ZUMBA

I did it! Yesterday I blogged about how I did my Podrunner, well later on that day I went to my 1st Zumba class!!! It was great! I learned something about myself yesterday and that is... I CANT DANCE! What a shame. Ifelt like was just going through the motions trying to learn the steps, on some parts I followed pretty well and others hmm not so much!  My instructor seems to be new to the whole thing  because she kept getting dance steps wrong and saying,"Oops" and she was reading from a notebook. Overall it was a great experience and I will be going back.  My shins were aching like crazy during the class! I have got to find out what I am doing to make my shins ache like this after I run. I will be a long distance runner, my shins are not going to stop me!  I had a light bulb moment last night too:

First off, my husband woke up yesterday morning and told me that he is done with me watching the Biggest Loser and wishing I could have a success story! He said that he is behind me 100% and will do whatever he has to do to accomodate a more active lifestyle for US and healthy eating! He said that he wants me to be happy and healthy and we are going make our own success story! Well, that was all great but by the time lunch came and he had spaghetti with ground turkey (instead of beef) and steamed veggies on his plate, all of that was out of the window! Let me fast forward and get to the point. He called me while I was at the grocery store after Zumba class and asked me to pick up a chocolate bar then he said never mind because  of the whole eating healthy thing. That made me think while I wandered aimlessly around the grocery store. THAT'S IT! That's why I always burn out before week 1 or 2 is even over with. I have been saying, "I'm not dieting, I'm making a lifestyle change!" But in reality I am still going about my weightloss efforts as if I were on  a diet. I don't know about you guys but that is not going to work for me or my skinny husband! It took me atleast 5 years to put all this weight on so I shouldn't even try to take all of it off it 5 months. It won't last that way! I am going to have to make small but meaningful changes everyday and give myself more credit for these changes. For example, instead of me thinking ok you ran/walked for 30 min 3 times this week, you should be able to do more. I will tell myself " What a great start, that run/walk was really difficult but if you stick with the program a few months from now running  will be easier for you and you will be working out 5 days a week instead of  3 days. I am learning so much about myself, more than I ever have on the fad diets in the past. Thanks for reading, See you tomorrow!