Okay everyone, you heard it here first and I am now accountable since I am revealing it publicly. Rather than just continuing to say "I need to exercise more", I am setting a fitness goal for myself this year. I am committing myself to run a half-marathon in October!!!
It's the Evansville (IN) Half-Marathon and I am very excited about my decision. I walked it in 2005, the year I turned 40, and swore I wouldn't participate again until I could run it. Well, 2011 is going to be that year. I was very proud of my accomplishment at the time, but walking 13.1 miles took me almost 4 hours!!!!!!!! Even though the course is great and really takes you through some beautiful areas of Evansville, walking for 4 hours gets VERRRRRRY boring! We no longer live in the Evansville area, so it will also be nice to be able to go back and participate in this and perhaps see some old friends.
Just as in having a weight loss goal helps to keep me on track with healthy eating habits, I am hoping that having a fitness goal will keep me exercising everyday. I will start by walking everyday, and working my way up to jogging as I continue to lose more weight. In May, I will seriously begin training for the half-marathon itself.
Amber, thanks for the inspiration!!! Who knows......maybe the year I turn 50 (2015) I can run a full marathon or participate in a triathlon!
Friday, January 7, 2011
Belly Fat Cure Fast Track Class
Hello everyone - Happy New Year!!!! I hope everyone had wonderful holidays and that 2011 is treating you well so far :-). I was able to enjoy the holidays and maintain my weight. No loss, but no gain either. I allowed myself a couple of treats and of course the diet soda that I blogged about last time, but I'm now back to water and iced tea with stevia.
Jorge Cruise has a 4 week online class that starts Monday. I decided to sign up for it as a way to jumpstart the new year and get back to basics. Actually the Fast Track goes beyond the BFC basics......all I know is that in addition to the usual low sugar, etc GRAINS are not allowed!! I've done well with the BFC on my own, and am hoping to have even greater success with the Fast Track. The online class will provide strategies, menus, video coaching from Jorge. I am very excited to learn more about getting fiber from green vegetables. If you want to learn more about the Fast Track, read here. You can also read some client success stories here, they are all very inspiring, which is a key factor in weight loss...staying inspired.
In those client stories you will meet Amber.....she has a great blog and is one of the reasons I've been so successful with the BFC. I actually contacted her when I was thinking about signing up for the online class because I know she had done a similar one for 12 weeks for the Belly Fat Cure. She let me know that she decided to sign up for it as well, as a refresher! I highly recommend Amber's blog. She has great information.....meal ideas, product reviews, etc. You can read her blog, Me and Jorge here. She recently tweeted that she has been contacted by the Rachel Ray show regarding her weight loss success!
Another blog that I read daily for inspiration is Rosalie's. She's lost over 70 pounds in the last year following the Belly Fat Cure. Her before/after pictures are amazing!!!! I find such inspiration from her because my own weight loss goal is similar. I know I can do it, too! She also posts what she eats every day, so it's a good source for food ideas. You can read Rosalie's blog here.
Support is also a factor for success in losing weight. I have a number of high school friends on FB who are currently trying to lose weight. One of them created a FB weight loss support group. We are all tackling our goals in different ways but we have the same common purpose. It's going to be a great way to share ideas and get motivation. At our age, it's now more about our health than how we look :-)
I almost forgot to mention Dr Oz's Move It and Lose It in 2011 program. It's actually a free program you can sign up for through his website here. I LOVE Dr Oz!!! Prior to starting my weight loss, I avoided his show like the plague.......it just made me feel guilty knowing all the things I should be doing for my health and I wasn't! Now, I try never to miss an episode. I am hoping this program will kick-start me into doing more exercise which is definitely one thing I can improve on!
Have a great weekend - NAMASTE
Jorge Cruise has a 4 week online class that starts Monday. I decided to sign up for it as a way to jumpstart the new year and get back to basics. Actually the Fast Track goes beyond the BFC basics......all I know is that in addition to the usual low sugar, etc GRAINS are not allowed!! I've done well with the BFC on my own, and am hoping to have even greater success with the Fast Track. The online class will provide strategies, menus, video coaching from Jorge. I am very excited to learn more about getting fiber from green vegetables. If you want to learn more about the Fast Track, read here. You can also read some client success stories here, they are all very inspiring, which is a key factor in weight loss...staying inspired.
In those client stories you will meet Amber.....she has a great blog and is one of the reasons I've been so successful with the BFC. I actually contacted her when I was thinking about signing up for the online class because I know she had done a similar one for 12 weeks for the Belly Fat Cure. She let me know that she decided to sign up for it as well, as a refresher! I highly recommend Amber's blog. She has great information.....meal ideas, product reviews, etc. You can read her blog, Me and Jorge here. She recently tweeted that she has been contacted by the Rachel Ray show regarding her weight loss success!
Another blog that I read daily for inspiration is Rosalie's. She's lost over 70 pounds in the last year following the Belly Fat Cure. Her before/after pictures are amazing!!!! I find such inspiration from her because my own weight loss goal is similar. I know I can do it, too! She also posts what she eats every day, so it's a good source for food ideas. You can read Rosalie's blog here.
Support is also a factor for success in losing weight. I have a number of high school friends on FB who are currently trying to lose weight. One of them created a FB weight loss support group. We are all tackling our goals in different ways but we have the same common purpose. It's going to be a great way to share ideas and get motivation. At our age, it's now more about our health than how we look :-)
I almost forgot to mention Dr Oz's Move It and Lose It in 2011 program. It's actually a free program you can sign up for through his website here. I LOVE Dr Oz!!! Prior to starting my weight loss, I avoided his show like the plague.......it just made me feel guilty knowing all the things I should be doing for my health and I wasn't! Now, I try never to miss an episode. I am hoping this program will kick-start me into doing more exercise which is definitely one thing I can improve on!
Have a great weekend - NAMASTE
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