reclaiming me

So, how funny is it that I’m totally star-struck after calling the office with a question, just to have Teresa herself answer the phone, answer my question, ask some about my body type, and give me a few pointers on form customized to my body type?

I’m all tingly.

I jokingly told her that I figure my body is almost done with all its “internal” work, and that means that my 60-Day Challenge photos could be all that much better, LOL. She said, hey, you never know — maybe you’ll get to come to Florida for free!

Now *that* would rock.

ETA:
Okay, I went ahead and ordered the “Step Away Super Set.”

Includes both Step Away The Inches and Step It To The Max. Plus, receive a Free Pair of Thorlo Socks and a Free “Power Up Your Stride” walking audio tape.

Hoo-ah. I keep feeling like my body is saying I need more cardio, and Teresa assured me that even the 23-minute SATI is much, much more cardio than most people expect. Since I’m a glutton for punishment, I decided I also wanted the 50-minute killer SITTM. This shape-shifting fat IS going to melt off of me, damn it.

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Whew, I pushed it for this one!

Thursday’s workout:

• PBS, OIP/HF
• Total Workout
• Core Series (OIPx24, elevator doorsx24, freight elevatorsx16, half frogsx10)
• Diva Derriere
• Awesome Legs

While that doesn’t really *read* like a much more difficult workout than most of my total w/o days, man, it was! With taking at least a day between TWO sessions, I’m finding that when I return to it, I have that much more focus on my form and on keeping tight contractions.

For the last several times doing BWO+ or TWO, I’ve held the plie stance rather than moving. Did that help me…ohmygod. I realized that even as I *felt* upright, that my shoulders were surely in front of my hips. Keeping shoulder/hip alignment, I could feel the burn even holding still. With this workout, I finally returned to movement on the plie stance, and while holding correct form, my right hip no longer bothers me, and I could feel this move working my thighs and glues the entire freakin’ time. Wow.

I’ve started to realize that the location of my television is part of my shoulder/hip alignment issue — the TV is at about thigh-level, so I look down, which in turn tends to pull my upper body too far forward. During this workout, I tried to keep my eyes much higher and remember to keep shoulders back (more than usual, that is) and chest up/out. Hello, balance! During Thread the Needle, I kept bobbling, to where when Teresa would say “bobbling is okay,” I’d yell “THAT’S A GOOD THING!” at the TV. I’m also still trying to get used to holding my tuck more steady during the balance series, with small, but noticeable change.

Today, my butt hurts. And I like it. What I’d really like to do today is something totally different — besides HTF. I’m feeling like I need more cardio on my off days, and think it’s time to buy SATI. Something in the back of my head keeps telling me I should own this video.

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Primary back stretch, followed by Hit the Floor.

HTF was significantly less awkward this time around, and with less need to (desperately) keep up with the moves, I was able to focus on form more. In the end, that means that I FELT this one a lot more this time, yeowsers.

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