This morning I completed my first ever Pilates workout! I had no idea what to expect. I’ve taken a yoga class before. Not my cup of tea. I just can’t be that serious for that long and it felt really hokey to me. Could have just been that particular instructor. “You want me to find my inner what now?” I had to work just as hard to control my laughter as I did to remember to breathe, look for my center, and hold. But this was…different…and I admit, I enjoyed it. But, it was NOT easy. In fact, kick-boxing is easier than what I just went through!
Yes, you really can do anything you set your mind to. That sounds so cliché, but I have found it to be so true the last week and a half. I decided I didn’t like where my body was headed and I’ve made up my mind to change it. Now, I’ve been at this fork in the road before. I gained 10lbs when I moved to Texas and went back into the corporate world. What is it with everyone having a birthday all the time? What is it with all the cake in the kitchen?! I felt like Elaine, you remember that Seinfeld episode? Ok folks my body is on FIRE today! My legs are burning from yesterday's total cardio fix! What's worse than having sore leg & bootie muscles? Having sore leg & bootie muscles and trying to sit down on the toilet to pee! I have been using the handicapped restroom at work so I can hold on to the bar. Don’t laugh ;-) Ok, laugh ;-) I am! I DO love this feeling though. My muscles are screaming at me! I got my upper fix in this morning before work and I really enjoyed it. Actually enjoyed it! Today I begin a 21 day journey to re-train my brain. It's a 21 day committment to exercise every day for 30 minutes and to eat good, clean, and well balanced meals/snacks. And it's brought to you by Beach Body. It's been said if you change your thoughts, you will change your body. Well, it's now...or never, baby! Before you go rolling your eyes at me, I know that I am by no means "overweight". But, I have let myself get so incredibly out of shape since becoming a mom. There is a difference between fit and skinny. Skinny girls can have fat! My friend Toni said it best, "Would you like some coffee to go with that roll, mam?" |
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