of any kind, particularly any kind that will make me sweat. It's just gross. I don't like to have to take an extra shower. It all seems like a colossal waste of time to me. So yes, while I hate hate HATE being overweight, I hate sweating more, so I just don't exercise. I am also ridiculously good at find stupid reasons why I shouldn't worry about it now. I have clothes I like that fit me NOW, so if I lose weight they won't fit anymore. We don't have money for healthy food and new clothes. When we have kids, I'll just get fat again anyway. The LAST thing I feel like doing when I get home is thinking about exercise or what healthy thing I can eat. Generally, it comes down to me being too lazy. However, I was recently offered an incentive to lose weight. And since I am on a three and a half week spring break, and since money is tight enough that we can't afford to have snacks in the house, it seemed like a good time to take up the offer. I mean, I have nothing else to do but sit and watch tv, clean my house, and read, so why not?
Because of my aversion to sweat (I blame this on genes, since I am ALWAYS too warm, and am sick of it!), someone suggested I try yoga. I did a few months ago, and while it was simple (and sweat-free!), it was too slow and boring. The video I have in particular, is ridiculously slow, and makes you repeat the same moves 57 times in a row in super slow motion, and I didn't even feel anything after doing it. (Yes, while I hate sweat, I would still like to feel like I actually did something!) At the time I bought my yoga dvd, I also bought a pilates for weight loss dvd. I hadn't tried it because I figured it was very similar to yoga and I just plain and simply didn't feel like it. I tried it yesterday and loved it! Yes, it is slow, but since I could actually feel my muscles working (and getting quite sore!), I didn't mind so much. It also didn't have such cheesy music or the waves rolling in the background or anything else like that. After the dvd was done, my "powerhouse" as the dvd calls it (core) was extremely sore...but today...oh. my. word. Just sitting up is killing my abs! I guess it's good to know I worked those muscles, but good grief! I am going to attempt the dvd again today, but might just take a day off to recover. For spring break though, my goal is to take at least 2 walks a week (especially now that it's nicer out), and to do pilates at least 2 times a week as well. Maybe then, by the time I go back to work, it will be more a part of my routine and something I miss, so I am motivated to actually keep doing it! And the incentives don't hurt either! :) I'll let you know if I make it.
When you're nannying again, can you take her for walks? I find that walking by myself, or even with someone feels weird. But, if I have a stroller, it gives me a reason to walk -- I'm pushing someone.
ReplyDeleteBack in the day, when I was skinny, I would come home from work and take Kizie for a walk. I didn't snack after 9pm. If I was really hungry I would eat a handful of nuts. And, I would do 50-70 crunches right before bed. It wasn't enough to make me sweaty, but definitely helped.
One thing I tried, but failed, was that ever time I went up a flight of stairs I went back up and down it again. Sounds good, but is annoying when you just need to grab something from downstairs.
Good luck with the Pilates!
I can take her for walks...I feel kinda weird though, because everyone assumes I'm her mom, and all the moms in the subdivision are trendy and whatever, and I'm just me, in my jeans and t-shirt, not knowing every single detail about the stroller someone asks me about, and all that...usually I take the dog too, and then I don't get asked so many questions! For now, I'm settling for walking my mother-in-law's dog since she just had surgery and he is one hyper puppy to have around when you can't move too well (he's crazy anyway, but it's soooo much worse right now!)
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