Review: WATP Get Up and Get Started (1 mile walk)

Instead of going to Curves tonight, I tried the first workout from my new Walk Away the Pounds DVD set - Get Up and Get Started. I was very pleased to see that this video is of much higher calibre than the 30 Minute Walk DVD I recently bought.

The audio is superb and the workout is much more polished. Leslie Sansone is also toned down but she's still enthusiastic in a non-annoying way. The set looks modern as does all of her back-up walkers. She even included a token guy in the mix - an older fellow who looks rather out of place.

The music is less 80s (thank goodness) and made me want to move my legs more. Even still, it can't surpass the Turbo Jam style of music for groovy-ness.

The 1-mile walk itself is pretty low-key until the addition of weights a little ways in. The weights that Leslie uses are her own branded weighted ball thingies. (I don't have these so I just substituted my hand weights and it worked out just fine.) After you start lifting the weights for the upper-body movements, you really start to feel it in your muscles. It's harder than it looks.

However, even with the addition of the weights, I didn't find this workout to be very intense. I barely broke a sweat and was easily able to follow along. For those new to exercise, however, I think it'd be a great starting point. I'm going to try the 2-mile walk next as that looks to have a faster pace to it.

It’s here, it’s finally here!!

Oh, I'm so excited!! Guess what FINALLY came in the mail today? Yep, that's right, my WATP DVD set from Amazon. Can you believe that I ordered it on February 19th? They're usually pretty good, but man was that a painful wait!

After going sock shopping (for the husband) and hopefully shoe shopping (I need new shoes) tonight, I'm going to try one of the workouts. I can't wait!

*dancing with glee*

10k Training and a craving managed successfully

Last night my husband and I went for our longest training walk yet – almost 7k along the beach. Afterwards, I felt really great and like I could've gone another 3k.

After our walk, I had a craving for something flamebroiled so we went to Dairy Queen. I ordered a grillburger to go (no cheese or bacon thank you very much!) At home, I put one half of it in the fridge and had the other half with a big salad.

Whoo! It felt really great to do such a long walk and also manage a craving with portion control. I can have my burger and eat it, too!

Curves Update – Sorta

Last night was my weigh-in and measurement day at Curves. I was really looking forward to it because I knew there'd be changes. It was just my luck that I'd get one of the sour puss employees of the sort that made me not want to go to Curves the last time I joined.

I "interrupted" her sweeping when I asked to be measured. It wasn't like I was rude or anything, I was standing at the counter waiting until she saw me. After I asked, she messed around with sweeping some more and then finally took me over to the measurement station. She took my measurements and was rather sloppy at it. She input my weight wrong into the log book (143.6 lbs; umm, hello? look at me!) so I had to correct her.

Once that was done, I went to get changed for my workout, anticipating the printout when I was done. To my dismay, she followed me in five minutes later and started loudly going on how my bust and waist measurements went up 5 inches and that wasn't good at all. She then pointedly asked if I was on my period and when I said I was just finishing she huffed and was like all "that would explain it" and made like it was my fault how she'd have to change my weigh-in date to next week. Only then did she finally realize that maybe she ought to tell me how my weight had gone down and that I was doing well.

That didn't last long though, and she went right back at harping on those 5 inches. Bah. I bit my tongue and nicely agreed with her even though I wanted to say that she didn't measure me as carefully as the nice lady did when I first joined!

So, I'll have to wait until next week to get my results. Bah. I do hope she isn't the new employee. The ones I have met have been absolutely fabulous. Nice girls who don't follow you around the circuit with the broom or get in your way while you're changing stations ¬_¬

I'm a dumbass with a thinner face

My husband took a good look at me just now and said "Your face has definitely gotten thinner."

So, like the dumbass that I am, I puffed out my cheeks in response to a luverly compliment. Heh. I kinda find it hard to accept compliments without goofing off *^_^*

Frankfurter Spectacular!

Oh, and because it's April Fools today, a bit of levity is in order. I'm sure there's plenty who've seen this site, but for those who haven't, check out Candyboot's Weight Watchers Recipe Cards from 1974. It's a collection of actual recipe cards from 1974 with commentary. It's absolutely hilarious. I laughed my self sick. Thank goodness the recipes are so much better nowadays!

Legs! Muscles!

For the last few days, I've been feeling a strangeness in my legs. Like there's more in there than fat and bone. Almost suspiciously like...muscles! I've been finding it easier doing certain stretches and exercises lately and muscles would certainly explain it. Who would've thought?