Wow, it's been a while...

Over the past few months I have been on and off the wagon.

Happens to us all, doesn't it?

BUT...I am down 7-8 pounds since I made some changes Feb. 4th! During this time I've MOSTLY stayed on the wagon. Gee...I wonder how much better that loss could be with 100% commitment. Yeah, I think I'm trying that starting today.

I've made adjustments to my diet. I'm eating fruits, veggies, carbs, meat, eggs, nuts...all the good stuff. The only stuff I'm staying totally away from (except when I've fallen off the wagon or just decided to have something) is sweets. I LOVE the way I've been eating. It fits me, and the way my days go very well. So for the most part, it's been easy and I know I'm getting better nutrition than I've probably had in a while.

I still go to Zumba at least 2x week (I found another FREE 3rd class on Thursday nights I might start going to). When I'm not going to Zumba I've been doing quick interval workouts on the treadmill and just started adding some short yoga workouts. Yoga is harder than it looks but it feels really good! Zumba is an hour and includes some strength training, but on the other days I keep my workouts to about 30 minutes or less.

If you have an iPhone or Android (which is what I have) there are workout timers you can download for free. You can set whatever time for your own work/rest intervals, and create your own workouts. My phone is also an MP3 player, so I set my music, start my timer, and the whistle sound of each interval comes in over the music so I know when to speed up or slow down. It makes timing my workouts really easy without those expensive timer gadgets or having to watch the clock on the treadmill. Highly recommended if you have a smart phone!

Overall, I'm 20 pounds under my highest weight, which was probably sometime in late August. The last 10 pounds has come off within the last month. Even better than that, the inches have finally started coming off again, including the most stubborn part of my body...those dang hips!

So I'm still here...I've just been busy since they made me the Primary President at the end of November! I will try to post more often!