So tomorrow is Valentines Day. Bah humbug I say! I really don't like this day to put it mildly! I reckon it was concocted by some clever businessman to rip off all the people too afraid of being non-conformers! Ag, I suppose that's a little unfair of me, but it really irks me that there has to be one day, just ONE day, where one is socially forced to declare ones love and spend copious amounts of hard earned cash on ridiculously expensive flowers, chocolates and various other gifts. Nah! I put my foot down. I will not partake! Ok, so we're trying to do a fun thing at work and everyone is going to wear something red, but that's as far as it goes for me. I feel rather strongly that ones loved ones are to be made to feel special all the time and seriously if you can't make an effort throughout the year, don't be making any special effort on Valentines Day - that would just make me angry!
So what does this have to do with exercise you ask. Good question!! Absolutely nothing except that I suddenly realised that we are halfway through February 2013 already and I am not on track with my health and fitness goals. Perhaps that has something to do with comfort eating - ya think!! It amazes me - here I am with these great goals and I face a little bit of a challenging obstacle in my life, and what do I do, I eat. And I swing between this not caring, don't care how fat I get, life is too short to eat healthily all the time scenario, to absolutely detesting myself for being such a wimp and giving in to food!! Aaaargh!!! Why does life need to be so challenging sometimes!
On the upside, I had a great session on a spinning bike yesterday. My intention was to do a long session at low heart rate so that I could get a decent chunk of fat burning in. I was a tad short on time so ended up only cycling 20km but my Polar heart rate monitor says I was running at 55% fat burning! Yes please! I need to do at least one of these sessions a week.
This evening of course we had a zumba class. Awesome!! I burnt close to 900 calories in the space of an hour - so it was only 45% fat burning, but it was such a laugh and so good for the soul! I had my two entertainers in front of me again today. They are young girls in their early twenties. One is blonde, tall and has bright blue eyes and her friend is a short, curvy brunette. They are clearly best friends and they laugh and joke around and take nothing seriously! I love them to bits. Some people look far too serious in the zumba class. I had Miss Speedy next to me tonight. She is very enthusiastic, knows all the steps to each dance, but doesn't feel the music. For me you need to feel the latin rhythms, not just hear the music. She does everything she should, but she always seems to be on fast foward and slightly ahead of the beat. Hey, but she is having a great time, and that's what counts. Even the dude with zero rhythm has fun. I think that's what I love most about zumba... you add your own flair and flavour and make it yours.
I spoke about dates and goals in my previous post. I am determined to get to Thailand this year. I have no clue as to how I am going to achieve this, but I just need to believe that I will. If you can dream it, you can do it. I think I will take this thought and use it to fuel my workouts and say no to those carbs. I need to imagine myself snorkeling in a little bikini.... ooooo e e!!
And on the Valentine's front - write a note on a sticky and put it on the bathroom mirror so that tomorrow morning when you get out of the shower, you are greeted with "good morning gorgeous"!!
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