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After my last Workout Wednesday post, I am happy to say I am still moving forward!

Although I have not lost any more weight {boo} I also have not been trying super hard, I am almost ready to though {yay}.  By almost I mean, I have to completely recuperate from my injuries before I push too hard, but I am preparing myself. Going forward with any new regime takes a bit of mental preparation for me. I need to see myself doing this new workout or training and how it fits into our schedule before I can tackle it head on.

I haven’t stopped exercising completely, but couldn’t start my running training with a bummed leg, when I could barely walk. Instead I have been doing a lot of stretching.  It is entirely possible that some of my injuries came about because I am not limber enough and not just because I turned 40 last year.  As I watch Apple scratch her ear with her toe or do the splits without trying I realize that part of my problem with aging is the fact that I don’t keep limber.

Although I prefer traditional stretches, I also forgot how much I enjoy a bit of yoga.  So this week, with my leg feeling a bit better, I am going to try to add back in a bit of yoga to my life. I am not one to enjoy the bell clanging and traditional yoga music, but I do like when the movements flow from one to another and the way my muscles feel all stretched out after.

Another good thing about yoga is that Apple can actually do it with me without risking injury from a barbell or my leg (kick boxing) so it should be much easier to incorporate back into our day.  And well, if it doesn’t work out, I am thinking of getting up a half hour earlier in the mornings to do my run, so perhaps I will alternate, one day running another yoga. Will see how that works in the next couple of weeks.

For years I used Rodney Yee’s Yoga videos but am wondering if there is something newer I should be trying, I know he helped keep me in shape before I had J and before I had Apple but perhaps there is something else to try? If you do yoga let me know what your favorite video is, so I can try it out and see if it is a good fit for me.

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Thanks to Lori’s exercises and some good healthy eating I am starting to feel much more like myself.  With still some progress to be had.

I quietly didn’t publish this because it would seem that sometimes when I do publish what I am working on, it derails me.  Sometimes it is best for me to wait until I reach a certain point, then talk about it.

After Christmas, despite not baking and eating as much junk, I got on the scale and almost died a small death.  Not only was I up in weight after Booty Camp (which for me is normal when I train hard on my muscles, then I usually lose after a certain amount of time) I was up another few pounds.  A small tragedy for me since I swore I wouldn’t put on any weight this Christmas.  I guess I should have just baked and enjoyed it after all.

So I started all over again to first, rid myself of the Christmas weight, then to work on getting back into my Summer dresses. I am happy to report I am down 8lbs in three weeks and quite happy about that.  Now, I need to get lower.  This is as far I have managed to get since I had Apple and I would really, really like to be down at least another 10 by sundress season.

This is what has been working for me so far.

I did a ten day carb fast. Basically, I tried to stay away from as much carbs as possible for ten days.  This had two purposes, one to get me to reset my intake of all things bread and starchy and two to help kick-start my loss a little. I was down 4lbs in that first ten days.

Next, I reintroduced some really great carbs into my diet, slowly.  I am now having one or two servings a day depending on what is for dinner. Another 2lbs gone. Yay me.

Finally, I am adding back in the 8 glasses of  water per day and trying not to bring in any extra snacks/treats that sometimes find their way into my afternoon and evening work times. Gone, another 2lbs.  Hooray!

In addition to my change in diet for the last three weeks, I have been trying to up my exercise.  As always I find it a challenge in the wintertime and hope that Spring really isn’t too far away.  I have been riding the stationary bike lately, something I hadn’t done in a while and have quite enjoyed it.  I have also been taking mini-breaks while working to add in a round of Lori’s exercises.  Next up is to add back my running. I haven’t run since November and miss it terribly, but I need to start slowly as I don’t want my underused knees to get achy on me.

Overall Goal: To make sure I can fit into all my favorite Summer Dresses this year.  I didn’t wear half of them last year and it was such a shame.

What is your goal?

**disclaimer: I, Anna, am in no way a Doctor or Physical Trainer. I am going to share with you my thoughts and ideas about how to get into shape again. I strongly advise consulting a medical professional prior to starting any workout routine as well as a professional trainer. I am in no way responsible for any injury you may sustain from trying any of my suggestions.

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For the first time ever here at my Beach, I have asked for a Guest Post.  To break up things up a bit, I asked my girlfriend Lori to write up a guest post workout for us today. Lori and I have known each other almost all our lives we met in Kindergarten and went all through High School together.  Lori and I were cheerleaders together and given my height I was the base of the pyramid and Lori stood on my shoulders.  Now if you want a workout, that was a great one. We now haven’t seen each other in about 9 years.  You see Lori lives in Texas and as much as we would love to see each other we are just that far apart that it doesn’t happen.

Lori is a mother of three and the owner of Amped Up Fitness and trains to compete as a Professional Fitness Competitor and Fitness Model. I am very proud of Lori’s achievements and am honoured that she offered to provide a workout for us here.

Lori…

For a Quick and Challenging Indoor Workout – Keeping Warm N Sweaty In The Cold…

Try this routine in a giant circuit: (meaning consecutively through then start at the top for a second or third round depending on your time constraints)

50 Bicycles
10 stationary forward lunges then 10 on the other leg
15 jump squats (squat down then explode up and land in a squat again)
Max Rep Push Ups – on Knees or “Big Boy Style”
20 Dips off a chair
15 Forward Kicks then switch legs and do 15 on the other leg
50 Jumping Jacks
Repeat through 2 or 3 sets

**disclaimer: I, Anna, am in no way a Doctor or Physical Trainer. I am going to share with you my thoughts and ideas about how to get into shape again. I strongly advise consulting a medical professional prior to starting any workout routine as well as a professional trainer. I am in no way responsible for any injury you may sustain from trying any of my suggestions.

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