During my first workout, my body gently (ok, not so gently) reminded me that it is not 18 any more. After the warm up, I taste my salad from lunch. How pitiful is that?!? That might be TMI, but it makes me appreciate that I'm not a cow that has to eat regurgitated grass. From this early moment, I know how badly out of shape I am. With my first pregnancy, the weight melted off. I really didn't do a thing to lose it. I fed my handsome boy and ate whatever I wanted. This time it is definitely not as easy. I don't know if it's the two extra years to my age, but, whatever the cause may be, I certainly do not like it!
The circuit training workout uses body weight and is a mixture of kickboxing (my favorite), calisthenics, and core training. One of the circuits includes jumping jacks. As soon as I begin the movement, I feel the urge to empty my bladder (hello, two babies sat on it for months). The jumping motion certainly is not friendly to mommas! Then, to make matters worse, I think of my Icelandic friends who struggled with the motion of this exercise during preseason boot camp at Converse. I can hear them now, "Stupid Americans..." This workout is going downhill in a hurry.
After barely completing the workout, I lie in the floor to recover for a few minutes. During this time, I curse Jillian Michaels repeatedly for her cruelty. Needless to say, this first workout is a big heaping dose of reality. It's time to get it together. I hear a little Bubba Sparxxx mantra coming on, "...Get it right, get it tight."
Total weight gain: 45 pounds!!!!!
Total amount left to lose: 18 pounds (good thing I have 72 inches to stretch it all out!)
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