Only I know the truth.

Went to weigh in today at WW and was deeply disappointed. I am determined now that those scales are definitely rigged!! I've been working my butt off lately with working the test and also practicing Zumba and doing auditions and holding class. I've been eating like a bird lately (not very full meals) and my scale at home has weighed me the lightest I've been since last summer. My clothes have been fitting me really well to the point of some jeans fitting looser. My scale told me that I have dropped at least 3 pounds since last month when I weighed in at WW. Yet, I go into WW this morning and it says that I've gained 0.2lbs!!! What the flapjack??? That doesn't make sense to me AT ALL. It almost made me feel as if I never wanted to step foot in there ever again. I can see why people lose interest in that program simply because of the weighing in aspect!! I love the new plan though with the free fresh fruit and veggies (0 point values)...BUT THE SCALE HAS GOT TO GO! I was almost tempted when I got to the doctor's office to have them weigh me there so I could prove that the scale was off. Kinda crazy when you're tempted to have the doctor weigh you, huh?? HA! Anyway, I'm not going back to WW until next month when I absolutely have to do my monthly weigh in.

Guilty...

I haven't been tracking my food intake the past couple of weeks. I've been bad about that. However, I've been doing tons of activity with all this Zumba. I've been getting plenty of activity!! I've actually been keeping an eye on the scale though and not eating actually that much. I've actually lost a couple of pounds though. :) This morning I weighed myself this morning and it's the lowest it's been for a while--probably since early last summer. I'm satisfied.


Tomorrow's my first official class at The Studio in Nampa. We'll see if anybody shows. So far nobody's registered but it's just the beginning. We'll see what happens in the near future.

New employment and new blog!!

I just auditioned to work at a studio in Nampa, ID. It's called NampaFit Studio. They hired me on!! I will now have a busy schedule of Zumba!! I will be teaching Thursday nights (8-9pm), Saturday afternoons (1:30-2:30pm)!! Wow, I'm gonna get a lot of exercise whether I like it or not... ha! In an effort to spread the news about my new classes, I made a new blog: www.zumbawithjen.blogspot.com. You can take a look at it and see how it's progressing. I'm so excited to get started with my new classes!!

A continuation

As I was saying, Saturday's training was extremely exciting and overwhelming at the same time!! We did Zumba for a little over an hour first thing and then had a break for awhile and came back to a lecture from the ZES (Zumba Education Specialist) Madalene Aponte. She is such an excellent speaker and teacher! She has an awesome personality and told great stories about her experiences with the founder of Zumba, Beto Perez. She showed us how to break down a song and put it with choreography. Then we all got a chance to come up with choreography for a song. We broke up into 4 groups and put choreo to a song. I'm actually gonna use that choreo for my future classes!! :) We had lunch and then the afternoon was a solid 2.5 hours of dancing and learning the first 4 basic Zumba rhythms: Merengue, Cumbia, Salsa and Reggaeton. The other 4 will be learned at my next Zumba training whenever I decide to go.

I joined ZIN (Zumba Instructor Network) so that I could be privy to new choreo when it's released and new music! It'll give me that extra boost for my classes that I will be teaching eventually.

Other cool news: I made my business cards and started giving them out. I've already gotten calls from 2 places wanting to get to know me and see what I've got to offer!! :) :) Tuesday night will be my first demonstration class for a place that hasn't started Zumba yet and is trying to see if it's for them. I hope I can convince them!! On Friday, I will stop by another studio to get to know the owner and see what she's offering me too. She really wants to meet me and have me do a little audition for her. Guess I better bring my music and ZUMBAWEAR just in case she wants me to perform...

I will let ya'll know what happens with my new endeavors!

A quick update

I'm kinda limited on time right now to write more but here's the quick version:

Friday: we went to the airport to catch our flight to Spokane for my training.
Saturday: I was dropped off at the fitness facility for my Zumba training at about 8am. The training went from 8:30 til about 5 or so. It was so much fun! I will explain more about what we did during the day when I have more time this afternoon.
Sunday: spent a leisurely morning in the hotel before we had to get our stuff together to come home in the afternoon.

