Goodbye to the GYM!

I will do this someday. That's all there is to it.

Now- this post is NOT about badmouthing any GYM! Not at all....it's simply on my mind because I am actually cancelling my gym membership. Why? Not because I don't love the gym, but because I never drive over there. What do I love about the gym that I can't do at home? Steam Room. Treadmill. Lat Machine. That's about it. 

I have so many great workout DVDs and such a great selection of equipment at home, why on earth would I waste an extra 40 minutes commuting here and there, plus spend the extra $75/month, when I don't need to? Frankly, I'm hoping to get a sweet killer treadmill (and yes, I will totally buy mine at SEARS hello!! Did I also mention that they are doing this Tweetathon where you can win a Sole F63 Treadmill??) eventually when I have room in my house. But until then, I have:

• Kettlebells
• Free weights from 3lbs to 25lbs
• Barbells with all kinds of plates
• Bosu Ball
• Yoga Mat, accessories
• Step- both for mini step and full long step
• Resistance bands
• TRX
• Medicine Ball
• UGI!
• Oh- I don't have this yet but I plan to get a sweeta** punching bag like THIS. And then I will paste a picture of someone's face on there and beat it to oblivion. WHAT? ;-)

Don't get me wrong, if I had a great gym 5 minutes from my house, I'd keep the membership. But for me, with the time/distance and cost plus the convenience of working out at home where I can also sweat like a maniac and make noises and not worry about the cute guy seeing me looking so messed up...that's also cool. 

QUESTION OF THE DAY: Are you a home gym person or a gym person, or both? What would be your ideal situation?

So, speaking of my home-gym workouts, today I figured, I have serious DOMS, so let's do a more 'cardio' workout with NO weights. I chose my old favorite, Ilaria's Bodystrikes 2. OMG. I say that every time. 

She is so badass. When we do a FitFluential event in NYC, I must have her be a part of it. If you haven't tried her workouts, you can check out some reviews on CollageVideo.com. But take my word for it- SWEATFEST. And her personality is precious- she's a tough cookie with a cute cute personality. 

I love it when she goes, "easy, no problem! 12 more!" hahaha #Isworealotinthisvideo

So, anyway, I did 45 minutes of Ilaria and burned 425 calories. That's a WOOT! in my book. I am really glad that I started this week off strong and switched my workouts to in the morning, no matter what. It is making all the difference in the world!! 

I also shot this video this morning prior to my sweatfest- about "DIET" and "DETAILS". Because, as I'm learning, for weight-loss, it's all in the dang details!

Oh, here is another question- do you use a tool like I use FitDay.com to track calories/intake?