The story of my life is whenever I make an attempt to get back in shape, something catastrophic happens. Once it was that I hurt my ankle "running" (I use the term very loosely), over-iced it and burned the skin around my ankle. That's right, I burned the skin with ice, I totally didn't even know that was possible. Shortly thereafter, my left knee started having a sharp pain under the kneecap. I was told no more, again "running" until I completed 6 long weeks of Physical Therapy. UGHH!
The next time, I entered a Tone It Up challenge for fall. It was a series of work outs and daily running, swimming, etc. I went at it with a gusto, and was all prepped to get my sweat on. I got really sick, and it lasted for about 7 weeks, unable to breathe out my nose. How does one work out when you can not breath out your nose?
Every single attempt for me to get back in shape for the last, ehhhh.. let's say 4 years has been plagued by this darkness. My sister recently had a baby, and she was in the same boat. Felt out of shape, didn't feel great about her body, and wanted to get fit. She was encouraged by a friend to do the Cody Sattler fitness challenge. #CSATTFITNESS Can you look up hashtags?(yes a sign of getting older, I don't know what the newest things are) She offered to get me a month of the program, since she knew I was pretty unhappy with my lack of progress, and was having such a hard time finding time with work and my child, and the rest of the every day life.
I started the fitness challenge yesterday. It was a lower body day, which means you spend the time working on legs, you know squats, lunges, etc. I think I was in serious denial about my fitness level. My sister told me it was pretty tough, even at the novice level, and I kinda thought in my head, well I have been walking a ton, jogging here and there, I carry around a 25lb+ kid every day!! It was still tough to get through the 5 exercises with the exercises in between sets. Holding planks for up to 45 seconds? This used to be so easy to me. I could do low planks to chaturanga... YA... I WAS A YOGA BAD ASS! I could bend, twist, turn, pretzel, etc.. now my arms shake and shake and I just about die when it finally hits that 45 second mark.
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I woke up today feeling sore immediately. I walked around funny all day, I had the misfortune of trying to run to catch up with my son, and couldn't believe the level of pain I felt. Not to mention, I am sure it looked so dumb to anyone who saw the way I was moving. I had to laugh to myself, I ran like I had a pole up my butt. Parts of my stomach hurt more than I can remember any crunches made me feel. My shoulders hurt in parts that you wouldn't even think you used, until you try to put your hair in a ponytail, wash your hair, put on deodorant, turn on a light, lift up your 25lb+ son, open doors, etc. You get the point. I can already feel that this could be effective in the long run, if I am able to stay motivated, and finish strong. So far, my knee has not given a ton of trouble. It definitely was sore yesterday, but fortunately other than burpees, today was an arm day.
I went from having no appetite at all for months, to being hungry all day today. I am hoping that my body will find a balance, and I won't have to do the constant snack all day, because we all know that will end up with me seeing no results. I will check in during this challenge, and give updates. And, possibly, if I am brave enough, I may post before and after photos. I took the photos in my swimsuit today, and not joking, I may have reverse body dysmorphia to a certain extent. I had no idea how terrible my body was. I knew it wasn't as great as it could be, but I definitely thought it was better than it is. One day at a time I guess.
Until next time, which will be interesting to see if I can even move my arms, or lift my child tomorrow....
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