Reshaping the oval

I'm short. So, if I gain a heap of weight, I'm going to be shaped like an oval. That's no good. So, to fight the battle of the bulge, I bought Turbofire last month. Yes, the commercials got me. Today makes the first day of my third week.

I'm not going to lie, Turbofire is rough. My fitness level is nearly non-existent, and my activity level is slightly under couch potato. I should have started off with something easier. Why didn't I? I didn't want to. I didn't want to buy something else that I would use for a few days and then politely tuck away in a drawer, toss in the corner of a closet, or hide amongst dvds I'll likely never ever ever watch again.

I have to follow the person that does modified versions of the moves most of the time, but sometimes I can do the regular stuff.  I don't make it through some of the workouts. Like today, I did 30 minutes of the Fire 45 EZ workout. That means I didn't make it the last 15 minutes, but I made it 10 minutes longer than I did last time. Maybe when I do it later this week, I'll be able to go 5 more minutes.

I don't get upset when I don't finish. I always try to do my best and to do a little more the next time around. I can never feel like a failure like that.

So what was it about the infomercials that got me? I liked the music. I've always loved music, and I know I will not work out if I am bored. The music is pretty good on the dvds, and the instructor, Chalene, isn't annoying. She isn't overly peppy or too laid back. She's just the right amount of in-your-face and supportive home girl. I'll let you know how it goes.

I'm a housewife, not a house

Today marks my third morning of dragging myself out of bed before 6am and doing my Kickboxing Workout for Dummies DVD. Three days may not sound like much to you, but it's oodles better than the long range of nothing that I was doing in a row.

That's the thing about working at home, on a computer all day-it gives me no legitimate reason to move around. If I'm moving around, it's to do something around our home (dishes, dinner, etc.) or I'm avoiding doing work. Unlike some boring jobs where you can still get paid even if you're not exactly doing anything, that doesn't happen when you're freelancing. Every minute counts. Seriously, have you ever taken a gig that pays by the minute? It's kinda stressful.

But back to the kickboxing DVD-I've had it for like 5 or so months. I break it out every once in a blue moon. I don't know what's different this time. This time, I'm actually taking it seriously. I take that back. I do know what's different. I have a goal to lose some weight (or at least tighten up) before my first wedding anniversary in May. I stumbled upon some DVDs that I want to try-Chalean Extreme actually-but I had to be realistic with myself first. I had to be realistic about what kind of shape that I am currently in. Right now, that shape is somewhere between a pear and an oval. Honestly, I'm too short for that.

There's no way I can leap into any workout that ends in extreme when I'm basically coming off of an almost fully sedentary state. I give myself about a month to be able to get through Kickboxing for Dummies. When I say get through it, I mean get through it successfully without feeling like I may need to call a medic. The DVD has 6 basic parts. Right now, I get through two of them before I start giving Keli Roberts the slanty face. I do the warm-up and "Fat Burning #1." I'll tell you this, I've noticed that as my form improves, I get more out of the workouts. It makes me feel like I'm doing something right. After a month or so, I hope to be in a little better shape so that I can start the Chalean Extreme and my fitness level (or lack thereof) not make me want to quit in the first 3 minutes.

So, why am I not a house? Simply put-I don't want to be as big as a house. I don't think I even want to be a brick house. Don't they get old and crumbly sometimes?