The First Day of the Rest of My Life

[muck_a_luck]

Well, coming off a lazy couple of weeks, I'm taking the attitude that every day is a fresh start! :D

Today: 30 Day Shred, Level 1

Also, because these days I cannot bear to have no fun in my extremely limited me time, and I can tell you, I do not find 30 Day Shred fun, I really, really wanted to do some yoga. Last night I gave myself a dope slap for not exploiting my short yoga discs more.

For one thing, I have Sara Ivanhoe's 20 Minute Yoga Makeovers. I got them two Christmases ago, and I have never even done all the discs. I really like her as an instructor and was very excited to get them, but usually either I have NO time, or I want to do a longer routine. But I think the idea of getting in some good cardio AND some yoga in a short workout is really appealing these days. So.

I did Flat Abs today for the first time. It was awesome! It was almost all lower abs work, and it was almost all twisting, too, so yay for yoga trying to do everything at once and mostly succeeding! Also, some arm balancing, as one of the exercises was Plank on one leg.

I will definitely come back to this disc again, maybe often.

My plans for the rest of the week:
Tomorrow: Lunar Flow, as I will probably be hurting from today.
Wednesday: Rodney Yee, Power Yoga Total Body
Thursday: Arms and Abs of Steel 2000
Friday: 30 Day Shred, plus the next 20 Minute Yoga Makeover - I think it's somethign like "Sculpted Buns and Thighs"

Oh, and in today's weightloss excitement... I'm back into my "new" clothes from before The Barbarian! So, now, only 3 years and 8 months later... *sigh* But I'm back to where I was, plus a few badges of motherhood like a LOT of extra stretch marks and some attractive loose skin! :D

One week of Lent left to go. Then I indulge a little and continue the push down to 140 and those awesome size 10 pants that are still out of reach.

Still, absolutely delighted to be back in my sleek brown slacks (the ones I think of as my Spanish outfit, becuase they go with that cute white blouse and the cropped black jacket).

Comments

[parvarteal.livejournal.com]

congratulations about wearing your "new" pre-baby clothes! Just think of how strong your body has gotten with all of your hard work. Yoga is better than therapy, I've come to believe, in addition to the wonderful physical benefits. Your posts inspire me!

[muck-a-luck.livejournal.com]

:D When I bought these new clothes, I thought I was probably the fittest I had been in my life - well, at least since I was 8 or so. I think I'm there again, though I can feel the 3 years and eight months (and the intervening pregnancy, probably) in my joints and back. Ah. The days do go by!