First, wanna see my Christmas tree? I thought you might!Now regarding today's title: You know what I mean. You wake up and your stomach is more concave than convex. You breathe deeply, fully. You walk taller, sit straighter.
You're not afraid to try on your smallest-sized jeans.
That's how I feel this morning, although I'm still in my jammies. Heh. It's pretty easy to feel thin in an oversized T-shirt and knit PJ pants.
It's a great feeling on this Monday, which I've designated as "Get Back on the Horse Day." I did well over the weekend, but I haven't stuck strictly to the food plan and I haven't pushed myself with the walking. And I haven't picked up a dumbbell in a very long time.
It's easier for me to be consistent with intentional activity when I do it every day. Therefore, taking a walk [or using the rowing machine, or doing a fitness DVD] every morning eventually becomes a good habit, replacing the one where I sit on the couch knitting while watching "Clean Sweep."
"They" warn not to strength-train on a daily basis, but I think I'm going to throw caution to the wind. If I use lighter weights – five pound dumbbells instead of 10 – and stick to a few careful moves as part of a daily routine, I think I'll be able to make weight-training a habit. Knocking off every other day or, worse, telling myself I only have to do it three times a week, just isn't working for me.
It might work for you, but I have to figure this out for myself.
I think "they" are speaking more to firefighters doing killer routines in a gym, rather than chubby housewives who just wants to create a new good habit. Oh, and some muscle tone in their upper arms.
Time to saddle up.
5 comments:
I'm going to try to post today. We will see if it will let a Mac post.
I'm with you on the weights. When you have an injury and use Physical Therapy they have you do at least two sessions a day at home. Just don't use too much weight.
I have a calander from our hospital Health Zone with a comment on each day. Todays is, "Set realistic fitness goals for every family member. then have fun challenging yourself and each other."
Yesterday I liked, "Try a new vegetable you have never tried to eat before."
If this will let me post I'll try to pass on the comments on the calander each day.
I have thought about doing light weight training everyday also, but never followed through because of the "your muscles need a day to recover" theory. As you said, it would be 'light' and not 'Olympic' training. I think I'm going to finally give it a little try everyday since 5 pounds is the heaviest I use right now.
Absolutely do what works for you -
I think you are probably more fit than I am - so your level of work might be very different.
I started to tell you a few things that a PT told me last year, but a few ideas got way too long, and turned into my posting for today.
Debbi:
I'm no physiotherapist, but I think the "recovery day" is intended for people who are working specific muscles to exhaustion. Now I don't know about you, but every day I use my legs and arms to get around and do stuff, so I'm guessing its okay to use those muscles without a "rest day." When I go to the gym to lift weights several days in a row, I just try and work different areas. I think you're doing what's right for you!
-J
:) gotta love those days...
and your tree looks lovely!
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