That Which Jiggles is not always Jolly....

While running my 5K this morning and listening to the Black Eyed Peas...I had time to reflect on all the parts of myself that jiggle. Here's a list of my jiggly parts: underarms, upper inner thighs, belly, and back. My boobs jiggle too, but I figured that is just part of the "I am woman" deal. I guess my toughest question is how to get rid of the jiggle I want to lose? Hours of toning?Yeah....THAT'S how I want to spend my evenings...being sweating in odd positions so that my my skin will shrink wrap and fit- a tight fit. However, I wanted to figure out some ways I could work on the tone without feeling like I am getting nowhere. PLUS- who wants to feel sore all the time?

So while working on this new and exciting problem, I discovered lots of 15-20 minute workouts that tone and most of them have to do with a movement called Pilates.The Pilates method seeks to develop controlled movement from a strong core and it does this using a range of apparatuses to guide and train the body. In contemporary Pilates other props are used, including small weighted balls, foam rollers, large exercise balls, rotating disks, and resistance bands.I just bought a pilates workout video by Denise Austin, the perkiest trainer on the planet...BUT...of each of the three 15 minute workouts is pretty good and focus on my jiggly parts.

Of course, I am still trying to push the cardio and keep up the intensity, which is tough. I am worried about what will happen as time goes on- how do I follow a "normal" routine and keep the weight off? Making a lifestyle change is tough...too bad fried chicken isn't fat free...I might be okay! However, I feel good knowing I am not on an expensive weight loss system and I am not spending loads of cash on food- I have only changed the foods I was buying. Also, I wanted to share that yesterday, I ate a do-nut (if I was a guy, I totally would have had a woody..) and I didn't feel bad at all. I really think it tasted BETTER because I am not overeating and I knew I was going to the gym.The only piece of this journey that feels EASY is trading foods off- it feels like a challenge, which I LOVE...

So...all in all...the weight loss is going well, but I have a feeling that I will have some gain along with the loss as I adjust to a new lifestyle, not just a new diet!

Signing off,

Miss Mad