The Joys of Procrastination….

Posted 4 months, 4 weeks ago at 1:26 pm. 0 comments

Well, I haven’t posted for quite a while. Procrastination is SO easy to do, especially with Facebook and Twitter around! I’ve also been working very hard on getting my lifestyle back into shape.
I’m not trying to diet, I’m trying to change my lifestyle so that I can be a healthier, happier me. That this is helping my body be a better instrument is a definite “perk.”

Currently, I am exercising a minimum of 30-minutes daily.  I’ve discovered several really great Wii programs with which to do this (so I can exercise and supervise my daughters’ getting ready for school at the same time!), and I’m having a lot of fun.

The Wii programs I love are the Wii Fit Plus  for the balance board and the EA Sports Active: More Workouts.  They both give me a good workout (the EA Sports more of a gym/trainer type experience), and I can feel the muscles in my body responding.  I’ve been doing this for the past 3 weeks (yep – it started as a Lent thing, but I’m planning on continuing it as a lifestyle change).  I’ll be trying out 2 new games in the next week or so, and I’ll keep you updated.  One game that I tried, on a friend’s recommendation, and just DIDN’T like was “The Biggest Loser” workout.  Yes, I worked out & it took energy, but it ended up telling me I’d only used about 40 calories for 45-minutes of hard exercises, after which I was sweating.  Also, the pointer for controller is super-sensitive and jumps all over the place.  This biggest problem I had though, was that if wouldn’t let me change the time of day in which I work out.  My first session was in the afternoon – I had extra time because of a student cancellation and so felt I could spend time learning a new game.  But, after that, it wouldn’t unlock my daily exercises UNTIL the afternoon.  As I’ve said, I exercise in the morning, so this was the final straw and, after only a week, I’ve given up on that program.

I am in love with sugar.  Unfortunately, it also loves me.  So, that’s the 2nd of three things I decided to do for Lent – give up refined sugar.  Yes, I’m still drinking diet soda – that’s my main source of caffeine, but….. When I feel the urge to snack on something sweet, I’m taking the time to think about WHY I’m wanting this.  Often, it’s an emotional reason that I need to think through.  So, I have a handful of raisins and I hit the Wii Step aerobics (I also got a platform that raises up the balance board so it’s more of a workout).  Frequently, while I’m exercising, it becomes clear in my mind WHY I wanted that sugar.

The third thing that I’ve committed to is eating a large salad once a day as part of my meals.  By large, I generally mean 6-8 cups of leafy greens, plus added assorted raw veggies.  This is going VERY well and I love having salad.  Plus, it fills me up quite a bit and I don’t feel hungry for quite a long time (I usually pair it with 100 cal of hummus and some pita chips).

So, I’ve added this on top of all the other things I do!  Needless to say, I haven’t blogged for a while, but I’m going to be trying to get back at it!!!

Thanks for everything!  What are YOU doing to keep your instrument in million-dollar shape?

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