Yoga sub

Sorry for the hiatus, lol! T'was unintended!

I ended up being sick last week (tummy trouble), and had to miss the rest of the week of workouts. And then of course, over the weekend was Easter and all it's chocolate-y, ham & scalloped potatoes goodness.

Now, Patrick has my illness, but Shannon and I headed back to yoga last night. Our regular instructor was on vacation, so we had a sub. It was neat, because she did things a little different...so we got to see something new. She said the class was along the lines of a "BodyFlow" class. It was fun and HARD! I was sweating so much that I actually had sweat dripping off my hair, and I sweated through the front of my shirt. Impressive, lol!!!

We've got tremendous, huge, scary big storms coming through tonight...so send good vibes, please!!!

Back at it!

I had to take a night off from yoga last night because I was having some tummy trouble. I really missed it...which kind of surprised me, since we've only been going for a week. Really made me feel like I'm onto something that I really love and can stick with. Yay!

Went to the gym tonight for cardio, and did 30 minutes on the elliptical. My distance was 2.04 miles, which ROCKS...that's further than I went on Monday during my walk/run. LOVE IT.

Rockstar Mode

I guess I should start off by saying that I ate like crap all weekend, and most of today.

OK, now that THAT's off my chest....

Earlier this week, I was attempting Week 1, Day 1 of C25K, which only requires that you run for like 30 seconds at a time. I was totally breathless at the end of each stint, and was like...oh geez, this blows.

Shannon and I went to the gym tonight, and I kicked some MAJOR booty!!! I had THIS SONG on my playlist...and oh my gosh, it instantly put me into rockstar mode, and I could do anything! (Well, actually I was borrowing Patrick's ipod, since I washed mine and killed it. Boooooo! So I guess the song is technically on HIS playlist.)

I did 30 minutes on the treadmill, 15 of which I RAN, in three 5-minute increments! (I alternated with 5 minute increments of walking.) Felt AWESOME!!! I went 1.88 miles in 30 minutes. Yay!

Cardio at home

Today I just wasn't feeling a trip to the gym. The idea of getting up and driving there, etc. was just a buzzkill, lol!

So Shan and I went on a walk in our neighborhood. We walked 2.24 miles in 40 minutes. Not breaking any land-speed records, but it's a hilly neighborhood and was really windy. So I think we did great!

Tonight, I met 4 friends for dinner and then we went to an instructional painting class! It was soooo fun!

Here's some cute pics from tonight. Click to make them bigger!

A Day of Rest

Didn't go to the gym today. I probably could have, but it was a busy day at work, and then I was just beat. I came home and napped for like 3 hours. Probably best. Maybe tomorrow we can go for a big walk, or go do some cardio, etc.

It's becoming clear to me (by my weigh-ins this week) that I need to start keeping better watch on what I eat. I'm exercising so much more, and my weight is not moving...or moving UP. Not what I'm looking for.

In non-fitness news...today was circus day at preschool, which means the only big thing we have left is Muffins for Mom. I can't believe there's only about a month left of school! Whoa!

Yoga, take 2!

Thank God for yoga mats. MUCH better than those squishy, stretchy workout mats yesterday. Tonight's session was great, AND intense! It's not that the poses are hard...it's that we hold them for SO long. Holy muscle fatigue. It feels SO good though.

Holy sore muscles, Batman!!!

I am soooo much more sore today from yoga yesterday, than I've been through all the weights/machine workouts thus far. Whoa! Yes! Just what I needed! We've decided that we're gonna do cardio 3x per week, and yoga the other 2 days per week.

What I need right now is to shrink my body, and build some muscle mass. This sounds like a PERFECT and fun way to do it!

When we went to the class yesterday, we didn't have yoga mats, so we borrowed "workout mats" from the gym. They were SO squishy/stretchy though, that it was really hard on my feet and ankles to hold the poses, etc. I have enough foot/ankle trouble that we went tonight and got yoga mats ($8 at Ross!) for us to take tomorrow. Mine's pink...squee!