Ttapp warmup #3... dONE!
This one really is a warm up. It goes slow, lots of stretching. Some work, but most of it is more gentle (believe it or not!) and holds are shorter rather than throughout the whole workout. Some standing work, but mostly floor stretches. I loved it for a rest day! I decided today should be a rest day, but took a chance on doing warmup 3. I'm glad I did.
There isn't much information about the warmup workouts on the internet, so I was worried about getting them. They were only $15 each, but for 3 of them that added up. I can see using each of them for different reasons. I like #1 the least, #2 the best for work, and #3 the best for actually stretching.
I am noticing things like my shoulders are rolled forward, so I am trying to correct that. It doesn't change how my clothes fit, but perhaps makes me look better. My hips are rolled back some, so I am working on that. My chest needs to be lifted more. I am working on all of it. I am body brushing. I am eating better, although not all perfect like I'm sure fitness instructors do. I am still puffy, still heavy, still don't look at all like I used to, and still look like a junk food addict. I wish I looked like someone that works out. I am hoping once I pull myself into alignment and hopefully undo the 20+ years of damage that's hopefully holding me back at this point in my life, I will look better. I am not focusing on the number on the scale, but rather on clothes and feeling.
I don't feel bloated at the end of the day, although sometimes I still am. I feel a bit more energetic, although some days I just feel heavy and tired (probably from lack of sleep). I would love to lose just something, but that may not be in the cards for me. I will keep going, because even though I love lifting, maybe going in the complete opposite direction for a while will be good. I am tired of looking puffy and big. I am tired of my ribcage looking like a mans. I am tired of looking 6 months pregnant. I am tired of seeing cottage cheese on my thighs, which in all my life I have never seen. This is the program I am starting to feel changes on, so this is what I am hoping I will see changes on.
Besides, I keep thinking about when I did Callanetics exclusively for a while (I don't remember how long), and how my waist was the smallest it's been in forever, and my clothes fit so well!! However, my joints felt like I was 80 and I even had trouble getting in and out of the car. I realized the tradeoff wasn't worth it, so I stopped. That was probably 10 years ago (pre LB) so my body had changed since then, however I am using that as motivation to perhaps get SOME change!
Today LB has a recital at 10 for violin. That's in about an hour, so I gotta be shorter than I am on this check in! Today is just recital then running around day before tomorrows storm blows in. I've read anywhere from 1" to 2 feet of snow. Who knows anymore! My windshield wiper broke when a big clomp of heavy wet snow fell from my roof to the windshield in the last storm, so I have to get that replaced before tomorrow. On the list for today!
Eventmom: Having bad sleep sucks so bad. I keep thinking how it was worse when I had a job I was committed to, becuase I knew a bad night of sleep couldn't be made up whenever my body felt like it was ready to sleep. I remember being so tired and having to teach a class. I hated it. Trying to look spunky and act happy and energetic when I just wanted to lay down. At least now I can set LB on a task and try to take a quick nap! Not always, since we are sometimes out and about, but if we are home, I thankfully can try to snooze sometimes. I hate insomnia. I hope it gets better for you
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Ebianco!