As you know, I've been doing the myfitnesspal thing in order to keep a food diary and understand calories better. My calories are quite low - 1200 daily target in order to lose 1.5 pounds weekly. This has been difficult to accomplish honestly. The only way that I have found to be successful is by burning some calories through exercise. Right or wrong, I am exercising so that I can eat more and still be successful on reaching the target without going way over it.
I've always heard that if one eats less than 1200 calories daily that the body's starvation mode is activated...then I heard that it was eating less than 800. I really don't know which number it is, but none the less, I do make sure than I have ate at least 1200 calories so that I don't run into this. Don't worry, y'all, anorexia does not live here!
Antoinette, one of our readers, wrote about great success with her Jillian Michaels DVDs, and this encouraged me. I had just dug them out of hiding and have used them quite a bit over the past month. Thanks, Antoinette! I mean, why did I bother to buy all of these DVDs if they are only to be piled away gaining dust?
The following DVDs are ones that I have been doing lately and have enjoyed for different reasons:
Jillian Michaels: The Biggest Winner - Shape Up Backside: AKA "The Orange One" in the Set
* Burns a lot of calories so I can say yes to a cookie.
Jillian Michaels: The Biggest Winner - Shape Up Frontside: AKA "The Red One" in the Set
* Again, burns a lot of calories and both of these dvds will help me create more muscle...I need it!
The Tracy Anderson Method Dance Cardio
* Intense cardio that challenges me enough and stays interesting and humorous.
Crunch Fat Burning Pilates (Featuring None Other Than Little Miss Poised- Ellen Barrett)
* When I get done with this, I feel great! Better posture and I feel extremely ballerina like...not enough to try out for the Nutcracker, but you get my point. I feel taller, leaner, less clumsy...even if it is only for a day, it's worth it.
Walk Away the Pounds with Lesle Sansone - 1 Mile and 2 Mile
* I use these when I want a little more cardio that is easy-going, or for days when I don't want to exercise. There's no excuse to not do one of these workouts.
Prevention Dance It Off! Express Workout with Jennifer Galardi
* Different dance sections...It's fun, gets me sweating, and despite some of the cheesy espressions and enthusiasm, I like it. I have future plans inspired by this workout DVD that you'll see soon...heeheehee...
The Tracy Anderson Method Mat Workout
* This one is EXTREMELY CHALLENGING to me, but I have future plans of incorporating it more often once my body is a bit more conditioned.
So there you have it. I am kind of a workout DVD junkie because I prefer tripping over my feet in the privacy of my own home and can get as cheesetastic with the moves as humanly possible. Have you done any of these workouts too? Do you have any suggestions or ones that you really love? I would love to know! Thanks for reading, and have a fantastic weekend!
I've always heard that if one eats less than 1200 calories daily that the body's starvation mode is activated...then I heard that it was eating less than 800. I really don't know which number it is, but none the less, I do make sure than I have ate at least 1200 calories so that I don't run into this. Don't worry, y'all, anorexia does not live here!
Antoinette, one of our readers, wrote about great success with her Jillian Michaels DVDs, and this encouraged me. I had just dug them out of hiding and have used them quite a bit over the past month. Thanks, Antoinette! I mean, why did I bother to buy all of these DVDs if they are only to be piled away gaining dust?
The following DVDs are ones that I have been doing lately and have enjoyed for different reasons:
Jillian Michaels: The Biggest Winner - Shape Up Backside: AKA "The Orange One" in the Set
* Burns a lot of calories so I can say yes to a cookie.
Jillian Michaels: The Biggest Winner - Shape Up Frontside: AKA "The Red One" in the Set
* Again, burns a lot of calories and both of these dvds will help me create more muscle...I need it!
The Tracy Anderson Method Dance Cardio
* Intense cardio that challenges me enough and stays interesting and humorous.
Crunch Fat Burning Pilates (Featuring None Other Than Little Miss Poised- Ellen Barrett)
* When I get done with this, I feel great! Better posture and I feel extremely ballerina like...not enough to try out for the Nutcracker, but you get my point. I feel taller, leaner, less clumsy...even if it is only for a day, it's worth it.
Walk Away the Pounds with Lesle Sansone - 1 Mile and 2 Mile
* I use these when I want a little more cardio that is easy-going, or for days when I don't want to exercise. There's no excuse to not do one of these workouts.
Prevention Dance It Off! Express Workout with Jennifer Galardi
* Different dance sections...It's fun, gets me sweating, and despite some of the cheesy espressions and enthusiasm, I like it. I have future plans inspired by this workout DVD that you'll see soon...heeheehee...
The Tracy Anderson Method Mat Workout
* This one is EXTREMELY CHALLENGING to me, but I have future plans of incorporating it more often once my body is a bit more conditioned.
So there you have it. I am kind of a workout DVD junkie because I prefer tripping over my feet in the privacy of my own home and can get as cheesetastic with the moves as humanly possible. Have you done any of these workouts too? Do you have any suggestions or ones that you really love? I would love to know! Thanks for reading, and have a fantastic weekend!
