Today marks Day 1 of a three month Your Shape
On days when I didn’t have time I did time to work out, I did “household exercises” like taking the stairs 2 at a time, doing squats when I have to switch laundry from the washer to the dryer, etc. Since it’s so cold I often do jumping jacks to get my heart pumping, and warm myself up. But that wasn’t enough.
I was thrilled to be chosen along with 9 other bloggers to take part in the Your Shape
What’s Your Shape
Your Shape
First Impressions
I played around with the game last week, and found I had to play around with the lighting in our living room. Since our TV faces a doorway the camera had trouble reading me. I fixed it by changing the lighting, and wearing brighter clothes.
Today was my first official day exercising with Your Shape
Using it for the 1st time I was surprised there wasn’t more talk about form during the exercise. I had trouble particularly when my head was supposed to be down for exercises, but Jenny said to follow along with her with no verbal instruction for what to do. If there had been a verbal cue then following along would have been easier. I think it will get easier once I know all the exercises.
Your Shape Challengers
These are my fellow Your Shape challengers, please stop by their sites to show them some love.
- Toni from A Daily Dose of Toni. Follow her on twitter @totally_toni.
- Kim from Crafty Mama of 4. Follow her on twitter @craftymamaof4.
- Amy From Selfish Mom. Follow her on twitter @SelfishMom.
- Beth from Plus Size Mommy. Follow her on twitter @plussizemommy.
- Claire from The Mom Claire. Follow her on twitter @TheMomClaire.
- Elizabeth from Busy Mom. Follow her on twitter @BusyMom.
- Lori from Operation Fatty. Follow her on twitter @acowboyswife.
- Stephanie from Mommy Musings. Follow her on twitter @MommyMusings.
- Jodi from Multitasking Mommy. Follow her on twitter @JodiGrundig
Before
Today I weighed in at 152.5 lbs. (Already down 7.5 lbs. from 160 at the end of December, WOOT!)
I may seem thin to most people, in fact the Wii Fit tells me I have a 22% BMI which is average, but I don’t feel good.
I’ve always been extremely thin, but that changed around the time I got pregnant with my 4th child. My 4th pregnancy was really tough (not with complications, just physically hard), and after I had my son I had a lot of issues with joint pain. I ended up hanging onto about 20 lbs. of extra weight. After a few months of intensive chiropractic care I felt much better, but still had trouble finding time to exercise. My little guy is so sweet, but he was a complete and utter Momma’s boy. No one else could hold him or comfort him, not even my super experienced husband. He was a terrible sleeper, too, taking a long time to fall asleep and waking up SCREAMING every time he woke up (somewhere between 5-10 times a night).
Now the little dude is finally a (mostly) good sleeper, and I am working on seeking balance in my life, so I’m reintroducing healthy eating and an exercise routine. It feels good to be getting back to eating well, and being fit-something I thought I would always make time for when I was younger and passionate about health and fitness.
Without further ado, here’s my before shots. You can see my problem areas are my stomach, and my rear. Please be nice, I’m kind of nervous about posting photos of myself.
Disclosure: The challenge is sponsored by Collective Bias, Ubisoft, and Walmart. I received the game and will also receive additional incentives throughout the challenge. For more information please read my Disclaimer page.
