I DID get yesterday's Day 1 workout in, and it felt great. Honestly, I could barely bring myself to do it, despite the motivation I felt when starting the blog. I felt tired, there were toys in the way, I had to dig out my tennis shoes, and we had 90 minutes for me to work out for 60 minutes, shower, and head out to get the boys to Tae Kwon Do. My husband said to do it, because I had time, and then I heard him tell the kids to run upstairs and clean up their messes "so Mommy can do her workout" while I got myself ready. Just that little bit of "help" motivated me, and I felt like we were in this together. I shoved the big area rug out of my way, and hit play. Literally, within 1 second of the warmup I was already into it. I was smiling and I knew that the rest of the workout would be a piece of cake. I really didn't know that getting to that point was the hard part.
I'm trying to figure out how all of this blogging works. A lot of it seems complicated but I figured out how to add pictures within the blog, so there's something. I created a play list last night that I'm really excited about, but I have no idea how to add it here.
Today's workout went well. I groaned when I grabbed the DVD out of the case and remembered day 2 for P90X is Plyometrics. "Jump training," they call it. It is pretty intense. I quickly switched to my most supportive sports bra because my arms and chest were already so sore from Day 1, I knew I would need it. I could hardly do anything resembling a jog for the warmup, but it quickly subsided. I did pretty good for the amount that I completed. I did skip out on the "bonus" sports round at the end. I have to save something to challenge myself later ;) No, I honestly was just pooped and wanted to stop. I never beat myself up for not doing it all, I'm doing far more than I was for a really long time. With these workouts you build up gradually and that's when you see the difference. You're able to do more each week and it's pretty exciting. I'm also recording everything that they suggest you keep track of (the reps & weights you use.) I didn't do that the first time around.
My little one woke up from his nap about 1/3 into my workout, but he sat on the couch and watched quietly for a while, which was pretty cute. Later I had to pause to confiscate some gum, and then later the kitchen scissors he was attempting to use to open a cheese stick! Last year my workouts almost always ended before he woke up, and now that he's a year older and into a LOT more, I will have to avoid procrastinating getting started too late in the afternoon. I did realize that the second break helped me to recover a bit and finish stronger, I had really been struggling. (I thought I may not return to the workout once I stepped away from it.)
Finishing a workout is such a fantastic feeling. I'm proud of every minute I put into doing this for myself. I know it will get easier if I can keep at it.
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