May 28th

I am drenched. I just finished my lower body workout and I sweat a ton. It felt great. While I was doing my ballet bar exercise my working leg kept getting lower and lower and my supportive leg by the end of the set was shaking like crazy. I should be able to get upstairs today but tomorrow we will need to get a chair lift installed.

I didn't get on the bike last night. I was feeling quite overwhelmed and irritated all day. I called a friend but that didn't help. So I put on a bellydance technique DVD. I noticed how out of practice I am. Though the dancing felt okay it didn't help because I was disappointed in my body not being able to dance as it used to and with me for allowing my practice to slip. In the evening when I was still feeling blah I did indulge in a glass of wine and a chocolate bar, not dark chocolate either. It didn't really satisfy anything. I watched a Russell Peters movie and the laughing helped a bit. I am sure tonights go karting and outing to celebrate Marc's birthday will help. I can't wait to go rock climbing, that is next Friday.

May 27th

Getting out of bed this morning was awesome. I was so sore. My abs, particularly my obliques, and my chest are yikes. Marc asked if I was okay. I said "Oh yeah, I am good." I got a soft gel seat for my bike and hope to take it out tonight. I was going to ride it to the pool today however I need to drop off something at a clients and pick up a new shipment of Nukkles. I know it sounds a bit like an excuse. However I did get on the elliptical for 30 minutes this morning and will get on the bike tonight. I do have to get a birth story started, ideally done which means a large chunk of time on the computer. But I do have a plan. Every 30 minutes I have a timer that will go off and I will do a different exercise each time. June will be the start of five months into my journey and I want to see some bigger results. Not so focused on weight loss as I am the inches, dress size and overall health. Others have been noticing the difference I however am feeling not much has changed. Maybe a new picture and chalk outline may help.

May 26th

I love my new workout. I just finished the upper body portion because my legs are still aching from yesterday. It was fun, fast and killer effective. I am doomed tomorrow and Friday. I really didn't want to get out of bed this morning however I couldn't sleep and was excited to try my workout. When Sonny showed it to me yesterday I was so impressed with the multifunction of each exercise.

Yesterday was good. I got a ton of stuff done, bank, groceries, house cleaned, Zumba, neutralizing some hot massagers, pre-cutting our fruits and veggies, writing two letters of recommendation, and planning and teaching a great muscle conditioning class. And a shower of course. Today should be great too. I am so pumped with endorphins right now I love it. I have some manuals to bind and phone calls to make. Elizabeth has gymnastics this morning, I think we will walk there. I hope to go on the elliptical tonight or maybe better to do some yoga and stretch things out. Last night I got my first of many back rubs. I was chatting with my friend Judy about loosing 20 lbs and she said it must feel nice not having to carry around two sacks of potatoes. I hadn't thought of that, to put it in perspective, wow. I know I look better but the visual and realization that that is 20 lbs was eye opening. Thanks Judy and thanks Sonny and all of the people who have noticed my transformation and told me about it.

Time to hit the shower.

May 24th

What a great long weekend this has turned out to be. I skipped my workout this morning. Naughty, I know but I got a good solid 6 hour chunk of sleep, had a great appointment with a client out on their patio. Came home had a quick bite, then out to Confederation Park to play mini golf and laser tag with the family, my mother in law and niece and nephew. Wow I worked up quite the sweat in laser tag, particularily trying to run while holding onto my loose sandals, next time I will plan better. It has been a fun day, lots of play and vitamin D, I feel awesome.

May 23rd

Today was a descent day. I am suffering from a bad case of insomnia, which is seeming to return the week prior to my cycle. I have problems getting to sleep, staying asleep, and wake up feeling fine, yet I know I have not had enough sleep. My mind is clear and not running a marathon, it appears to be just hormones. Anyway back to my day we went out for a hike on the Bruce trail for 1.5 hours which was nice, stopped at Taco Bell for dinner and I had two tacos from their light and healthy board. After dinner we decided to head down to Spencer Smith which turned into a journey down to Barangas, wow it was a lot further away than I expected. We hung out at the beach from 7:30 - 8:30 pm, it was getting mighty chilly, Marc and the kids had icecream, I wanted a hot chocolate but no go. When we got back Marc was finished, he had quite a headache so he went to bed. I changed into my workout gear and did a 45-50 minutes bellydance yoga fusion. It was really not what I had in mind, I wanted to dance and it was more muscle toning/stretching, so afterwards I did another DVD of dancing but just the 20 minutes of fast and fun and 10 minute stretch. It felt great. Life is great. Can't wait for tomorrow to do it all again.

Rethinking things, but not too seriously

This week I did not get my game on. I was bed ridden Wednesday and Thursday with a sore throat, ear infection, dizzy, fever, yuckiness. Friday I felt okay in the morning, tried to get my house back in shape and realized if I have to pause this many times in light housekeeping there was no way I would be able to teach Aquafit or go rock climbing. On Tuesday Sonny is coming with a new routine for me so I will pull it all together then.

This morning was my weigh in time and it has me wondering if my approach is all wrong. I made it down to 172, that means 20 lbs and that I beat Marc. Now I am going to give him a few days leeway in case it is due to muscles shrinking due to a full week of not working out and two days will little food intake. However there were three days of Tim Horton's or simple sugars, and yes chocolate bars to maintain stamina when missing three nights of sleep in one week.

As for inch loss I am down 1/2" from my shoulders, 1/2" from my biceps, 1/2" from my chest, 1" from my hips, 1 1/2" from my thighs and 1/4" from my calves. On Friday I also bought two pairs of size 14 capris. When I held them up I wasn't sure they were going to fit so I grabbed a 16 as well. when I had them up to my knees I thought, nope, not going to be able to close them, yet as the button got closer and closer I got excited. They did up beautifully, no pulling, great fit, it was awesome. Marc has also been commenting on how nice my backside has been looking. So it had me, in jest, thinking maybe I should skip multiple nights of sleep, and eat whatever junk food I want as my method for weight loss. However I know it is not good. My brain is fuzzy, I have no energy and I am sick. My body does not fair well to this unhealthy lifestyle.

Either way things are looking up, 10 minute back rubs every night for six months, a new routine, new pants, a smaller, healthier me. I love winning and at the same time losing feels good too.

May 18th and life is so busy

Two births in one week has taken a toll. The first birth missing out on so much sleep made my energy levels plummet. On top of that Marc was away, and the week was beyond busy with work stuff. He came home and I taught a weekend crash course, Elizabeth was very sick with a stomach virus that is going around so that impact our sleep as well. Monday I had great intentions to get back on track but something told me to sleep in and take it easy. I restocked my doula bag and feel an overwhelming urge to eat after 9 pm. At 10 pm I received a call from my sister in law who was having contractions and wanted me to join her in Guelph, well that explained a lot. Today at 12:35 pm my nephew, Hunter, made his first appearance. Now I am exhausted. I hope to get back on track tomorrow but feel a little doubtful. Marc and I are going for a 90 minute introduction to Rock climbing on Friday, an exhilarating, active birthday present. I am so looking forward to it.

It is time for me to snuggle up with Marc and veg before the crash. Good night everyone.