Hi everyone!
Indiana: Welcome!! Great to have a new poster! I think this is a
great place to get the support of a "workout buddy" to whom you feel responsible. Posting my weekly goals has definitely made me much more accountable for my plans + slip-ups. And everyone picks you up when you have a low day, and makes you want to get back on the wagon again!
Zookeeper: Don't feel bad about not working out since Friday! I don't "officially" work out on the weekend, and tend not to have time on Friday, so it's often 3 days of no workouts. I try to get in a walk or something, but I don't get to do a tape unless something happens to completely change my schedule. It's not the days off that count, but the fact that you're getting right back on track! That's not a failure, that's a success!
islandmama: I'm sorry to hear you're sick! My sympathies! Try not to get too upset about missing workouts -- your body needs some rest, and you're doing the right thing by listening to it. I have complete faith that you'll be right back in the groove once you recover. And I'm sure with all your hard work, one week can't undo all the great strides you've made! I hope you feel better soon, and don't push yourself too hard.
MinyMony: I'm so proud of you for trying Vol. 1! That tape scares the **** out of me! I see little Susan Harris throwing around these 12lb weights like they were nothing, jumping + doing about 10,000 leg lifts and having a grand old time. She doesn't look like it's troubling her at all! Won't it be a huge accomplishment when we can get through the whole tape?
I look forward to that day!
I'm going to try the Hare tape again tonight -- I'm sure that I just need to do it a few times + eventually I'll get the ballroom aerobics down, but it's hard when I have no step experience at all -- I don't even know the basic terminology! But the show must go on, as they say, and I'll never improve if I don't even start! At least this time I'm not still completely sore from the ABT workout!
Update: went to the opera last night, which was great. Walked to the theatre, which doesn't count for much, but at least it made me feel a shade better about the HUGE plate of Thai red curry chicken I ate (with coconut milk, oh yes). And the FOUR pieces of pizza I'd had for lunch. At least they were thin crust, + 2 were just cheese -- but still. We were doing a mailing -- some physical labor at least -- but we always order such unhealthy food for our group lunch, almost always pizza. Alas. On to my Scarlett O'Hara motto: "Tomorrow is another day." Today I've brought healthy food from home, and have good leftovers for dinner, rather than evil takeout.