Step it to the Max.
Ah, I needed that. Now I want to hike. Seriously!
If today continues to be a workload-light day, I might pick up Maya early and hit Atalaya Mountain. The weather couldn’t be more perfect, and how *light* I feel after doing SITTM confirms (for now, anyway) for me something I suspected: I need less isometric “weight” workouts, more cardio. If I consider B/R TWO to be a weight-training exercise, it makes sense that I should really only be doing it 2-3 times per week at the most. Cardio, on the other hand (like hiking, running, and now SATI/SITTM), is something that my body likes almost daily. When I’ve been in my absolute best condition, I was lifting twice per week, but doing a walking/running workout that is quite similar to SITTM (I did arms while walking on the uphills) on a near-daily basis.
At least, I sure hope this is the ah-ha I needed. A mere few days ago, I felt rather zen about my size, as in, “when it’s ready, my body will drop.” As of yesterday afternoon, and definitely this morning, I felt downright pissy. I even caught myself doing a self-comparison to a couple other moms as I dropped off Maya at daycare (and found myself to be huge and frumpy next to them). What the f***? I don’t usually DO the highschoolish comparison thing! Ugh. At least I recognized what I was doing fairly quickly, slapped myself around a little, and had a Chai.
On that note, I got my chai with milk. Yes, milk. Since I’ve still been feeling bloaty/big, I figured that milk must not have been the culprit. Now, I itch. Everywhere. The worst parts are the backs of my knees, upper arms, and inner elbows. Is this psycho-somatic, or do I really have an issue with milk? Guess I need to find out.
Back to workouts, SITTM does *not* feel like a total workout, as in “oh my god, you can’t possibly do that two days in a row.” It just feels like normal cardio, as if I might do SATI after PBS and before TWO, then do SITTM on my “off” days, perhaps with abs added in. Eh, who knows.
Two days and counting until the Santa Fe workshop. Guess I need to make sure I have all the ingredients for Tortilla Soup in the house…and stock up on Dos Equis and limes!
Tags: Daily Log, Self-Motivation, Feeding Myself by Allison
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