Exercise Plan and Weigh In

Ok, so here's what I'm doing:

M,W,F: 

Power Hour - This is 1 hour of weight lifting to the beat of the music.  We use lighter weight than we would use for typical weight lifting because we are doing it to the beat and there are tons of reps.

Zumba - A 1 hour Zumba class which is directly after Power Hour

Tu, Th, Sa:

C25K+ - I am doing the Couch to 5K program (tomorrow is week 3, day 3), but I usually continue on the treadmill after my daily C25K plan is finished until I get to 60 minutes (walking and some running).  I am concentrating on finishing the program this time instead of speed, so right now I am walking at 3mph and running at 4mph

2 days per week:

Personal Trainer - I have hired a personal trainer to teach me how to do weight lifting and other strength training.  This is something I have been wanting to get into, but I didn't want to head into the weight room on my own and end up seriously hurt.  We work out twice a week for an hour at a time.

I am loving my new workout schedule.  I feel strong and energetic.  It is amazing how using energy to exercise gives me more energy.  I am also discovering muscles I had no idea existed and good goddess am I sore sometimes.  I love that too though.  Who would have thought that I would ever enjoy being sore from working out?  Me?  If I were to tell this to the me from a couple years back she would completely laugh in my face!  

I had to buy some lifting gloves for Power Hour since we use a free weight bar and not machines.  I know it is a funny little psychological thing, but putting on those gloves makes me feel like a little strength training beast!  HaHa!  

Now once the scale catches up to all that I am doing, all will be well.  I'm ok with the slowness there though because I have come to a place where I am in it for more than a number on the scale.  Plus, I know that it WILL go down eventually as long as I keep on keepin on.

Current Weigh In:

This mornings weight was 187.4

Ummmm?????

Ok, so I have been really on all month as far as my plan and weight loss work goes.  I have only had one day off from exercise.  I have been doing cardio and strength training.  I even got a personal trainer.  I have had a calorie deficit of 1,000 to 1,500 every single day!  Why then am I 0.2 pound heavier than at the beginning of the month?  Why does the scale keep bouncing around the same couple pounds?  It has actually been since around the middle of last month.  Why? Why? Why?  I know I am doing the right things, why does my scale not cooperate?

I started February at 188.8, today I am 189.  I was 189.4 on January 15, I've been bouncing since then.  What gives?

C25K

So, I have tried the Couch to 5K program before, but never gotten all the way through.  I am pretty sure now that I know why.  I was defining running poorly.  I did not feel I was really running unless I was going fast enough.  Running is a form, not a speed.  I am doing C25K again now, but I am going to force myself to run at 4mph.  I will work on speed later.  Once I can do 20 - 30 minutes at 4mph then I will work on 4.1, then 4.2 and eventually I can run fast, no pressure.

I have these great podcasts that I downloaded here that I am using.  They have a lot better music than some of the ones out there without the cues getting lost in the music like some.

Tomorrow is Week 1, Day 3.  I'm going to be a runner yet!