I've been doing at least a short yoga routine every morning this week. I use the Wii Fit, which is sort of not yoga at all, but it helps me to do my body test every day (and weigh myself) and then do a little pre-defined routine. Right now it's mostly stuff to stretch out my back, because I wake up every morning feeling creaky from lying in one position while Jasper nurses. That 10 minutes makes a big difference in my day, all day long. I added downward dog to the routine yesterday, and I forgot how much arm and core strength I need to do that one with good balance and form. So now it's going in the regular rotation so I keep practicing it.
I also signed up for a silly Facebook challenge of arm work for next week. Why not? Worst case scenario, I do some arm work for a few days. It's a new exercise every day, and you do 100 of them over the course of the day. I don't know if I will even use weights right now, because my arms are pretty weak except for the muscles that pick up babies.
Other news: I dropped into a new weight "decade" yesterday, and held steady today. I feel really good about that. It's mostly psychological, because I lost about 1/3 of a pound, but it makes me feel different, like I'm making progress.
I just want to keep making progress.
I've also done two 1/2 hour walks (pushing the stroller) to the park this week, so one more real workout and I'll meet my goal for the week! The yoga is nice, but it's just helping me stretch, I don't think it's doing much in the way of burning calories. But maybe getting up and doing my breathing and all that first thing in the morning will help my metabolism get fired up. Here's hoping!
Dinner tonight:
Sausage, some leftover vegetabley Bolognese, and pasta, with parmesan. Always with parmesan.
Last night was pork chops, roasted red potatoes, and a frozen vegetable medley. We're working on eating more vegetables, and sometimes frozen is the easy and affordable way to do it.
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