Treadmill

An update on the dieting and exercise thing - not that you asked, but I'm gonna tell you anyway.

I've lost 11 lbs so far...which is pretty darn good I think and I've gone down 2 notches in the ol' belt buckle.

I never found any "humorous" work out videos, aside from Richard Simmons, so I'll have to keep working on that. I have some clever friends, perhaps they can help me make one some day. (But that's another topic for another day)

My walking music playlist on my iPod is nearly perfect. I like to start out slow, because I get up so freakin' early. (4:30 am EST) It's kind of like a surprise attack I play on my body. By the time I'm actually up to the 2nd or 3rd song on my iPod, my body has no other choice than to accept what I'm doing to it - exercising! it's moving...it's kind of liking this! REALLY! I'm serious, I'm starting to have some fun with it.

Ok...first song -

Something to Talk About - Bonnie Raitt: this gets me going...wakes me up a bit...the legs feel the blood starting to flow to them.

2. Stand - REM: A little peppier (sp?)
3. Cherry Avenue - Melissa Etheridge
4. Wannabe - Spice Girls (Yeah, yeah...I know what you're thinking, but I like them!)
5. Everything I Need - Melissa Ferrick
6. Rhythm is Gonna Get You - Gloria Estefan
7. Respect - Aretha ( You gotta have the Queen of Soul in the morning...you just gotta!)
8. Express Yourself - Madonna
9. God is a DJ - Pink
10. Hella Good - No Doubt
12. Shoop Shoop Song - Cher (this is where I get a little goofy, but it breaks up the routine.)
13. Walk the Walk - Poe (not sure about this one, I may swap it out for something else)
14. It's My Life - No Doubt
15. Trouble - Pink

I always end with Trouble because that song really pumps me up. I actually jog a little bit too! Pink is one of those entertainers that I love: She's smart, she's sexy, she's pretty, she's tough and she stands on her own and does her own thing.

My goal is to increase my pace as I go along, I also use weights to try and tone up the BINGO arms, I am seeing some improvement that is for sure.

I will probably get bored with this music in a month or two...then it'll be time to re-vamp the play list, but for now this motivates me!