Friday...usually a good day...

gosh, i can't believe how sick i got AGAIN! this is the 2nd time in about a little over a month. i thought eating right and exercising would help me, but maybe its just getting all bad stuff out of my system. when i girls get sick, i get sick. i just hate it. they're getting better, but i'm still feeling pretty bad. i only did class once this week and i've got to feel better to go to dede's class tomorrow, and then the workshop on sunday.

please! if anyone has any remedies, please tell me!! i'm trying to avoid antibiotics! i've been doing my best to rest but it's been hard with 2 little ones who are also sick.

thankfully our house is quiet and relaxing...the mess is building up, but it's still peaceful. i'm thankful for that.

hopefully the next time i write, i'll be all better. that will be later today i hope!

today is a new day

things have been so busy for me, even tho i'm not working, i always find so much to do!

i'm still not losing any weight but i'm hoping i'm losing inches...i'll find out on thursday! hopefully i'll lose at least a pound or two by then :-)

i took kathy's class last night since the OC Register was there doing an article. it was great to see another style of teaching. it really opens my eyes to ways i'll be doing it. i'd like to try all the different instructors in socal.

anyway, it's a new day and i've got lots to do. i get to see Paco tonight and let him kick my butt!!

Sorry I went missing!

I tried to change my URL but had some issues with it...oh well, so now i'm going to leave it the way it is.

I feel a bit frustrated lately about my weight. I took 5 classes last week and am still the weight as the week before. I've not been over eating, but I have been a lot hungrier!! I'm trying to eat the right things like lots of veggies and lower my carbs, but it's really hard. I still treat myself here and there but never over do it...

however, i'm still not losing anymore weight. I'm sure it's because i've gained muscle, but it's still very frustrating.

i also find the more i try to eat the right things the hungrier i am. but it's funny, i don't have hunger pains, i just want to eat...its very frustrating...

today, i feel fat

for some reason, even tho i've not been over eating, i feel bloated and fat. i know i'll feel better once i go to my Boogie Box class tonight but for now, i feel crappy!

i'll post again after i take the class...

Today, I'm tired...

I've not been able to do boogie box since thursday. i was supposed to go to dede's class on saturday but had a hard time waking up - literally! i hit snooze so many times it was almost time for the class to start. i really needed (and wanted!!) to get there but i couldn't get up!

anyway, tomorrow is a new day and i'm going to start the week off right and make it to paco's class tomorrow.

i feel very heavy tho, i feel like i ate a lot this weekend, but i really didn't eat all that much, just the pazzuki dessert i made last night celebrating my valentines evening with my girls. i feel like i gained 3 pounds just from that!!!

oh well, lot's of hard work starting tomorrow.

in 1.5 months i've lost 11 pounds!

in less than 1.5 months i've lost 11 pounds! in the first month i lost 8.5 inches!! i'm soooo looking forward to that "after" picture!

My beginning

Before I start in about the background of Boogie Box Fitness, I’d like to tell you a little bit of my story as a new mommy who struggled to take off the pounds with traditional style workouts.

I’ve had two children in the past 3 years and struggled to get to the gym after a long day at work. After all, who wants to leave their kids at another day care after you’ve left them at one all day long just to get on the treadmill to get no results? As a past dancer, I was used to being in shape. After my two beautiful girls took over my life, I just couldn’t leave them for a monotonous workout at the gym. I never thought I’d be able to get rid of the extra 40 pounds I needed to shed.

A very close friend of mine who is well known in the Salsa scene, Paco Evangelista, kept telling me about Boogie Box Fitness and that I would love it. He knew my situation and that I loved to dance, but I needed to get into shape before I could dance again. He told me I didn’t need to be in shape to take the class, but that the class would get me in shape.

He introduced me to his partner, Dedelle-Parra Barbanti, or Dede as people call her. Dede also used to be a dancer who stopped dancing due to having 3 children all under the age of 5 years old. She ballooned to over 205 lbs after her third child and struggled to lose the weight. She had a demanding career as a Realtor and had no time for the monotonous gym workout. Not only did she struggle to get to the gym, she cried every day she had to leave her kids. She needed to figure out a way to not only lose the weight, but make it the MOST effective workout you could get in a one hour class.

She had and idea and called Paco to help her develop an effective workout that focused on strengthening the core muscle groups as well as worked all the other parts of the body. She also wanted to make the workout fun and worthwhile for people to be away from their kids while they worked out. She lost 65lbs in less than 6 months. She is now close to the same weight as when she was dancing professionally.

I’ve been to many types of classes and never have I sweat so much, as I do in Boogie Box. I always watched the clock during fitness classes, until I experienced Boogie Box. This class is nothing like I’ve EVER experienced. I come out of the class feeling energized and ready to take on additional challenges for the day. I feel accomplished, powerful and liberated since I completed another hour of challenging, yet a fun fitness program. We laugh, yell and interact with each other – we pump each up!

Boogie Box is not just for dancers; please don’t let that scare you away. This class is for people who want to feel good about them coming out a great workout. You take it at your own pace and as you get better, you can move up to new levels.

Here are a couple of links where you’ll find more information:

OC Gazette Cover Story – January

http://www.theocgazette.com/OCGazette.com/Boogie_Box_Fitness.html

You Tube Channel:

http://www.youtube.com/user/BoogieBoxFitness

Our website is www.boogieboxfitness.com (class schedules updated regularly)

Ladera Post article:

http://www.ocregister.com/articles/box-dance-boogie-2233382-fitness-workout

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