Long time no write.

Wow so much to write here, where do I begin...

Again I have been neglecting my blog. Well that stops here.

Thursday- I went to Spark again and did a full kick-you-in-the-ass workout and really it did.  I didn't come in last which made me feel good.  Then again there was only 4 of us.  I can see how effective this style of work-out can be when it comes to weight loss and increasing your overall fitness in a short amount of time.    But really that is all it is good for.  I was sweatier than I have ever been after that class and the next day I was sore in places I didn't think I could be sore.

Friday- 50 minute run,  with my body feeling so sore, it hurt every step I took.  This run was like pulling teeth to get done.  Especially with my obnoxious 2 year old threatening to throw his toys on to the belt of the treadmill.  Ugh! I don't know what to do with him.

Saturday- I weighed in for the mid point of my Biggest loser group.  I was happy to discover I was down another pound.  But my delinquent group has failed to send me their weight as I requested.  I guess no one wants to lose any weight.  I also went to the weight loss and fitness seminar put on by Paul Plakas www.paulplakas.com. It was actually very good.  He touched on the mental aspect of loosing weight, which I know is my biggest obstacle.  I really don't know why I don't value my self enough to get this weight off.  Why, sometimes I value a taste of chip, cake, candy, or what have you over my self esteem. I know I would much rather be 130 lbs again and be able to walk into any store and have almost any piece of clothing look good on me.  That felt great!  I think these next few weeks I am really going to work on that.  Because as on the heels of this great day I opted for a chicken burger from Wendy's instead of my salad.

Tomorrow is another day.  It will be off to Spark in the am, and then Turkey dinner with the fam.  I know I will be able to control my eating as I'm really not a fan of mashed potatoes and I don't like pumpkin pie.  So I'm sure I'll do great.

blog-neglect

So again I have been neglecting my blog but that is not at all a reflection as to how my workouts and such went this week.  I'm just feeling that overwhelming tiredness that I am tired of complaining about...like that play on words there?

I am joining Spark www.sparksportconditioning.com. It is pretty expensive but I think it will give me the jolt I am looking for.  If I end up loosing the pounds faster it will be worth it.  I went in for the intro-session today and was timed on the base line work out.  it consisted of a 500m row, 40 squats, 30 sit-ups, 20 push-ups, and 10 chin-ups.  My time was 6:58 the trainer said that it was a fairly impressive time for the first time out so I was happy with that.

Sunday was a day off.

Monday- I went to Spark again for my first full session.  The work-out consisted of a lengthly warm-up which I found very effective,  the say it is exactly the same every day.  Then lots of running drills ending with some wind-sprints.  A definate plus to the class format is being able to push your self a bit harder to edge out your class mate.  We then proceeded to "Totals day"  where we did olympic style powerlifting and the goal was to increase the weight as you lowered your reps until you maxed out.  These totals then go on the wall under your name as a goal to beat next time.  Since it was my first time we mainly focused on form for Squats, Press and Deadlifts.  It was fun to use the bumper plates as they are larger then regular gym plates and it makes it look like you are lifting way more than you are.  I quite enjoyed this segment and gave me something new to strive to.  The trainer said although today wasn't "balls out" (his quote not mine)  It is still good to work on strength and learning the exercises properly for when it comes time to do the work out full out.  All in all I am very excited to continue going.

As for diet I've been doing better than I have in the past for the last few days. I am going to keep it up.  I'm hoping to see it reflected in the scale on Saturday as it is our mid point for the Biggest Loser group I started.