Just Move-Burn That Fat

Wow!
what a crazy day! I had one goal this morning. Work out for 60 minutes in my fat burning zone. I finally got through my to do list. drank two quarts of water by noon, ate my low-glycemic breakfast, drank my super cellulite busting shake with Amino Charge and I was out the door heading someplace.

I decided to go to an eclectic place to wrk out because I wanted to JUST SWEAT! No frills, no glamour, no matching outfits..just stupid crazy fat blasting.

I got through 30 minutes of traffic and drove into the parking garage of the Club and sailed right in without a pass! COOL!!
right in the front row, this mom was getting into her car and was leaving and waved at me to take her spot! SWEET!! What great blessings. All of a sudden, this tricked out, music blaring giant truck with this sketchy meth looking guy with bad skin started screaming at both of us for blocking the garage traffic. He was totally tweaking!!! i pretended not to see him or hear him and the MOM was sobrave. She saw him going nuts and she locked her car doors and took her sweet time just to piss him off some more and she waved me into her FRONT ROW spot and I drove in giggling.

A security guard came over to walk me in and make sure I was okay! Then he took a chair, sat 20 feet from my car to make sure that wild man didn't key my car or something. That was my sign! I knew the workout was going to be good. I made it to a class
that was fun. Even though little miss NO-Rhythm put her high rise step right in front of me. She just could not get it going!
The music was good, the moves were good, but this lady in the front row would not SHUT UP!!!!!! She did commentary about everything. I don't know what has happened in Aerobics. THere is no etiquette, no reguard for the team synergy and why do dead people stand in the front and shut the energy flow down????

The poor instructor kept talking about her personal week, weekend and business trip to come. I tuned her out and rocked anyway. It's not her fault, she would ask the people questions and NO ONE would answer so she had to do something to stay engaged. That is the worst by the way for those of you who go to classes. ANSWER the instructor when they ask you a question. When you engage you get more motivation too.

So you see, you aren't the only one who has a hard time getting cardio in everyday! But you have to! you have to stimulate your metabolic rate. You have to pay it forward and burn more calories than you eat. You have to stoke the fire and look past all the crap of life sometimes and just ROCK anyway.

We need to just move and take care of our needs regardless of all the to do lists, the stuff.

Tomorrow i will do vertical training and dance. I am so fired up after watching So You THink You Can Dance last night. I love Benji's little sister. AND I totally think Benji is an inspiring dancer! Real Dancer's have great bodies and they are so creative. I love it! Plus i just LOVE to dance, don't you? keep eating your greens, drinking your water and getting your sleep. If you don;t sleep, you ruin your future. If you are deydrated, you can't flush out the fat or toxins that create disease. I only keep reminding you because I care about you. I want you to take loving care of yourself. I want you to do everything you can to
be fit, healthy and fabulous. YOu have to have FUN every single day. You can't get the days back. SO do something tomorrow that makes you laugh, smile and feel fantastic inside. You deserve it!
Victoria

Picture Yourself Perfect

Here is an email I received that I am going to answer.

To:info@victoriajohnson.com
Subject: teen weight

I am a fifteen year old girl who was not able to exercise for 1.5 years because of a knee problem. I have been able to exercise for five months because my knees have gotten better after physical therapy. I am 5'4 and 131 pounds. My doctor told me to lose a few pounds. I would like to lose around five. I have been doing indoor walking and aerobics DVDs. There is no junk food in my house because of me and I eat healthily at home. When I leave home, I eat a lot of unhealthy foods. My doctor told me to eat 1800 calories a day. I have a problem with motivation, too. Do you have any tips?

Miss Teen,

Thank you for using good judgment and writing to me instead of going to some drugstore and getting hyper diet pills that ruin your health make your metabolism a chaotic mess.

1. If you are going to eat 1,800 calories you need to make sure that you get a calculator out and split your calories up so that you eat three to four equal meals throughout the day. You don't want to eat a little in the morning, and a little at lunch and then eat a lot at night. You need to make sure that your last meal is by 7:00 PM!

2. Make sure you are using your DVD's every week alternating them so that you don't over-stress your knee by over-training using one particular type of a workout.

3. Drink water, cut out all sugar, switch to fresh fruit for any sweet snack attacks.

4. Motivation.
Your mind sees and thinks in pictures. "What you think about, comes about" write out your goals and look at them first thing in the morning and right before you go to sleep. Let your goal become a part of your thoughts in a fun and positive way.

Get your favorite magazine and cut out pictures of your favorite looks and body types that look like yours and inspire you. Also cut out words, phrases, poems or anything that brings a smile to your face and make you feel good.

If you have a pair of jeans or something that you want to wear a few pounds from now put them someplace where you can see them.

We all need visual inspiration. You have to Picture Yourself Perfect and then take the necessary action to make it happen. Train right, eat right and sleep well.

What you see is what you get. Only look at good and healthy pictures, only watch
good shows and read great books. Look for what is good and good will be drawn to
you. Think of healthy and happy and that will show up in your life. DO not become
diet obsessed, but develop a lifestyle of healthy eating, training and thinking.

Make your world a world of fun, possibility and beauty. Clear all the things out of your room that make you feel uncomfortable or not empowered. Organize your room and
keep it organized. An organized space creates a quiet mind. A quite mind is a powerful mind. You can develop habits now that you can use the rest of your life to help you be successful.

Go back through and print out your favorite newsletters i have done and read them often and become self educated about your body and metabolism.

5. Get a Fitness Friend
If possible, get a fitness friend. Someone who likes to workout with you and is also wanting to get in shape. It is much easier with a friend. If not, that's okay. I'm your friend and every time you put in my DVD, just know that I AM talking to only YOU as we work out together. I will motivate and inspire you!

Miss Teen, You can do it. You can be five pounds thinner by summer break! Woohooo! just in time to go outside for beautiful nature walks and sport some cute shorts!

Blessings and Hugs,
Victoria