DAY FIVE

Legs and Back

Yesterday (day 5) was HARD.

Ok, some of it was because I just wasn't thinking, but the other part was my body CRYING OUT for some tenderness after a week of "new" stuff.

Dumb parts:
First: I stayed out until after 11pm the night before. It was a friend's birthday, and I really enjoyed myself. But it's a short sleep between 11:30pm and 5:15am.

Second: I don't know how to work my sister's DVD player. When I went to go back like 10 seconds in my video, I actually went back to the main menu... So, then I tried to fast forward in the video and went back to the main menu, skipping over the video completely. The sad part was - I had to do the warm up and the first couple of exercises TWICE. I couldn't let my body cool down, and it seemed silly to just jog on the spot when I could be doing what they were doing. I also figured like the other videos, he would repeat a move, and I would just skip it the second time. But no. So, I wasted like an extra 20 minutes.

Third: I knew I had to do Ab Ripper X(ARX) - but didn't bring the DVD down with me. So, after I was already delayed, I had to go search for ARX in my room (don't even ask why it was up there). I was a girl guide. Why can't I remember to be prepared?

After all of that - I was 40 minutes late. The rest of my morning routine became VERY condensed.

But it was the rest of the day that was so memorable... As each hour went by I noticed the soreness in my legs more and more... By the time I was ready to go home, I was too tired to get off my bus early to grab groceries for dinner. All I wanted to do was have a warm bath with epsom salts.

That's exactly what I did when I got home. It helped a bit. Then my sister was doing the Biggest Loser Yoga video and I thought - hey, that might help. So, I did yoga with her. It kinda helped.

I was so wiped yesterday.

I let myself sleep in today. I was going to try getting up, working out then going back to bed, but the timing of when you eat is important, so I didn't want to be up for over two hours and then go back to bed. Instead, I did what Cuba recommended, slept in a bit and then gave myself a free pass to have a nap today. :)

I know - like I need a pass to have a nap - but it's great to have earned one!

And don't you worry, my sister showed me how to use the remote for her DVD player last night. I was pressing the wrong button.

I can't believe how many lessons I'm learning through this program!