I felt so great after filming the workout. It brought me back to my fitness roots.

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Gina before

That’s me all the way to the right!

Hello all you ExerciseTV buddies. It has been a few long summer months since the MMO program has ended for the four of us and I wanted to give you all an update on how things are going. Summer- well in my area summer means lake, pool, BBQ’s and a cold drink! It was great to be thinner and feel comfortable in my summer wear, but the food and drinks were very tempting. I have gained 7 lbs but feel good that I have kept up with my workout routine.

This experience has helped me find confidence to get back to what it is that I love…Teaching fitness again. I have organized a local Boot Camp. You can take a look at some of the workouts, videos and comments on my facebook page “Orcutt Summer Boot Camp”. It has been very rewarding and has kept me focused on how great it is to be fit. Below is a picture of the group.

I have also had a great opportunity to work with the ExerciseTV crew on a workout video with the girls and our main man Steve. You will all love the workout so keep your eyes open for it on your VOD.

The girls and I have made a commitment to each other to lose weight for another 12 weeks so look for more updates from us and feel free to ask questions or join us on our journey!

Checkout my bootcampers below!

12 Weeks- Here already!  I cannot believe it.  Looking back on my goals I feel I overexcited them.

• I lost two dress sizes
• I can do 20 pushups in a row!
• I can cross my legs
• I can paint my toes

Thank you all for your support!

Check out the following Workout videos! 

Jakie One-on-One Abs

Biggest Looser Cardio Max

30 day Shred

And share with your Kids.  ExerciseTV has 13 videos for them to choose from.

I want to give a big thank you to ExerciseTV and eDiets for donating raffle items to the First Annual Business Enriched Poker Shuffle.  We had a great turn out and were able to donate over $3000 to Shoes for Students, CASA, and the Discovery Museum.  Hundreds of kids will benefit from our efforts. 

It was also great to be able to share with everyone what a great tools both websites have.  They even have a section for Kids workouts!!

P.S.  One of the couples I go hiking with said her husband didn’t even recognize me!  J

I had a great opportunity to change things up a bit. A good friend of mine invited me to workout with her at The Pit in Arroyo Grande. It was a blast and everyone was great! Here are some videos of the workout.

It is very exciting to be making a positive change in your life that it almost becomes contagious.  People are asking what I am having for lunch, checking in to see how much weight I had lost the week before, or being the cheering (or police) group when I go for the chocolate stash.

I want to share a “feel good” story with you! At our office we have many relationships with other businesses.  One of whom is our favorite mobile notary, and she likes to leave us little tokens of appreciation like a candy bar or her yummy homemade cinnamon rolls. 

I have been sharing with her my story about ExerciseTV and eDiets, and she has been a great supporter.  Well, the other day I was helping out the staff and had not been able to go to my desk all day.  I saw that the others in the office got a box of Hot Tamales from her and I knew I wouldn’t eat them so I was planning on giving them to my daughter or to the other girls.  To my surprise she had left me this package of SUGARFREE gum with a nice note saying she new I would enjoy these.

It was so nice to have someone understand and be there for you in support.  Thank you Sheryl! 

Before/Week 7

I had a great day yesterday. It seemed every where I went someone had a complement for me. It felt great. I also had two of my good friends to workout with at the gym. One of whom is so impressed, her husband and she are purchasing the eDiets food delivery program to prepare for their trip to Aruba.

This morning I was on my spin bike and thinking about the first couple of weeks. Boy that was so hard. I felt tiered, sore (I remember almost crying because my butt hurt so bad on my spin bike), hungry, grumpy, and excited at the same time. I was thinking about all the times I had “started” a fitness program. 3-4 days of success followed by 2-3 months of falling off the wagon. I would have to get myself geared up to TRY again. I would read magazines, looking up things on the internet, reading posts from successful people. I would do well until I would slip up or have a bad day. What is different now? Now I have a commitment. I have mad my mind up that I will not give up. Yes I have missed a workout. Yes I have eaten of course. And Yes I have had bad days but I have not given up! I will continue to be committed!

Are you just starting out? Feeling like you want to quit…DON”T. It will get easier. It will become part of your life. You will start having more energy. You will have small changes every day and before you know it those small changes will multiply! It is literally ONE STEP AT A TIME! I won’t lie…It is hard, but once you get past the beginning stages it is something you cannot live without! I will be happy to be her for you along with the other MMO gals and the sources from ExerciseTV and eDiets. Become accountable. Join the community room you can keep in touch with us! You can do it!

I’ve dropped a dress size and my size 14 pants are already loose. Here’s a view from head to toe.

So while I am working out I always think of great things to blog about. I get myself all pumped and have a fantastic workout then once I am done…I am done. Shower and all I can think about is – bed-sleep-workout in the morning.

So I thought I would right a blog on all the things that is keeping me focused on this wonderful journey.

Food: I have it a bit easier than most people. (Well that is if you view this glass half empty I suppose) I LOVE food. Oatmeal, muffins, eggs, chicken, pork, fish, veggies, well yeah everything! I have found a few things on the menu at eDiets that I do not prefer, but if I got them as a substitute I would be just fine. I love spicy so I make my own salsa and put it just about on everything. I know that the food delivery is working for me so I am not so temped to eat out. I have had a few opportunities but I have made sure to stay in my calorie limit.

Workouts: I am having a blast! I love the challenges. I look forward to every Saturday and just when I think I will take an easy day, like tonight, I get a second wind and finish strong. I was thinking to myself tonight what was it that made me want to do one more VOD? The small results that I can see. Like: completing the bicycle crunches (but I do have to say I still grunt), or felling the triceps kick on my shirt while I flex them, or taking off my size 16 jeans without unbuttoning them. (Tuccoa, those should be on their way!) I blogged Monday about the MMM Paragomi class that I took. OMG…YEAAHH! I felt like I had been taking the class for months. It was more like a conditioning class. The warm up was jumping jacks for 5 minutes! 10 one minute sets with 30 sec break of pushups, burpies, and jabs. Girls you thought I was sweaty on Saturday…I was a shower on Monday! I felt the pushups this morning…HELLO PECKS! One thing that I can say, I find the class setting to be more motivating for me. There was no way I was going to stop with all those people there!

Goals: Yes I want to loose weight but why. I could be perfectly happy the way I am. Well I have many things that I want that come with being a healthy fit person. My number one goal- I want to teach again. (Those of you in Santa Maria watch out…I’m coming back!) I can’t wait to have my first spin class. I ride here in my little room and practice as though you were all here with me.

So we are more than half way and I took a picture to show my success!

Me on day One.

Me on 1st day of week 5.

So we have a new workout structure for this week.  We get to pick 90 min of any kind of workout we want.  Here is what I have planned for today.

AM:  sleep in- well okay it wasn’t planned 

PM:  30 day shred 3  and a class at the new MMM Paragomi.  Kickboxing studio. 

I will be sure to share how it went!

My highlight of the day:  I was at an office today talking with the receptionist and an Agent came running to the front.  She said she heard me talking and wanted to come see me because she had heard about my weight loss.  She was so sweat, “Gina, this is so great.  I could eat my box of chocolates last week because it made me feel guilty that you were working so hard.  You look fantastic.” 

Okay so I am riding on cloud nine for maybe another day!