Slow and Steady...?

Our two weeks at La Fitness were pretty intense. Peeglet (my sister Andrea) and I attended several Zumba classes, and even managed to drag ourselves through a 1/2 hour of a step aerobic class led by a step nazi! We also took daily advantage of the swimming pool/whirlpool and racquet ball courts. Kyle and Daniel also used the racquet ball courts, and did a lot of wait lifting. In the 2 week trial, we went to the gym 10 out of 14 days! I think that the pace we set for the initial two weeks was too much, but we didn't want to squander any opportunities to go to such a nice place for free. After our trial ended on March 9th, we took a week off, ostensibly for Daniel's midterm week, but I think all of us were nursing aches, pains, and bruises that needed to heal. This week, we joined Planet Fitness, and have gone 3 three times. They don't have all the bells and whistles that LA fitness has, but they're much more affordable, and so far so good. The hardest thing for me and Peeglet is the classes. We both said that we do better with supervision and someone telling us what to do, and it's hard to push ourselves when we're not really sure what we should be doing (Cardio vs. weight lifting, for how long, how intense, etc), but so far so good! At least we're going, right? In addition to working out, for the last month I have been trying to eat very healthfully and mindfully. Not every day has been successful, but for the most part, we've been eating healthy, homecooked meals, watching our portions, and tracking our calories on sparkpeople.com. When I weighed myself this week, I weighed 276. That's down from 288, so I've lost 12 lbs! I'm trying to stay excited about 12 lbs., even though it's taken almost a whole month. Usually, and even last time we tried to lose weight, I start out with some crash diet, or cleanse, or shakes, or slim fast. These methods give me quick results, but clearly haven't lasted or set me up for long term success. Hopefully, just a slow and steady start will help me to continue to move the scale back in the right direction!! Finally, if you have any suggestions for gym work out plans, let me know! We can use the advice, since we're pretty new at this! Also, if I get to my goal weight of 195 lbs, Kyle has said that I can probably get Lasik Surgery to reward myself!!!