Hi Everyone!
Sorry for such a long hiatus. I was sick for an entire week last week, so I was not able to do my dvds for a week! This puts me one week behind, but I am still feeling motivated.
When I started to get sick (it was one week ago this past Monday – February 25), I took the day off from Jillian. In my mind I thought, “okay, I’m just one day behind, so tomorrow is usually my rest day, so I’ll just squeeze in a workout then so I can catch up.”
Tuesday I felt worse. As each day passed, I found myself trying to figure out how to catch up so I could stay on the same schedule. After a few days, I realized how ridiculous these thoughts were! I needed to take the time to rest and let my body recover from being sick – there is no shame in that. Ultimately, by taking an entire week to recover (I really needed it), I took better care of my body. My point: listen to your body! If you aren’t feeling great, don’t get discouraged. This past Monday I picked up right where I had left off with Jillian, and while I’m one week behind, I’m still feeling great.
Next Friday I will graduate to month 2 of the dvds, and I am SO excited! I am LOVING Phase 1 Workouts 3 and 4 – they are solid workouts and I really enjoy them. However, I am excited to progress into Phase 2!
One other observation when I was sick: I am a BIG wine drinker. I love my wine – it’s the only thing I drink that isn’t water (I don’t really like soda and juice). Wine is something I grew up with and it became a habit for me to pour myself a glass when I got home from school/work every day. While I was sick, I was wine-free for 10 days and WOW! I am SUPER health conscious, and somehow I totally missed how many calories I was putting into my body by having wine every day! I could tell at the end of the 10 days that my stomach was flatter (YAY), I had an easier time getting up in the morning, and I just felt better. If there was one positive to getting sick, it’s that it gave me a wine wake up call! Now, I’m only letting myself have wine 3 days per week.
I hope things are going well with everyone! I will check in next Friday when I start the new dvds.
TWO CENTS TANYA - that's me...SO I had the pleasure of joining Madeline with workout number 4, and I am so pleased with the challenge. I am pretty fit and I get an awesome workout in every time.
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