Tomorrow is a straight cardio day. I'm still fighting a horrible cold, so I'm hoping I can run five - six miles and not pass out.

I hope you're doing cardio that you enjoy. I love to run, but I know there are a lot of people who don't. If you've given something an honest effort and still don't like it, don't do it. Don't waste your life doing anything that isn't enjoyable. Granted, exercise isn't going to be a joyride, but it shouldn't be drudgery either. Experiment until you find something that you really like to do.

One thing about exercise though is the more you do it the more enjoyable it becomes. Your muscles, heart and lungs get stronger and it becomes easier, but also you get addicted to exercise and you'll find that when you don't exercise you don't feel right.

Focus on the positive: how strong your legs feel; how it's getting easier to breathe the longer you stick with it; how good it feels to just move; how your pants are looser.

If you're negative about exercise change your attitude. When my kids are being pills I count to three and they have that long to change their attitude. If a small child can exhibit that much self-control so can we. Put a smile on your face and do something good for yourself today.

I have great news. A lady I have been training for about four months informed me today that she has lost eighteen pounds. She still has some more she'd like to lose, but it's so fun to see someone getting results. She's been consistently doing the cardio and weights I list on the blog; eating six small meals a day; limiting her treats; and drinking at least eight glasses of water.

Tomorrow I'm focusing on chest, shoulders, and triceps.

I'm going to do a circuit so warm-up with five minutes of cardio. Then alternate three minutes of the following exercises with three minutes of intense cardio (as high of intensity as you can do). Then end with ten minutes of cardio at a moderate pace.

- Upright row
- Overhead press
- Pushup
- Fly (laying on a bench, arms out wide, holding 5-8 pound weights, bring weights together, then open arms again and repeat)
- Tricep Dip
- Overhead tricep extension
- Tricep Kickback

If you need descriptions of the exercises, they are on my website - www.camichecketts.com - under the links page. You can print the pages off so you could refer to them each day while you strength train. I defined the fly because I don't think it's on the list.
Have a great workout!

I made it an entire day without chocolate! Pretty proud of myself, but I guess I haven't gone to bed yet, I could still give into temptation. I don't know what my problem is. If I give up treats for a couple of weeks, I can actually see my love handles disappear. You think that alone would be motivation, but I talk myself into eating chocolate. I tell myself I deserve it! I may require psychotherapy to break the addiction. My new goal is to have a treat every other day. I'll let you know how I do.

Tomorrow I'm going to focus on back, biceps and abs. I'll do forty minutes of cardio, then the following exercises.

Seated Row- 3 sets of 12
Lat Pulldown - 3 sets of 12
Back Extension - 20 reps
Bicep Curl on incline bench- 3 sets of 15
Hammer Curl - 3 sets of 12
Plank - Hold for 20 seconds - repeat 3 times

If you need descriptions of the exercises, please check my website www.camichecketts.com.

I had an excellent day: took the boys sledding, my eight-year old scored his first two baskets in little league, we read a lot of books and I went on a long run. Now hopefully I can get some writing done before I fall asleep at the computer.

Monday I am going to do a lower body workout. Do cardio for thirty minutes and then alternate the strength training moves with the plyometric or power moves.

Walking Lunge - 3 sets of 14
Speed lunge off step - thirty seconds
Clock Lunge - six times on each side
Jacks - 40
Squat - 3 sets of 12
Leap onto step - squat down, step back off - 30 times
Plie - 3 sets of 10 - holding 25 pound weight between legs
Plie with twinkle toes - sit down in a wide squat, jump together, touching toes (no weight)
Step up - step onto and off high bench holding 15 pound weights in hands - 3 sets of 10
Side jump over imaginary line - 30 times
Calf raises - 30 on each leg

Cool down with ten more minutes of cardio.

Just finished another scuba diving class. I love it. I can't wait for the open water dives.

Tomorrow is combo day: upper and lower body. We'll do a circuit with weights and cardio.

Begin with ten minutes of cardio - your choice. Then do the following exercises for three minutes without stopping. Do five minutes of cardio between each exercise. Finish with another ten minutes of cardio.

#! - Squat with frontal raise - squat down, lifting hand weights directly in front of you.
#2 - Lunge with bicep curl - can do a walking lunge or alternating legs.
#3 - Dead lift with row - drag weights down the leg until back is perpendicular to ground and completely flat. Row weights up, lower weights and straighten.
#4 - Plie with overhead tricep extension.

That's it. It doesn't seem too hard, but by the cardio will be killer after doing legs for three continuous minutes. Good luck.