and so it begins... again - blatherings

blatherings
the shallow side

and so it begins... again

Started kick boxing again as
of Monday. I stopped last term - I was ill and missed a few classes
and just felt lame going back. I tried to work out and keep up with
yoga, but really, I haven't been consistent with anything since late
November. In some ways that has been good - I've been doing a little
of everything so I'm not bored and I am active, but I've been hard on
myself for the lack of consistency. I've been losing weight (or at
least size) but my cardio is WAY down. The class was fun and it felt
good to be getting back into it, but by the end of the night I could
already feel my legs tightening up. Tuesday was brutal - my arms hurt,
my abs ache, my back is in agony... We went to yoga and there were a
few things I just couldn't do. This morning was pretty gross as well -
thank the gods for Advil - and I'm a little concerned about how well
I'll be able to do in tonight's class.

But one really cool thing
happened.... When I started this last year, I hated doing the punching
drills because I could feel the excess fat on my arms swinging when I
extended my arm quickly. It would sway. The word gross doesn't do the
feeling justice. Monday night, there was no sway. At all. It felt
great and I was so proud.

Still, when I went clothes
shopping Tuesday I couldn't find much that fit - not because I'm too
fat, but just because my body type isn't the type most clothes are made
for. I have an hourglass figure so I can find lots of bar clothes and
things that show off my cleavage, but there isn't a lot that is
suitable for the office. It's frustrating and I can see this becoming
a huge deal in the future. But to be honest, as I was taking off
clothes that either didn't fit because I'm not a stick or things that
made it look as though I was just wearing a sack, instead of thinking
about how awful the clothes looked on me, I just looked at how good I
look naked.

11.5.06 22:12

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