back in the saddle again...

As of this week I am back on my hardcore workout regime.
Up until a couple months ago I was working out 3-5 times a week...then the holidays happened, had a minor injury, my friend needed me to be there for support and honestly I just flat out slacked off!

My reason for this push to jump back on my routine is that I am at the point (after being seriously single for a while) where I am ready for a relationship. I have made very little effort to get out into the dating pool of late and a few recent experiences reminded me of how much I did miss all of it. Some people might find this funny, but I find that I am better about my exercise when I think a member of the opposite sex is going to be seeing me naked on a regular basis. If it were a fling I might not care as much...you might never see them again and all. Not that I have ever been very good at that casual sex thing. My one & only 1 night stand turned into a fling...and my fling turned into a relationship, LOL.

Yeah, I am that girl...and it's not really a big moral issue (though that does play into it) it is more of an attachment thing. I tend to be drawn to people I actually do want to spend more time with, thus feelings start...blah, blah, blah.

There are times I wish I could channel my IS

 (inner slut as my friend AS calls it)

like some of my more "free spirit" friends. However that is a whole other topic to blog about  (haha)

So, Monday I did a 40 minute yoga workout as a mellow start to the week.

Tuesday I did 30 mins of yoga, followed by 30 mins of the Wii Biggest Loser Challenge (BLC) boxing fitness routine and as a reward for doing those I did 20 mins of Zumba and got my sweaty groove on. Maybe it is that it is dance based, but Zumba just feels more like fun to me than a workout. Don't get me wrong it certainly is one, but I treat it more like a reward...if I do my strength training & such I "reward" myself with a fun workout like Zumba or a hike with friends. Makes me have some balance and enjoyment out of the workout process!

 Today I did yoga & my BLC along with a hike.

I am taking a cue from another blog I read and putting $5 into a jar for each hour I workout.
(got $20  already from the past 3 days~wow)

This way I get a reward both physically & financially from my commitment.

I'll keep you updated on how that works for me!