Totally Hooked!!!

Okay so as you should know My wedding is now I think 86 days away so I'm on major crunch mode to get these last pounds off of me. I got ready to buy the EA Sports Active for the wii before it came out, you know the whole preorder thing but decided to wait and look at some reviews for it first. I am a huge review reader before I buy anything. So after the reviews I decided to go ahead and spend the $60 on it. I carried my butt to Wally World and got it (2 days ago). I am not a morning person at all so something has really got to have me motivated to get out the bed. Well this has done just that. I got up yesterday morning to give it a whirl. I sweated my but off and had fun doing it. And this morning I was up way early and ready for my workout. I have the wii fit also and this totally blows the wii fit out of the water. Now that I've told you how totally hooked I am on it I will give you a little more specifics.

Unlike the wii fit, Active has workout programs that run from one exercise to the next without you having to go back out to the screen and choose what you want to do next. On wii fit I always seemed to do the fun things and that was it. With this setting up a routine I feel like I have to do it even tho you can skip an exercise if you don't want to do it. Active gives you encourage ment throughout your whole routine and doesn't make fun of your weight like the wii fit does either. When you are doing a routine as the screens change for the exercises there is 3 things that always stay on the screen and I think it's great. The amount of calories you have burned through the routine thus far (they base this off of your weight that you enter on your profile and then the intensity that you are working out), the amount of reps you are going to be doing and how many you have done, and the amount of time you have actually been working out. They don't count time for changing screens or for you watching the demo of an exercise just the actual time you have been working out. Right now I'm doing the 30 day challenge which has routines that target different areas on different days. Wednesday morning I started with the low intensity routine I didn't know what their "intensity" consisted of so I didn't want to totally kill myself. It was a workout I was sweating I'm not gonna lie. Wednesday I ran on the track and did some lunges and boxed and some arm exercises. Today I decided to change my intensity level to medium. I wasn't sore and it's not like I'm in horrible shape or anything. I was really sweating today, todays routine worked alot on cardio too which may have has something to do with the sweat factor. I ran the track and did other things on the track like high knees and kick-ups (my 4 year old was calling the hiccups ha ha) but thats where you pretty much kick back like you are kicking your own butt. I also did a little tennis. LOTS of lunges and some arm exercises.

I will keep you informed of any other features that I come about that I like or don't like tho I haven't found anything I don't like yet. I take that back. I don't like the resistance band that is included with the game. It doesn't really live up to its name. I mean I pick up a 40 pound child up all day and that little bit of resistance just wasn't making me feel like I was working anything. I just use the one that I already had at home and everything is just fine. That problem is any easy fix as you can pick up a resistance band pretty cheap ($12.99 @ Dick's).

This can also be good for the whole family. You can do two people at the same time if you want to buddy up with someone and work out you just have to buy another bundle with the legstrap and what not. But my son does it in the morning with me. He doesn't have a controler or anything he just does the same exercises and me. Oh yeah on Wednesday we did inline skating too he really liked that.

All and all I would recommend this to everyone. I love it love it love it.

Let me know if you have any comments about this product.

A Busy Day Ahead

Just a real quick post today as I have a very busy day ahead. I will get a much longer post up tomorrow as I have a lot to get out right now. A couple of product reviews and of course the update on the wedding planning. I just want to make you aware of the links that I have put on the side of my blog. I know these are things I worry about or are looking for some guidence in all the time so just wanted to help the search out a little. Fitness, Meals, Wedding Stuff, Photography (one other thing I love). I take so many pics people actualy get mad. Ha Ha. Until next time.

"Noone can go back and make a new beginning, but everyone can start here and make a brand new end." - Unknown

WOW! What a weekend!

WOW! What a weekend. My soon to be sister-in-law got married on Saturday and it was absolutely stunning. Makes me even more excited for mine. I do have less than 3 months now. The colors she chose were beautiful. David's Bridal has a new color out called Lapis which is a dark purple and incredibly gorgeous. The dress I have on in this picture is that color. And the dress has pockets. That sold me. LOL. Yes I know not that great of a pic but just to show the color.

Now it is time to focus on my wedding. Invitations have to be going out soon. (About 6 weeks before the wedding). I am doing a lot of research on the invitations right now. I will let you know what I come up with and good places to look for them.

For the 1st Post - A Little About ME!!!

I graduated from Virginia Commonwealth University in Dec. 07 with a Bachelor of Science for Criminal Justice and Crime Scene Forensics. Just liket the other 90% of college graduates I am not in the field of work that I got a degree in. I instead decided to go to work for my mother as she owns her own business in hopes that I will one day be running it. During my college career I met the man of my dreams and we now have a wonderful son. He just turned four so he is quite the handful right now, but still is wonderful. I will be getting married on September 19th FINALLY. I thought I would die waiting. I am having the not so traditional wedding and am doing a lot of the planning myself. I have definatley learned a bit about weddings over the past couple of months. I have tons of hobbies tho not nearly enough time or money to do them as much as I would like.

My four year old just started playing T-ball and me trying to be nice said I would coach if they didn't have enough volunteers. Guess What? They didn't so I'm now coaching his team. I love the sport. I played fast-pitch softball from the age of 10 and at some points played on several teams at once. I played travel ball from about 12 to 17. I still do play co-ed (now that's fun). But coaching 4 year olds after a long day at work can be a little bit rattling on the brain.

I love to read. I read a little bit of everything. Right now I'm stuck on Jodi Picult but can always go for a good James Patterson or Nora Roberts. I will keep everyone informed on my new reads and whatnot.

I like traveling but don't nearly have the money to do it as often as I would like. I have been a lot of places in the US. I have also been to Turks & Cacios, and St. Maarten. I have also traveled around Italy (highly recommended).

I love the beach, river, lake, anything with water, sand, and the sun. Just be sure to always wear sunscreen.

I also love quotes so I will probably post them quite often.

I think that is good for now. So until next time.

"Success breeds confidence and confidence breeds more success" - Unknown