Dragging myself, kicking and screaming.
The motivation still isn’t there, but if I wait for it to return, I might find myself another inch or two in the hips bigger before it does. So, I joined SparkPeople for tracking what I eat (and my water intake) and we’re moving on. My (in my head, at least) schedule for the next week or two is this: 2-3x TWO or other full body workout per week, 3-4x cardio per week. Right now, I’m aiming for MWF cardio and TTh TWO — with anything on the weekends being a bonus (hiking!).
I got a copy of Ladybug!
So, having a new workout, and feeling in the throes of some harsh PMSiness (yes, that’s a word. I just used it, so it must be a word.), I decided to give not just Ladybug workout, but the COMBO a try.
Oh, I like. I felt/looked like a bumbling idiot through a good part of it, and I clearly need to sit back and watch the whole thing again before I actually do the workout next time. At least I watched the form tips this go ’round, so I wasn’t completely unprepared.
The after-feeling of Ladybug is different. Where I felt almost hyper (the hiking high) after TWO, I feel more Zen and all-is-well-in-my-world afterward. That’s pretty impressive, when you consider that I was working myself into a teary mess this morning.
Over all, even though I’m still looking at 43.5-44″ hips, and a pile of clothing I purchased in December (with the idea that by now, they’d be loose) that don’t fit, I still feel good. Good is…well, good.
Oh, and I’ve decided that I will treat myself to some sort of shorts/top workout getup for my contest photos. I don’t really want to pose in swimwear, but something that shows more skin than yoga pants would probably be good. I want to be a grand prize winner, damn it — and go to the Safety Harbor retreat for free. Maybe I’ve gained all this CRAP in my hips just to be more impressive later, right? I can dream.