Another day, another new exercise class!
Today I tried out Dancing With Louise Zumba class held at Hendon Leisure Centre. It was much faster paced than the one I’ve been going to on a Tuesday, and was 45 minutes of fast Zumba and then 15 minutes of toning. I really enjoyed it, even though it was tricky to keep up. I felt like I was really working hard.
Breakfast (166)- porridge with almond milk
Zumba and toning (+634!!!)
Snack after Zumba (40)- 2 clementines
Lunch (599) – chicken breast, carrots and Angel hair pasta
Afternoon snack (107)- banana
Supper (250)- chicken breast and carrots
I’m enjoying the flexibility of calorie counting. I always viewed calorie counting as very restrictive and time consuming. With the advent of apps, it is such a different experience to the calorie counting my parents used to do with a book and a calculator. Yes, the way I’m eating is restricted but it is my choice to eat this way because I want to see results.
I’ll leave you with an extract from a motivating article I read today over at Freerange.fitness:
“People who work towards more intrinsic/ internal goals (to get fit to feel good about themselves, or to be healthy for their kids/family) make slower progress at first, but achieve better and more sustainable results in the long term.” Read the rest of the article “Fit For What Purpose”.
Very well done on another successful day. Excellent news about the new exercise class. Keep up the good work. Lots of love and hugs. Mummy and Daddy xx
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Nice work!!! I miss Zumba though I’m not coordinated at all and can’t keep up, lol. The YMCA offers it in my area but they’re kind of expensive compared to the gym I belong to so I haven’t been in ages. I need to look at community centers – I hadn’t thought of that as an option for fitness classes but I bet them have them.
I too think of calorie counting as kind of a game and not as punishment – I like tallying up what I’ve eaten or pre-planning a day so I know I’m going to eat within the ranges I’ve set out. It is freeing! Keep it up! 🙂
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