A few things on this (rare) rainy morning in Southern California.
1. I redesigned my site again. Actually, D redesigned my site. Don’t we love D? I love D. Especially when he picks up on my very subtle clues that I’m needing a change. (You know, like staring out the window with a fake tear, shaking my head and muttering that I can’t continue my online presence. “It’s just too hard. The inspiration is GOOOONNNNE.”) He’s a doll, that one. Worked on it all weekend for me!
2. Aunt Flo came to visit this morning. I’m sure you all are thrilled to start off your week with that information, but let me just say, Aunt Flo visited after being 7 DAYS LATE. You know, I have a lot of big things planned for 2012, but another baby was really not one of them. I think I am electing myself President of the Two Is Enough Club.
3. Exercise! I realize I haven’t updated you all on my exercise routine after the boot camp post, but in March of this year, I hopped off the boot camp train and started doing small group Pilates on a reformer three times a week. I can’t even begin to tell you how much it had changed my body! However, after an unprecedented family discussion and vote (that Wita is quite the orator BABAAAAA DAHHHHGIE NOOOOOO), we joined a gym yesterday. (How dare they want to work out too! Assholes!) Starting this week, gone are the days of completely individualized instruction (BOO, but also gone are the ginormous monthly payments, YAY), and I’m a little nervous about losing the muscle tone and definition that I worked so hard to obtain, especially in my arms and back. (Which led me to do this Tracy Anderson video twice yesterday.)
Do you have any suggestions? I’m planning on getting my cardio via spinning and/or Elliptical, but in terms of toning, the gym offers a Barre-type class, as well as Mat Pilates. Do you all have any experience with those? Or great exercises I could do on all that meathead gym equipment? (Which totally intimidates the hell out of me, by the way. I’m skeered.)
Emily
December 13, 2011 at 11:34 amAs a “meathead” myself, I can attest to the fact that nothing will change the shape of your body like lifting weights – Don’t be intimidated, we all had to start somewhere!
Colleen
December 13, 2011 at 12:18 pmI have no words of wisdom or suggestions to share, but I am loving the comments in this post.
I have heard amazing things about the Barre method and have always wanted to try it. Right now, I do the Chalean Extreme dvds at home and I have really noticed a difference. It is mostly weight training lifting pretty heavy weights. But I really like it. Each workout is less than 40 minutes and I can do it in my living room. Perfect for when the baby naps.
Good luck with the new gym and keep us posted on how you like it.
martymankins
December 13, 2011 at 1:47 pmNice new redesign. It’s very clean and easy to navigate.
Alice Q. Foodie
December 14, 2011 at 1:51 pmDude, I’m watching that video, and I can’t believe it’s only 5 minutes long, it seems to go on forever! I just started doing reformer Pilates – only once a week but for an hour. Since I am sharing a class with someone else it’s only $40 a session, which is a steal. I’m also doing yoga twice a week and weight training once a week, and cardio four – five times a week. Now if I could just stop eating… :)
Mia
December 14, 2011 at 2:17 pmTabata, tabata, tabata!! If you’re gym has it, do it. Best group exercise workout I’ve ever done. And I’ve tried everything from barre method, to spin, to pilates. (Never tried reformer, though. Just found a studio a few blocks from me and am definitely going to try it out!)
Sarah
December 14, 2011 at 5:44 pmI cringe at how I must sound…yoga. 4 days a week (for me).
I know, when a movie star is all “Oh, I just do yoga!” I kind of want to scream mean things…but….yeah.
I started a couple of years ago, by accident. Nursing a minor running injury, had lots of time on my hands and filled it with yoga a few days a week. Two years later, I’m just finishing a 200-hour yoga teacher training. (Might’ve gone a bit overboard there, but still…I’m obsessed.)