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Mar. 10th, 2010 11:21 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
firsttigerAfter being chided for the millionth time about my stretching habits, I went from being sporadic about yoga to doing it 5-6 times a week. What have I learned? I'm not in as good shape as I thought I was. I've spent this week feeling on the achy side. I think it's worth it though, I feel really good for doing it and the muscle ache I'm experiencing in the evening isn't enough to stop me from doing it all over again in the morning.:)
Pete went out of his way to see to it that I was set up with everything I need. Love, love, love the yoga pants, but not so much I'm leaving the house in them (thinks of the local DD moms in theirs and shudders). I was also bullied into getting a new coat, since my spring coat is so large, I get a breeze. Well, bullied is a strong word.... I was reluctant to get the coat I wanted after seeing the price tag, but Pete pointed out it wasn't an issue and wouldn't put it back on the rack.
I notice there is a lot of shift with my body lately. It feels a lot like the last leg of a journey, really. At this point, it's all about fixing the damage being morbidly obese for years did and that takes a bit. 8 years is a long time to go through a process, but I'm ok with it. Over time, I've had so many friends and family try to lose weight with fads or pushing too hard from the beginning and then watch them fail, usually gaining back more than they've lost. When they ask me how I did it and I tell them, they never want to hear the real answer. I've stopped offering advice to people at this point... they are often openly dismissive when I explain it, claiming that what they are doing is sooooo much better than my slow and steady work. Yeah, I have no idea what I'm talking about.;)
Pete went out of his way to see to it that I was set up with everything I need. Love, love, love the yoga pants, but not so much I'm leaving the house in them (thinks of the local DD moms in theirs and shudders). I was also bullied into getting a new coat, since my spring coat is so large, I get a breeze. Well, bullied is a strong word.... I was reluctant to get the coat I wanted after seeing the price tag, but Pete pointed out it wasn't an issue and wouldn't put it back on the rack.
I notice there is a lot of shift with my body lately. It feels a lot like the last leg of a journey, really. At this point, it's all about fixing the damage being morbidly obese for years did and that takes a bit. 8 years is a long time to go through a process, but I'm ok with it. Over time, I've had so many friends and family try to lose weight with fads or pushing too hard from the beginning and then watch them fail, usually gaining back more than they've lost. When they ask me how I did it and I tell them, they never want to hear the real answer. I've stopped offering advice to people at this point... they are often openly dismissive when I explain it, claiming that what they are doing is sooooo much better than my slow and steady work. Yeah, I have no idea what I'm talking about.;)
