P90X Chest, Shoulders, Triceps
+ JW 20-minute cardio Workout Results:- 75 minutes, 55 minutes in target zone
- Average heart rate: 129bpm
- 430 calories burned
- Body parts that snapped, cracked or popped: ankles, hips, neck, shoulders
P90X Plyometrics
(i.e., jump training) Workout Results: - 54 minutes, 43.5 minutes in target zone
- Average heart rate: 131bpm
- 315 calories burned
- Body parts that snapped, cracked or popped: hips
- I normally do not do this workout since it involves non-stop jumping, but I wanted to see if I could survive it.
P90X Back and Biceps + Jackie Warner's 20-minute Cardio
Workout Results: - 66 minutes, 47 minutes in target zone
- Average heart rate: 128bpm
- 370 calories burned
- Body parts that snapped, cracked or popped: ankles, elbows, jaw, knees
- I was exhausted during this workout.
I did not work out today because our cat came home from the hospital after major surgery. I spent the evening watching game one of the NBA championships with him on my lap the entire time.
Friday, June 4
See Thursday.
Saturday, June 5
P90X Legs and Back Workout Results:
- 58 minutes, 30 minutes in target zone
- Average heart rate: 117bpm
- 280 calories burned
- Body parts that snapped, cracked or popped: ankles, elbows, hips, knees
I did not workout today, and this time it had nothing to do with our cat or basketball.
Week 10 Results: May 31 – June 6
- 4 workout days
- 1395 calories burned (excludes any calories burned during dance class)
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at the movie theater. These candies do not have fat, but they are all loaded with sugar, which I chose to ignore. This bizarre approach to "dieting" continued throughout my adolescence and adulthood. What I failed to realize is that we all need a certain amount of fat in our diets and that sugar—of any kind—can prevent you from losing weight.
The tricky thing about eliminating 
—contained aspartame, which is 200 times sweeter than sugar. The combination of the ingredients and the carbonation in the soda was causing constant bloating, occasional pain, and continuous sugar cravings. So I began to change not only what I ate, but how much.
cold turkey was simply not going to happen so I slowly weaned myself off it. Instead of buying two-liter jugs, I purchased cans so I could monitor my intake better. Initially, I limited myself to two cans per day. After about six months, I managed to get down to one can per day. Then one can three times per week. Now I no longer buy Diet Coke for home consumption; it is my treat at the movie theater. I still love that bitter aftertaste, but I no longer need it every day.
!) The next step is eliminating 
and to drink only unsweetened tea at all times. 
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. My first reaction to Zumba was ... How do non-dancer do these moves when I am struggling to keep up? Sali explained that instructors teach the same classes every week with little variation so eventually anyone can figure out the steps. Sali alternated between facing me and facing the "front" of the room, which was actually easier for me. I couldn't figure out the steps as quickly when Sali watched me, but we lacked a mirror so she had to look at me occasionally in order to provide guidance. 
. Even when she apologized for messing up, she never stopped moving, which is the key to Zumba. As an intense aerobic routine, the music is fast, the steps are fun, and your body burns some serious calories, which makes Zumba one fierce workout. Here are my stats from my private class:
to write my blog. I also realized that I may never be able to master a Latin dance because my hips don't shake when I want them to! As for the belly-dancing and Indian-inspired moves, my body seemed incapable of performing them.
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