I am finding, now that I have taken it upon myself to do 10 minute workout sessions, that I am feeling more energetic (even though the workouts do take it out of me)and happier, throughout the day. As if, having gotten into the habit of moving and making a positive change, I am now free to move and be more positive at other times.
I feel less burdened by life. I don't have more money. I still have problems with my son, a depressed sister who likes to argue, worries over if the food will last long enough.
The worries about the food are because 1) I went to Food City to get the majority of my leafy greens and fruit, and, I found out, the hard way, that I should only buy as much of them as I can use within 1-3 days of purchase; 2) I bought meat for the carnivores, which, to some extent, still includes me; 3) I am feeding an entire other person, who is not someone I have grocery money for, at present. I have been feeding him for a good long time, now, because, he's around and he needs to eat and doesn't have what it takes to feed himself, so ...
Also, I should note that my sister, thanks to the generosity of our father, has been exercising at a gym and, so, I see less of her; but, she is also happier, too, it seems like.
The gym is Planet Fitness. It worries me, that place, because, it is all about being quiet and sedate, non-judgmental, etc. Now, I like that, to a degree; but, I am also a bit of a brute and I enjoy a little verbal encouragement from myself or others, for myself or others.
I could also be going there, by the way. The membership he purchased for her is such that she can have a guest with her, every time, and it can be the same guest, every time. It really is rather a nice place, in its basic set up , and, for the kind of membership she has, it includes hydro massage and a few other amenities; though, only for her. He purchased that one so that we could both go and that's very sweet of him. The thing is, I am still wanting to write my book and the entire point of it is to show that despite financial woes and physical health issues, it is possible to lose weight; even if one cannot afford supplements, meal plans, special fancy foods that can only be purchased at shops that don't take food stamps, gyms or whatever else many deem as necessary. So, if I started going to the gym, now, I'd have to give that up.
Anyway, my life has not changed from what it was before I started exercising, except that I am now exercising regularly. I know it is the simple joy of using my body and helping it that is making the rest of me feel good, too.
This morning, I was laying in bed, watching my left breast trying to play hide and go seek by nestling in my armpit. Seriously! Instead of viewing it as the misshapen and saggy thing it appears to be, I have taken this as good news; because, as you know, if you have read yesterday's post, I have lost inches and pounds, and many of them have come off in such a way as to empty my brassiere. This is fairly typical for women, even those in the best of health, so I shan't complain. It will all, hopefully, balance out, later
Earlier, in this blog, I had posted about body changes as weight loss occurs. For those who need a reminder, or who just didn't see it and don't want to go find it , now, let me touch on that subject, again. For it is a subject that I feel is ignored, all too often, by those who are filling up one's head with their special way of losing weight and getting in shape. I suspect, for many of them, it's because they've never been overweight enough to experience it; and, for the rest of them, it's because it is not a pleasant subject that will inspire you with pep and vitality.
Ever see a balloon deflate? Sure, eventually, it does get all small and flat, again, and, sometimes, it even returns to the shape it started out with. However, in the process of doing so, it gets weirdly bendy and squishy, because, the air that helped it to round out is now leaving and its wee little balloon skin is still trying to be the outer covering for a big, fat balloon.
If you are significantly overweight, you will be much like a balloon, in that respect. Your skin has grown to fit over all the fat, bone and muscle that you have. It probably has stretch marks from where it protested the entire process, too. Now, you are asking it to return to (or find some other, never before achieved) shape and you are taking much of its supportive fat away.
This can lead to breasts sliding away to your armpits, bellies dropping even lower and clapping when you walk, thighs applauding your every move, your lips curling under more than pouting out sexily, your buttocks drooping until parts of them are now touching parts of your thighs that they had no previous acquaintance with, arms that flap so hard in the breeze that people will line up to buy bingo cards from you, and more.
The quicker you burn fat, the more this will happen.
Take the clapping of body parts as your standing ovation for the good work you have done, and know that, if you continue, eventually, your flesh will do its very best to catch up to the changes you are making it go through.
I remembered not to take the ACV/BS water, this morning. It should be taken, at most, 5 days on and then 2 days off. I did take my sea salt and it did leave me running for the bathroom. So, that's what 1/2 tsp of sea salt is good for: removing the 1/2 lb. or so of nasty that's hanging around one's lower intestine. Though, it appears to be good for other things, as well.
Also, I did 10 minutes of exercise. Since, last night, I had watched some dance workout videos and a kick-boxing workout video, I felt inspired to incorporate versions of some of those moves into my own workout.
There is one lady on YouTube Kiera LeShay (whose name, I hope I have spelled correctly) that gives pretty clear instructions and has a great variety of workouts posted. If you can, check her out! She has some Zumba workouts, at least one kick-boxing workout, instructions on how to perform certain dance moves, and a lovely standing ab workout. Probably more than that, too!
One of her standing ab moves is to hold your arms up high and then bring them down, while curling up your pelvis, to do a standing crunch. It is not hard to do, and, would be even easier if I had been using a towel, which is how she does it in her workout. It is effective. Thanks to my poor imitations of that and some of the boxing moves (punch to the side while pivoting from the hip), and the addition of some hip drops and raises, my workout was more aerobic than it usually is.
Anyway, this is me, signing off. Hope you have a lovely day!
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