Zumba Mamacita Cont.

Okay so remember how I was raving about Zumba yesterday,  well today is gonna be a B!%$&FEST about ZUMBA. Okay so I got a great workout but it was not fun or at least not as fun as the last two times I went.

So let me give you a little recap. On Livingsocial.com they had a deal for 6 Zumba classes for 15 bucks, woohoo I'm gonna jump on that and I'm gonna buy one for my sister too.

Well I went to my first class last night at Salsa Baby Dance Studio and I was so unimpressed.

I walked in and there was this skinny, tiny, little thing, so skinny I could see pelvic bones and breast plate bones and the first thing she does is look me up and down like, like she's sizing me up (surely after seeing my size she backed up). Then the dance instructor was more like a Colombian Drill Instructor, I mean it was hard core, there was yelling, she would start the music over if we weren't all ready, and she would correct our moves. I DIDN'T SIGN UP FOR THIS!! Fifteen minutes in I was done, I was wasted but I stuck it out for the ENTIRE HOUR...props!

I tried to find something redeeming about the class, I looked around for other "REAL" women and there were none to be found. They all looked like they had been doing it for a while and there was no fear, no self consciousness in their faces, only mine. At one point the drill instructor came over to me and danced along side me to teach me the moves and I just looked at her, begging, pleading, please get away, please stop drawing attention to the biggest girl in the room...PLEASE!!!

So as soon as I walked out of the Salsa-Baby Dance studio, which was located right next to a strip club (putitas), I sated right then and there I would not be back until I was more prepared and met the minimum weight requirement. :(

P.S. I'm going back to the community center Zumba class, friendlier and more my pace.

The Zumba Mamacita!

So I've been MIA because I have a new addiction. It's taking time away from my family, I haven't seem my folks in days (I would usually see them at least 5 times a week) and the house is messier than usual, I'm just coo coo for ZUMBA!!

So my Zumba journey started last week on Thursday and I immediately fell head over heels. I loved the instructor, so energetic, so loving what she does. I loved all the dance moves, I loved that I sweated (is that a word?) buckets, but mostly what I loved was the results, the mental and physical. I left there with so much energy that I went home, made dinner, and went for a 20 minute walk with the fam. Plus I was just so happy and relaxed.

The next class I went to was on Tuesday night and that one was fun too but I missed the energy the first instructor had.

So then the cosmos aligned and there was a Living Social deal for ZUMBA in Albuquerque, WTH, how did they know!! So I spent 15 bucks for 6 classes at Salsa Baby Dance Studio and I also bought one for my sister too, she has to get in on this action.

Yes I've only been to two classes but sometimes just one try can make you an addict right??!! So the ultimate pay off was on Sunday when I went to weight in, I lost 3.6 pounds. Yes I'm following my WW plan pretty solidly but I think sweating buckets at Zumba on Thursday night really helped seal the deal.

So here's to my healthy new addiction.

Just call me The ZUMBA Mamacita!!

Chunky to Curvy

Remember that list I made of all the things I'm going to change from here on till I'm 30, well I'm really buckling down and doing my most important bullet, get healthy.

To do this I joined weight watchers and so far so good, Yes it's only been a full week on the wagon but at weigh in yesterday I lost 5 pounds, freaking awesome right!! To make myself really grasp what 5 pounds was, I held a 5 pound bag of potatoes, holy crap those suckers were heavy and all I could think is that my poor body is carrying around all this weight and my bones just weren't made for it. I can feel some pain in my knees and I shouldn't because, again, I'm only 29. I have sciatic nerve pain, which I'm hoping will go away once I shed some more weight, or at least subside. Proof positive I need to lose some poundage, I ran in the park with Maria the other day and I thought I was going to die! I shouldn't be putting this much strain on my body and I don't mean the running I mean the weight. Yes running sucks and hear me now I will not be doing any of that running crap. The only time one should be running is from the cops or for your life. I'll walk myself healthier instead, but no running unless I want two black eyes, boobs and running a big no no, I don't even think they make sports bras in my size, hmm maybe I could just used duct tape...lol

So the last week on the healthy lifestyle change (I refuse to call this a diet) was not as hard as I thought it was going to be, I actually felt full and satisfied. I think what helps is that I can have as many servings of fruits and vegetables till I feel satisfied and believe me I'm taking full advantage. To make it easier to get my fruits and vegetables I decided to get the Los Ploblano's Organics (LPO) delivery. They deliver a fruit and vegetable basket every other Wednesday to mi casa, how convenient is that, they're making this way too easy!

So bullet numero uno is in full effect, wish me luck, or better yet wish me healthy!

Right now I'm chunky and I'm aiming for curvy!