This week my challenge is about maintaining my fitness and diet goals while on vacation.  I'm on day 7 and so far so good.  Every day I've burned between 500 and 1000 calories doing the elliptical machine and Les Mills Pump and Burn workout.

My secret for staying entertained on the elliptical machine is to watch a tv series on my iPad while I'm working out.  When I am home, I do things other than the elliptical like an at home Spinervals class or and Insanity Asylum workout for my cardio, and I mix in the elliptical too.  But while away I am at the mercy of the gym facility - this particular one has a great elliptical machine.  I started watching Damages, and am hooked - and the great news is that each episode is between 45-55 minutes so I am motivated to stay on the machine for the full time.  Then I do Pump afterwards.  I'm loving Pump, by the way.