Monday-
10 min. Elliptical
50 min. Turbo Kick class
Ab Coaster- 50
Stability ball crunches- 50
30 min. sitting on stability ball

Tuesday-
50 min. Turbo Kick class
Ab Coaster- 50
Stability ball crunches- 50
43 min. sitting on stability ball

Wednesday-
50 min. Turbo Kick class
Ab Coaster- 70
Stability ball crunches- 50
20 min. sitting on stability ball

Thursday-
Day Off

Stability ball crunches- 50
20 min. sitting on stability ball

Friday-
Day Off

Stability ball crunches- 50
20 min. sitting on stability ball

Saturday-
Day Off

Sunday-
50 min. Spin class
Ab Coaster- 70
15 min. sitting on stability ball

Took a few days off this week and I’m OK with it. Need to think about my workout goals for the week because starting Friday I’ll be hosting a summer blog party here and the challenge is going to be a tough one that will start on Friday, Aug. 15 and go for 7 days. I’ll post about it this week. Be sure to check back for that.

Didn’t meet all my goals this week but came very close. How did your week go?

Happy Friday! It’s time for your fit and healthy Friday tip.

Today’s Tip: Personal Accountability

It’s very important that you stay accountable to others. “Why is accountability important?” you ask. I truly believe that you will feel the need to keep following your plan because your accountability partners will expect you to check in regularly.

Here are a few things you can do for personal accountability

• Join online or local weight loss groups
• Starting a blog is something many people are doing to keep track of their progress to help them selves be accountable
• Find people who are willing to support you and be a positive influence. Encouragement from friends and family is necessary

Your family is an important piece of the puzzle. Be sure to inform family members about your weight loss goals.

My personal accountability partners are my hubby, parent’s and both online and off line friends.

Do you have accountability partners?

No change this week.

My current weight 192

Goal weight 135-140

Pounds left to go 50+

Feel free to weigh in and stay accountable too. Wishing you a successful week!

Goals for this week:

I will go to Turbo Kick class 3 times this week
I will go to Spin class 2 times this week
I will sit on the stability ball for at least 15 min. a day
I will do 50 stability ball crunches a day

Above are the same as last week and I’m going to keep at it but I have added one more

Use the Ab Coaster every time I go to the gym (at least 50 reps)

This is a new piece of equipment they added and I absolutely love it. I think I now know what I want for Christmas.

Don’t forget to go over to Cindy’s Goal Call Monday post and leave a comment with your personal weight loss/fitness goals. Then come back here and let me know you posted so I can be sure to check out your goals over there.

Have a great week!

Monday-

10 min. Elliptical
50 min. Turbo Kick class
50 stability ball crunches
15 min. sitting on stability ball

Tuesday-

10 min. Elliptical
50 min. Turbo Kick class
50 stability ball crunches
30 min. sitting on stability ball

Wednesday-

10 min. Elliptical
50 min. Turbo Kick class
50 stability ball crunches
20 min. sitting on stability ball

Thursday-

Day Off

30 min. sitting on stability ball

Friday-

25 stability ball crunches
27 min. sitting on stability ball

Saturday-

60 min. Spin class
Ab Coaster- 50 reps
Other (don’t know the name of this piece of equipment)-10 reps
50 stability ball crunches
30 min. sitting on stability ball

Sunday-

50 min. Spin class
Ab Coaster- 50 reps
Other- 10 reps
50 stability ball crunches
20 min. sitting on stability ball

Feeling much better this week as you can probably tell.  I did meet my goals for the this week so I’m pretty happy about that.

How did your week go?

Happy Friday! It’s time for your fit and healthy Friday tip.

Today’s Tip: Stay Hydrated

It’s very important to stay hydrated at all times especially during exercise. Drink water before, during and after any type of exercise. Water helps your body maintain a normal temperature and helps you to have a better workout.

I drink water throughout the day, every day but I make sure to focus on drinking a few cups of water about an hour before I workout and then more right before I workout and of course several more cups during and after my workouts. I keep a water bottle by my side all day long.

Some of you may be saying that you just can’t stand the taste of water, so I challenge you to keep trying. Add a squeeze of lemon or an orange slice to it and see if that makes a difference for you. It took me a while to drink water on a consistent basis (I was a heavy soda drinker for so many years) but once I made the commitment to do it, I found that I felt really good. I haven’t touched a soda in over 3 years.

Do you stay well hydrated? Will you challenge yourself to drink more water starting today?

I’m very excited to finally tell you the scale moved!  I lost 2 lbs and it’s definitely because I have been more mindful of my portions, added a bit more exercise to the mix-those extra 10 min. on the Elliptical really do help move things along and for a few days my calories have been approximately 200 less than normal (but still in a healthy calorie range).

I haven’t taken measurements in quite some time so starting Friday, I will do that again on a regular monthly basis.  I would like to lose approximately 10 lbs more before we head off to Jamaica near the end of the year.

My current weight 192

Goal weight 135-140

Pounds left to go 50+

Feel free to weigh in and stay accountable too. Wishing you a successful week!

My goals for the week:

I will go to Turbo Kick class 3 times this week
I will go to Spin class 2 times this week
I will sit on the stability ball for at least 15 min. a day
I will do 50 stability ball crunches a day

Don’t forget to go on over to Cindy’s Goal Call Monday post and leave a comment with your personal weight loss/fitness goals. Then come back here and let me know you posted so I can be sure to check out your goals over there.

Have a successful week,

Monday-
50 min. Turbo Kick class

Tuesday-
25 min. Elliptical
50 min. Turbo Kick class

Wednesday-
15 min. Elliptical
50 min. Turbo Kick class

Thursday-
Day Off

Friday-
Day Off

Saturday-
Day Off

Sunday-
50 min. Spin class

Three days off this week but I still feel good.  I was in some pretty bad pain there for a few days.  My back and whole right side, all the way down to my foot had sharp pains.  Hubby thinks it had something to do with my sciatica.  I don’t think I have yet recovered from playing volleyball a few weekends ago.  That really kicked my booty ha ha.  So needless to say, I did not meet my goal for the week.

How did you do this week?

It’s time for your Fit & Healthy Friday Tip.

Today’s Tip: Weight Loss Support

It’s time to find a workout buddy. This person can be a friend, family member or co-worker. Having a workout partner will challenge you to do better and there are less chances that you will skip your workout.

My hubby, Kevin is my workout buddy and accountability partner. He pushes me to keep going when I start to slow down or feel like stopping altogether. We enjoy working out together very much.

If you don’t have someone local, stay accountable to an online friend.

Do you have a workout buddy?