Pelvis is healed. Now it's time to punish myself. :)
Starting this month, I began pushing myself at the gym, since my recovery period should be over. So far, I haven't felt any pain at all- hooray! I'm still trying to take it slow, but I'm anxious.
I'm not the kind of person that is comfortable putting on a lot of weight. I get self-conscious and stressed. And bitchy. When I first found out I was pregnant, it took some inward dialogue to convince myself to indulge. And once I started, it was surprisingly easy. But now that the kids are here and I have no reason to pig out like that, I'm hating the extra pounds.
Restricting my workouts was maddening. Realizing that I had been running and doing squats with an undiagnosed fracture was even more maddening- my recovery would take longer! But fortunately, my body cooperated once I gave it some time.
Now my youngest has turned one and I have a clearance to get out of the pool and back into the weight room (there are only so many 5am swims I can do before I start dreading it), I'm back to it... and it feels so good!
As you might remember, I've been broadcasting my weight on this blog. I think I started out in the 160s. The gym's scale reads 153 now, wahoo! So since I began going to the gym in January, I've lost about ten pounds.
My goal to feel good about myself is 140, so 13 pounds to go. My goal to feel smokin' hot is 130, so 23 pounds to go. That feels like such a long journey, so I'm planning on taking it one milestone at a time. I have no idea how long it's going to take to get to 140, but I'm definitely going to try my hardest.
I feel fortunate that Hubby's semester is more flexible as far as the mornings go. My schedule is Tues 6am cardio, Weds 6am Body Pump (awesome class, love it), Fri 5am cardio, and whatever I can do on the weekend. Of course, Biggest Loser on Tuesdays helps with the motivation factor. Sometimes, I can just hear Jillian screaming at me to push harder! Sidenote: if I was a bazillionaire, I'd totally hire her to kick my ass.
So there you have it. Ten pounds down, thirteen to go.
What workouts do you do that kick your ass?
2 comments:
Good for you!!! Glad you are healing and ready to get back to the gym. I find that spin class is a good "ass kicker." I took a brief hiatus from the gym after our wedding in August and I found myself really missing it. I need to get back into it again...Its good for the body, mind, and soul!! Have you tried yoga? Ive been thinking of joining the class at my gym..
Yes, I love hot yoga! I'm not ready to do the one-legged poses yet, but I'll definitely get back into it. Spinning is just something that kicks my ass, but I don't enjoy it. I really admire anyone that can do spinning classes!
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