Off to a good start...

2008 is off to a good start. Classes started on Monday at the Y. SThe trainer is changing a little of the format for class around so that is focuses more on weight loss! WooHoo!! Not that I didn't like the class before, but is just got better!

She started off class on Monday by giving everyone a folder with everything we need to track out workouts, foods and weight loss each week. Our homework for Monday was to write down our Commitment for the next 7 weeks. My commitment....

* Workouts 6 days each week. If I know that I am going to have to miss weekend workouts because we will be out of town, I will add coem extra tiem to my workouts on the other days of the week.

* Tracking ALL food is a must! I know that the more I track my food, but more attention I pay to what I am actually eating. I need to focus on getting in all the daily requirements.

* Minimum 350 calories burned per workout

Class start weigth (1/9/08) 206.4
Class goal weight (2/23/08) 195.0

Today was an awesome workout! I was shooting for 60 minutes of cardio and 30 minutes of Strength. I accomplished both! I now can see for Certain that I burn more calories per workout on the Cross-Trainers and whatever the new cardio machine is at the Y. The cycling is a great easy workout, but I don't get the heart rate and calories burned that I get with the other equipment.

I am hoping that I can stay on track this weekend whne I am in Chicago. I know that I won't have time for any workouts, but that is part of the reason why I am trying to do more during the week this week. Next week Monday and Tuesday I will also have to work hard to make up for the weekend.

So far I have been doing good tracking all my food this week, Since monday anyway! Need to keep that going! I know for sure that when I track my food I do better on paying attention to what I eat!