No More Plus Size … eventually

I took my very first Zumba class on June 8th (2011) and I was up in the air about whether I liked it or not. There were some things I liked but the biggest part of the class – the teacher – I didn’t care for. She didn’t act like she was all that into it. Maybe she was just having an ‘off’ day and if that was the case it really stunk for me as a ‘virgin’ Zumba class attendee.

After that class, one of the things I wrote in my blog post about it was:

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No, not that kind of a virgin. Jeez peeps get your minds out of the gutter

I’m referring to no longer being a Zumba virgin anymore. I’ve been wanting to try it for awhile now but that stupid comfort zone thing and excuse after excuse has prevented me form doing it…until now.

I’m still up in the air as to what I thought of the class. I do know it kicked my butt! I was so sweaty I probably could have wrung the sweat out of my shirt!

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Enjoying a little break during my bike ride

Who is this person and what have you done with Tishia? I’m sitting here thinking back over the last couple days and I’m just like ‘wow, where has this chic been hiding herself?’ Obviously I’m referring to myself lol.

The past few days I’ve changed – in a good great way! It all started with a decision. A decision to stop letting fear and excuses control me. And then a decision to simply say YES. Yes to me. Yes to life. Yes to stepping out of my comfort zone.

How did all this come about?

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I Stepped Out of My Comfort Zone!

When it comes to my comfort zone I’m a little…well too comfortable! I like the little ‘box’ that I live in that I’ve grown overly comfortable with. I have a certain small group of friends I hang out with, I do the same thing over and over every day – morning routine with my son, night time routine with my son, run my Virtual Assistant business, etc.

There’s things I would like to do but I’m always so scared of stepping out of my comfort zone that instead I let opportunity after opportunity pass me by. At 36, I often wonder where life has went! I made a pact with myself that it was time to stop being scared, stop making excuses and just start living! Life is so short there’s no more time for me to sit around and waste!

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I had absolutely no intention of starting the Couch to 5k program today. In fact I was laying in bed feeling overly exhausted, horrible headache and stuffed up nose. When just out of the blue I had a little conversation with myself (yes, I do talk to myself! Sometimes. lol) :

ok sister suck it up, put your big girl panties on and get outside for a quick walk. The exercise & sunshine will make you feel better.

The fact that I actually hopped out of bed and changed into workout clothes is a miracle in-itself. The fact that out of the blue I opened the Couch to 5k app on my iPhone is another miracle.

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Me Crossing The Finish Line Of My First Ever 5k Walk Run Event - April 2010!

Walk run events are something you should think about once you’ve been walking for awhile. These events are a great way to amp up your exercise routine.

The best thing about these walk run events are that not only will it benefit you by proving to yourself exactly what you can accomplish, but a lot of charities put on these type of events.

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Walking

The other day I posted about walking for exercise. Today, let’s take a look at getting into a walking routine.

If you’re anything like me, the mere thought of an exercise routine even something as simple and ‘easy’ as walking feels like a daunting task.  However, following some basic guidelines will help you get a routine going and help you reach your goals.

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Walking for exercise is a great way to jump on board with an exercise routine. Especially if you’ve been inactive for a long time. In fact, many doctors and fitness ‘gurus’ will tell you when just starting out even 15 minutes a day of moderate walking is the best thing to do.

Walking, if combined with healthy eating is a great way to lose weight too.

Here are five reasons why it’s a great way to begin your weight loss journey:

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Worked Up Quite The Sweat! (my eye looks fake! LOL)

I am the least uncoordinated person you’ll ever know. Seriously. I can trip just walking on flat surfaces! And I can’t carry a beat so when it comes to dancing I really suck at it.

But I love it!

(Side note – as uncoordinated as I am I wonder how I ever survived being a cheerleader! LOL)

So, my love of dancing makes Just Dance 2
a great thing for me! I was first introduced to it over the Holidays. I was in a really bad place back then (physical health wise) and I thought for sure that a quarter of the way through a song I was having a heart attack. It was really bad!

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Me - Finishing the Snowbird Spring Scamper 5k Race (April 2010)

I’m not being sarcastic when I ask that question. I want to run. It’s so weird to write that. I remember last year when I was way fitter than I am now (and 56 pounds lighter !) and how hard running on the treadmill was. But I never gave up hope that one day I would run farther than the day before and the next day even farther…you get the picture.

When I did the Snowbird Spring Scamper 5k race in April of last year (2010) my goal was to come back next year (this year) and run it – at least half of it. I’m really disappointed in myself that the race is next month and I’m not even in good enough shape to go walk it like I did last year! It’s pretty hard to wrap my brain around the why of letting myself get so far off path again. But, I can’t keep beating myself up. It is what it is. All I can do is move forward and be proud of myself that I’m taking the step to get healthy again (even if I’ve been struggling really bad the last several days – I’m still doing something about my lifestyle!).

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