reclaiming me

No workout today…at least I’m not planning one. Maya’s gotten the latest round of crud from daycare, and while she woke up bouncy today, I’m still dragging ass. How the *&^% a kid can wake up hyper after having a 103-degree fever in the middle of the night is beyond me… Ah to be two.

I bit the bullet and took measurements for my first weak-attempt at a week of T-Tapp. Considering that I’ve not done very much yet, I’m impressed. Way impressed.

One thing that I find fascinating, looking at these numbers, is the balance that I’m gaining between the size of my left/right sides after only a week. My thighs, lower thighs, and calves are all now even across left/right — something I don’t know if I’ve *ever* seen. Nice.

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This morning, I woke up sore. This is a good thing. I’m also starting to feel a bit lighter — around the abdomen, ribs, lower thighs — the spots where I usually show results first.

Rather than working out first thing, as I *know* is best for me personally, I waited until some time after lunch. Even though it’d been a good 2 hours since a meal, my leftovers were just heavy enough to give me issues. *SIGH* Let’s just say that Organs-in-Place, followed by the mostly-bent-over primary back stretch, isn’t a really good idea for someone who has a hiatal hernia. Here’s what I’ve done so far today:

• OIP/HF/OIP
• Primary Back Stretch
• Hoe Downs

I’d already decided to quit after the PBS, but since HDs are upright, I couldn’t resist. My balance has already improved tremendously just in the past week, and now, going through 2 sets of HD, I can really feel my hip flexor muscles on the second set! Whew!

Given time, I’m going to try to add the Plie Series later today — even if “out of order.” I simply want to learn the moves so I can start adding them, one at a time, to my daily routine. In theory, tomorrow is my day to measure again. We’ll see about that…

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Our Christmas Day this year was idyllic — Mike and I were on our honeymoon in Costa Rica. Here, I lounge on a catamaran off the coast of Manuel Antonio National Park.

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In this one, you can see a little more clearly the *before* nature of these pictures. I’m pretty thankful at this point for the sarong! In time, not only will I not need the sarong; I’ll want to buy a smaller-sized pair of bikini bottoms. Really. I mean it.

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Once I got myself moving, I felt wonderful about getting started. So far today:

• OIP/HF (with DVD)
• Hoe-Downs
• Advanced Hoe-Downs
• (later…while waiting for a phone call) more Hoe-Downs
• a *smidge* of the plies, watching Teresa’s form on the web video

I’d hoped to take the dog out for some more T-Tapp stance walking, but work just gets in the way. At least I feel like I *did* something today! I mailed my 30%-off coupon voucher last Friday, so I’m hopeful that they’ll email soon to tell me I can order.

I’m *so* getting the Total System. This just feels right.

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Friday/Saturday: Nada. Zip. Zilch.

We headed to Albuquerque for errands (my GOD Santa Fe is so freakin’ small), and I simply didn’t *want* to attempt to figure out form on new exercises with the dh around — he’s off every other Friday.

On Saturday, I planned to hit it as soon as dh left for his dance class, but the *instant* that he closed the garage door to head out, my daughter woke from her nap. Clingy. Oh, well.

Sunday: We walked (as a family) about 3 miles along an often snow/ice-covered bike trail that runs near our home. During the walk, I carried my daughter (23-24 pounds) on my back, and emphasized form, trying to remember to tuck my hips and raise my chest. Don’t you know, I was sore afterward? It’s amazing how just a little form change can make even a simple walk into a workout!

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