My personal trainers

So I am on my 5th month of weekly exercising.  I lost the first 5 pounds rather quickly, but have not really lost more since then.  Some days the scale shows I've lost a pound or 2 more but it fluctuates and goes up and down within a couple of pounds. I was averaging about 8 miles on the recumbent bike 3 times a week and slowly bumping up my level, but I pretty much pedal along at a leisurely pace and do not sweat a lot (I hate to sweat).  That along with some light weight training was pretty much what I did for 4 months. So I decided to change things up a bit.

Meet my new personal trainers.

 Jillian Micheals,

and Denise Austin.


These gals are kicking my butt! Especially Jillian!  I've been trying out some of their on-demand videos, and the one that felt like the best workout so-far is Jillian's 30-day shred.  It combines cardio with strength training and it is a kick-butt 20 minute workout. 20 minutes!  I've made excuses for years about not having the time to workout, but come on, who can't fit in 20 minutes? There are lots of 10 minute workouts on-demand as well.  I no longer have excuses.  Even when I really don't feel like it, I'll try to force myself to at least do 10 minutes.  The winter blues have me feeling un-motivated.  I'm hoping to be able to get outside soon, maybe start jogging, but for now, I think I will stick to the 30 day shred...of course I won't be "shredded" in 30 days unless I do it every day (Are they trying to kill me??) and stop eating junk eat healthier and smaller portions, but I am just proud of myself for sticking with it so far and not gaining 5 pounds of winter weight, which is typical for me.
Here's hoping 5 more pounds will be gone before summer!