1. Today I can feel every breath I take and I can’t lift my arms above my shoulders. Pretty sure that means I got a good workout yesterday. I’m really looking forward to class next week. There’s also one of those social deals going on right now for a Core Barre class. I’m debating buying it. The place is hella expensive and not terribly convenient, so I’d likely only use my coupon and then never go back. Would you buy one of those deals just to get two workouts? I’m thinking I should, just to get the core work in.
2. I work from home. In fact, I work from my dining room table. As you might guess the dining room is right next to the kitchen. I spend significant chunks of my day fighting off the siren call of the refrigerator. I’ve found that if I can reduce my snacking, my weight slowly moves down. When I snack, I plateau. I like being at my house (because I can take breaks and do chores), but I’m beginning to wonder if I need to take my computer and head to the library to work.
3. G recently wrote a post about real women and confidence. I’m really confident about a lot of things in my life – my intelligence, my social skills, my ability to get things done. Lately, however, I’m not confident about how I look. A lot of that has to do with feeling “soft” and out of shape and to be honest, just plain old. Things are just shifting around in ways I don’t like. I know some of it is the typical woman mental games, but rather than focusing on that, I’m making 2012 the year where I get strong again. (Hence my focus on core and strength.)
Bonus: I have a big box of Alaskan Smoked Porter being delivered to my house today, which requires an adult signature. I also want (see, practicing positivity here ’cause I nearly said “need”) to run 8 miles. It’s really going to suck if I have to run them by going around the quarter mile block in front of my house…
That beers looks tasty. Do you write about it every year? I still don't think I've seen it around my neck of the woods. Hope the core gets less sore. Cheers!
porter is my favorite kind of beer. in case you were wondering.
I love that day after a great workout feeling. It makes you want to go back for more. (of which I seriously need!!)I'd weigh 200 pound if I worked at home. I work straight through the day – no break. I eat at my desk. I like it that way so I don't run errands which cost $$$ or go out to eat which adds pounds & cost $$$$. Confidence comes in degrees. I think we all struggle daily in hitting a level that make us compeltely happy. (feeling a little soft in the middle myself even with all the running. Maybe I'll go sneak in a plank or two in the conference room)
I work from home too and the snacking thing is hard! I've been trying to keep healthy snacks around like nuts, blueberries, dried cranberries to curb the urge, plus upping the amount of water I'm drinking. That beer sounds tasty – I love porters!
I'm with you – this is my year to get strong! Although I like my 40s more than my 30s, I wish there were an easy way to get less squishy. If I could rewrite my first pregnancy, WOW would I do that differently…
I hear you! I work from home too and sometime i just have to go to the coffee shop or somewhere away from the house. I've finally got the snacks on a schedule and it seems to be working well. Keep up the great work!
Sounds like that yoga class did its job!I'm afraid to go back to yoga – I've been pathetically tight – I might break something.
Great job on your workout! Don't you love feeling sore the next day. It really makes me know I worked my body hard. I hope you got your run in without doing loops!
I work from home too and know exactly what you mean about the siren call of the fridge/pantry/freezer. Add to that my love of baking and there's plenty of potential for disaster. I have one saving grace apart from my running and that's the fact that my workroom is downstairs so to do a fridge raid I have to do a little uphill and downhill. Maybe I should make myself do the stairs five times before I actually enter the kitchen. Hmm that's food for thought. Did someone say food?
I work from home! I hear ya sista!Way to rock your run today!!Curious if your still allowed to pick up in the school. I was told by peanut today….ya know, most moms drop off their kids after a shower–not soaked in sweat. Whatever. You. Are. Awesome.