ouch

I am so so sore today.
For the first time, I actually had the thought in the middle of a class that I am pushing myself too hard when it comes to this working out thing. Saturday I took back to back classes - pilates followed by turbo kick. I wasn't sure if I could handle it and warned the instructor (who led both classes and who I know, I'm a regular in her classes) about that in the beginning. I used lesser weights than I usually use and I was actually ok in the end, and proud of myself for being ok. Well I have been meaning to take the Saturday afternoon yoga class, even though its an hour and a half class for a while. I like yoga, when I do it at home at least and wanted to experience it in a class setting. It was actually a really amazing class. But wow was it intense and hard. I went in sore from the day before, which I really should have taken as a sign, but I had been wanting to take this class for so long, and I really didn't know it would be as difficult as it was. The cool thing was that the instructor was really cool about letting you take as many breaks as you needed, and actually encouraged breaks. I should have taken more! At certain points, I was on one leg (one leg down dog or standing split) and the leg I was standing on would actually be shaking. So I have decided that, while I like this class a lot, I'm going to wait a while before I add it to my aerobic schedule. At least until I'm not sore the next day every week from my new Saturday pilates/turbo kick addition. Plus next week I am adding on a latin dancing class, so I am going to give myself off on Sunday and Monday, until I get in better shape and can handle another addition.

So, while working out is awesome and good for you, there is a thing as too much! And boy am I paying for it today - despite the hot bath last night and sleeping under my electric blanket all night (like one giant heating pad!) I am struggling to walk normally today and not to wince every time I have to pick anything up.

surprising thought

I know not many of you take the bus, but I do every day. And this morning, I saw an open seat between two people. It wasn't a very big spot but I thought to myself "I'm little, I can fit in there" And sure enough, I did, comfortably. I mean, there wasn't relaly room to spare, but I was squeezed in there either. I'm little. I mean, I'm not, but I'm not the HUGE person I usually think of myself as. The times they are a changin'

here I go, rambling on again :)

ok, I don't want to jinx it, but I am doing really well so far this week. It's my second week in a row on core, and I still have 11 of my weekly points left! For me, that's huge. Usually by now I've used up all my extra points and I have to rely on my activity points (of which I earn 2-3 per day for the rest of the week from aerobics) I'm going to step on the scale at the gym today and see how I'm faring, keep your finders crossed for me! I have 3.2 to go to reach that 100 lb goal, but I've been closer before.

Oh core how I love thee, let me count the ways.
I'm still writing everything down (I think that's where I screwed up last time I tried core) and eating lots and lots of fruit. It's totally helping that all the excess food is gone from the office, even the "I'm dieting so I'll bring in everything bad from my house so everyone else can eat it" food. Plus I'm fairly busy at work - at least in the morning, and then I do get sort of bored in the afternoon, so I eat, but I still have a pile of fruit on my desk, and I LOVE fruit (esp oranges!) so it's a-ok. One think I'm not getting in is my dairy. Since skim milk is core, I think I need to either bring in some milk to work or start having a glass with breakfast every morning. Or both. Of course Robyn and I are upping our Island Bean latte intake, so that's helping with the dairy serving a little.

I think I was just oh so tired of counting points and tired of going over them, every day, every week. I feel like I can relax a little on core. It seems like before, I was able to be a little lax on points and the program and I'd still loose weight. Now is a different story. It seems if I'm not perfect, I will gain. Core is my savior.

RAR!

Well Muhamad, wonderful sweet guy though he may be, reached 77lbs today. This is awesome and go Muhamad! However, he joined Weight Watchers in like August*. I have been with Weight Watchers for over 2 years and he is swiftly catching up to me. Not fair! So I am INSPIRED. MOTIVATED even. This is it, Muhamed cannot reach 100 lbs gone before me. It simply wouldn't be fair. So I put him as the background on my phone to push me to loose that 5 lbs before him. Muhamed, prepare to be annihilated!!!!

*this date may or may not be (but probably is) greatly exagerated

pukey thoughts

What kind of person am I that when I get sick, head in the toilet bowl sick, that the only thought running through my head (other than "oh dear god I am going to die") is "I guess I didn't go over my points today after all"

And missing work didn't really phase me as much as missing aerobics did.

I am clearly a sick, sick individual. In more ways than one.