I swear, sometimes I think I need a morning slap.  I hate mornings, and have barely enough motivation to get out of bed, let alone do the exercise that I am supposed to.  I think I get angry that I can’t do the exercise that I want to do – and I don’t feel like yoga is real exercise at times.  Not trying to start an argument, it is just how I feel at times.  I was doing well at 4 times a week, but then had a houseguest for over a week and fell out of it.

But I need to keep looking at the positives.  It hurts the next day, but the third day I actually feel better.  And when I do it longer, I don’t need as many meds that day.  When I step on the Wii Fit Scale – I suddenly weigh a ton less than I did 15 minutes ago on my bathroom scale.  I know it is inaccurate, but it still makes me feel better to see that.  I only track what the bathroom scale tells me. 

I almost got my exercise goal the last that we posted them.  As this is the first day this week that I did my yoga, I should be able to keep the goal of 5 times this week.  Should be fun.  I got this!!

 

You sure do got this gurl!!! Keep doing what you're doing my friend because it's working for you!!!

OH BOY!

I love mornings -- I wake up about 4:30 or so, do my morning routine and try to be out the door by 5 a.m. to get to the fitness center on MWF each week.  I do that mostly because there's this little old man (even older than I am LOL) who grabs the one and only recumbent bike and twiddles on it for an hour -- probably doesn't do a mile on it LOL  I like to do my cardio first, then the other stuff, so I race him for the bike LOL LOL

Anyway, when I read that you feel that yoga isn't "real" exercise, I kind of feel the same way about my workouts now.  I still have restrictions because of this $%^&* umbilical hernia repair.....UGH, so I feel like my weight training with free weights and machines is bogus because I can use only 20-25 pounds max.  The point is that at least we are doing SOMETHING that moves our carcasses!  Any burn is better than no burn.  Your yoga IS exercise!  Be proud that you do it!

And yes, you most definitely GOT IT!!!

Keep up the great job!

Ree

I dont want to be a morning person, but its the only time I can run. So ive been dragging butt out of bed and hitting the streets by 5:30....INSANITY. Im exhausted by the time I get to work at 8:00 haha.

Don't focus on what you can't do - just focus on what you CAN do - and right now, you are doing everything you can, so celebrate in that. The fact that you are persevering and pushing forward - that's wonderful and speaks to your strength. Keep it up girl !

 Thanks ladies!  I really appreciate your words of encouragement.  I know that on the days that I don't do the yoga, the back problems are even worse.  I just always wanted to RUN and right now I am forbidden from it.  I keep telling myself that the yoga is one of the steps I need to get going to get that goal.  I will run, once my body takes care of this problem.  Dammit!  I WILL RUN!  

You will get to running, so just try to enjoy the yoga for the time being. You can reach your workout goal! You totally got this!