Now it's the workweek and I'm still plugging along at that dumb exam I've been proctoring for the last week or so. We have about 3 weeks left in the process. I swear my brain is going to smooth over after having to read the same stories over and over and over again, only to have some kids say, "I don't know" to the question I've asked. Wish I could just know what they're going to answer before I even have to read those horridly boring short stories.

Anyway, it's time for me to finish getting ready so I can go get some coffee before having to report to the next school. Later!

It's getting closer

My ZUMBA certification is coming up next week!!! I'm so excited! I had another good class today. I was missing a couple of people who normally attend but that's ok. Still had a great time and a great workout! The ladies are getting a huge kick out of the belly scarves I had bought for the class. I'm so happy I could make their day that much more jingly. ;) They're all pretty excited for me to go get my certification too. They all hooted and hollered when I told them I was gonna go get it officially. I'm so happy I have these girls--now I need to see if I can expand my clientele even more so.


Kyle and I are learning a new skill. We signed up last week for 4 private dance lessons. We're learning the Lindy Hop swing dance right now. We had our first lesson today and it was fun! I think we're getting the hang of it, actually! I did end up being dizzy by the end of the lesson because there's a lot of spinning for the follow part. It was a great workout as well for the legs. I'm feeling pretty fatigued now. But I feel great. I'm having to wear a knee brace though right now because of the increased amount of dancing I'm doing--it gets kinda hard on my knees. Plus, having been a runner in the past, my knees are feeling it. I don't mind though. I've started taking some Glucosamine/Chondroitin and wearing the brace now. I wore the brace today and my knee felt loads better. No major pain twinges. I had a difficult time this past week trying to workout, thus, didn't work out as much as I usually do in order to give my knee a rest. On Wednesday during my normal Zumba class time, where I'm the participant, my knee really wasn't having any of it and I ended up really having to take the intensity down a couple of notches (which I hate doing that) but I needed to reserve my strength for the weekend. I'm going to continue wearing the brace every day this week to kinda help stabilize my knee and see how that works. And, of course, continue taking the supplement. :)


This week I start administering the English Language Assessment for the Caldwell School District. It's gonna be a busy few weeks up until late March, but it'll be some good money for me for a solid month. No wondering for awhile about where I'm going and if I'm gonna get called to sub. It'll be a nice distraction. Pretty soon, it'll be that time to really start looking for future employment. I'm really hoping SOMETHING materializes for me in the next few months. I'm patiently waiting for that perfect job (well, it might not be perfect, but it'll be something I've been waiting for for a LONG time).

Billie Jean's...not my lover?

Hahahaha..Just thought I'd catch your attention with a goofy title. The reason I made it that way was because we did a new routine this morning in ZUMBA class to that song by Michael Jackson. I think everybody loved it!! I made $30 today! It's not all about the money though...we got a great workout in and everybody had fun!! The money does help, however. It makes driving the 20 minutes to downtown Boise even MORE worth it besides the fact that I get to share my love for ZUMBA. I just leave that class with such an endorphin high. It's so much fun dancing in that class. It seriously does not feel like you're working out. Seriously. I want everybody to try it. When I come home, I will have my ipod ready and we will have our own ZUMBA session. Complete with belly scarves. :) Well, those might be a little harder to get on the plane...I'll have to see what I can do.


Now, Weight Watchers is going to have to their annual Walk It Out 5K challenge. My leader was saying that if we do it on Sunday, we could start out earlier and have a big party afterward. Where am I going with this? Well, I've sent her an email with a small proposal about that challenge day... How's about I put on a little ZUMBA party for everyone after the challenge? I'd do it for free probably. I don't mind. It's for a good healthy cause--getting people to move more. She hasn't replied yet but that's because I've only just sent the email. We'll see. I see it as a wonderful opportunity to spread the word about these classes, not only mine (although that's a really good way to spread the word for myself) but to also let people know that this is an excellent cardio alternative to the boring treadmill/stair climbers and such. It's just pure fun!


I've also had the secretary at the catholic high school I sub for tell me that she'd like it if I held a ZUMBA session after school one day at the school for the teachers or something. That would be awesome too!! Anyway, I'm having a lot of fun with this. Who knows? Might be a career choice... ;)