Secrets of Success

Wii "Just Dance"

I tried this out the other day and I am addicted! You do real dance moves to fun music (current and older). I danced for 10 songs (took about 30-40) and I burned 325 cal according to my HRM. It didn't feel like exercise!

Why do it now?

Because a year from now, you'll be glad you started today.

Just start

If you don't want to exercise do what the SPARK says...just start with 10 minutes...chances are you will want to do more once you get started!!!!

Prep on Sunday

On Sundays, I devote that day to prepping all of my meals for the week, such as, chopping fresh veggies and putting them in containers; seasoning meat/fish for the week and also ironing all my outfits that I plan to wear to work. I set up my daily gym routines on a weekly calendar. This way, during my hectic work week, I make NO EXCUSES to not follow through with my workout commitment.

Parsley freezes well

If I ever see fresh parsley on the reduced counter I buy it and pop it straight into the freezer in a baggie.

When you take the bag out of the freezer, the leaves strip right off the stalk easily. No more chopping parsley, voila!

Just Do Something!

Everyone has those days where they just don't feel like working out -- and we all can come up with a list of reasons why we should skip the days workout. Instead of talking yourself out of it, just do something. Even if it's just a walk around the block!

Put One Foot In Front Of the Other

Start Your Journey By Walking. I know it doesn't sound like much but it really does work. When I started my journey I was out of breath walking a quarter of a mile and completely exhausted. Today I can walk up to 5 miles a day and not be exhausted although my legs start to hurt. Walking a little bit here and there throughout the day is terrific because you will start to see that you do not get so tired and you will notice the changes to your body too!