reclaiming me

OIP/HF done — then baby woke.

BWO+ done.

I can really see now where doing HD separately will help me. My form sucks big time, so doing them at half-speed will really help a ton.

Also — I forgot to mention, but I’ve added a change to my diet — I’m off dairy. This isn’t for me, but for Gavin, since he seems to have silent reflux (complete with heartburn pain, poor kid), and that’s the first step in fixing it. As a result, though, I’m likely to eat more cleanly. It would seem that most of the questionable-value food I eat has dairy in it.

But still, wah. I want cheese. At least I like soy milk enough to have it with my coffee!

One more note: Mike noted this morning that I look VERY different from even a week ago. I can see it in the mirror, but still, it’s gratifying to have someone else notice. I WILL get back my hot bod, damnit. And then? I’ll go to Safety Harbor and eat chocolate and drink wine. SO THERE.

Off to shower while I can!

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OIP/HF - check.
Instructional 2 - check.

Shower? Ha. Not likely. I’m finding that anything longer than OIP/HF (maaaaybe BWO+) on days that I have two kids at home seems to be difficult to manage. Showering is a whole ‘nother ballgame, since this one will WAIL if I shower while he’s awake. Maya used to just fall asleep to the sound of the water, but this one ramps himself up more and more until he hyperventilates. Poor boy.

Oh, well. That’s part of being a SAHM, right? Smelling bad.

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OIP/HF - Check.
BWO+ - Check.

I still haven’t started adding in *extra* Hoe Downs over the course of each day. Still gotta do that, but I’m happy so far with a little progress at a time.

BTW, I dislike dry brushing. Love it in the shower. Dry? Not so much.

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Sunday was an off-day — I only had PBS and OIP/HF scheduled, but didn’t even get that in. We left home at 8:15am (if you knew us, you’d know what a feat of amazing accomplishment this is) to head to Albuquerque for a Wiggles concert. By the time we got home (late night after other Abq errands), I was zonked.

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Whew! Day 2 of Instructional 2 — CHECK. (With OIP/HF beforehand)

Actually, I ended up doing the I2 PBS twice, simply because after I’d done OIP/HF and PBS, Gavin woke up — so I started Instructional 2 completely from the beginning once he went back to naptime land.

Speaking of Gavin…you know how I said he was eating constantly the other day? On Tuesday, during my midwife’s visit, he weighed in at 10 pounds, 2 ounces. Today (one month old!)? ELEVEN POUNDS. Or, as Joy pointed out, “yeah, that kind of happens when you feed them.” *snicker*

Kirsten gave me my calendar for April, and it seems much like what I probably would have set for myself. So why pay to be in Tight Club, you ask? ACCOUNTABILITY. Must have it, at least while I’m rebuilding a habit. A couple things I’d like to add on an as-time/as-appropriate basis: hiking (on off days, once I’m past my 4-day bootcamp), and eventually a Diva Derriere/Awesome Legs bootcamp — maybe a week? 10 days? Whatever the case, I want to focus on the tush and thighs at some point, when I’m ready. For now, I’m straining enough during balance to think it’s premature to add those!

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