Catching up…
Yes, I am a very, very naughty blogger. So, here’s a quick sum-up of the past few weeks:
- I worked out very, very little from the beginning of the challenge until the end of May.
- Starting around May 23-24, I had odd symptoms that made me think I just might be pregnant.
- On May 31, I got a positive test, and that motivated me to get my ass in gear again — I do *not* want to be an uncomfortable whale again this time.
- This morning, I officially miscarried. Hell, it’s only 14 days past ovulation TODAY, so until recent years, I wouldn’t have ever even seen that positive test result, and I would have thought I was just experiencing an insanely bad PMS.
- I’m bummed at the loss of one of my symptoms — craving salads and vegetables was really good for my dietary habits!
- I leave for a 2-week trip to Japan in about 1-1/2 weeks, go from there to a wedding in Oregon, and from there to a conference in Tucson with the husband. This isn’t sounding very hopeful for the challenge, but I’m still determined to do something, and taking my laptop along to facilitate that.
See? You’re all caught up now. Who needs daily posts? Oh, right — I do, to keep myself motivated.
Speaking of motivation, Summer has issued another challenge, and the serendipitous timing (would end right before my trip to Japan starts) means I simply MUST participate. Instead of explaining it, I’ll just copy from her site. If you want to join in, leave a comment on her post. FYI, this is a challenge anyone can do, even if you don’t own a single T-Tapp video; everything you need is available free on the web.
The challenge:
Here’s the challenge, in a nutshell:
Step 1: Print out the following three documents, which have instructions and photos for three T-Tapp exercises.
1. The T-Tapp Secret to a Flat Stomach (Organs in Place)
2. Awesome Legs
Step 2: Measure yourself in the following areas:
1. Waist (either at your navel or at the narrowest spot of your midsection)
2. Belly (about 2 inches below the navel, or at the fullest spot of your belly)
3. Hips (at the widest part of your hips/booty)
4. Upper thighs (at the widest spot, on both left and right legs, they are probably a bit different)
5. Lower thighs (about 2 inches above the knee, both left and right side)
Don’t forget to write these measurements down! Measure in inches, if you can, as that’s the standard most people use when describing T-Tapp losses.
Step 3: Do the exercises once a day for ten days. Start with Organs in Place. (When you do OIP, don’t be afraid to really push into your belly. It should feel strange as you push your organs up into the ribcage. You won’t hurt yourself. You might want to take a pee before beginning, though.) I am doing a series of crunches that I’ve modified from the Hit the Floor video. It goes like this:
Organs in Place with 20 butt tucks
20 standard crunches
OIP/20 tucks
10 cross over crunches to one side (these are the ones where you put one ankle on the opposite knee, and then crunch upward toward your knee)
OIP/20 tucks
10 cross over crunches in the other direction
OIP/20 tucks
10 crunches with legs straight up in the air
OIP/50 tucks
Then follow that with Awesome Legs and Diva Derriere. The order in which you do them doesn’t matter, so long as you’ve done your OIP first.
Step 4: After ten days, rest for a day, then measure yourself again and be amazed.
Ah, it would be nice to be amazed. I at least feel like the hormonal ballooning up I did in April has leveled out, to where I can finally start to drop.