Week 1 - in the bag!

I've managed to complete week 1 without completely falling apart! The first few days were really tough, I won't lie. As with the first time I tried this thing, by Saturday my body was screaming at me - I was soooo sore! The hardest were Core, Legs & Back and Yoga; (and of course, Ab Ripper). There were many moves that I didn't even attempt for fear that I might hurt myself. Other moves, (such as with Superman / Banana), I had difficulty with because I couldn't lie on my belly as it squished my milk-laden boobs! I did skip Yoga this week, as I didn't have time on Thursday due to taking care of my child, (general stuff, etc.)

The trickiest part of this endeavor is to time the workout of the day. The sweet spot seems to be: 1) After I've fed her (so the boobs are less full); 2) Either during or immediately following a nap; 3) Placing her in either her bouncer chair or her swing so that she can watch me. Surprisingly, she does seem to stay interested watching mama bounce and kick around in front of the TV ... but that interest is limited, of course. I had to cut the Legs & Back routine short last week and skip the Ab workout as she was beginning to melt down.

Of course, this week I've already missed a day (today - Shoulders & Arms), which I'll just do tomorrow instead. The nice part about having a day of rest is that I can try to strategically pick a day during the week where I know I probably won't have time to work out. Today, I decided to attend my mother's group lunch, and by the time I got home, L just wanted to eat and play. So ... today became my official day of rest for the week. Just gotta keep it up through the next few days (which, of course, are the harder workouts!)

My favorite workouts so far? Cardio X and Kenpo. All others huuuurt! ;)

P90X Lean

Ok - Just figured out what videos I'll need to do for the next 13 weeks (roughly, with a small break while we're in Denmark over Christmas). I figure that by "officially" starting on Sunday, I'll have completed the series by mid February!! Exciting! I still struggled a bit with whether to do the Classic or Lean, but it seems that the Lean version emphasizes more cardio (and weight loss) than the Classic, and since I have some serious LBs to lose, this is the route I'm taking.

Post Baby. Attempt #2.

Well... it's obviously been quite awhile since my last post. Over a year later, (and many more pounds), I'm ready to tackle this thing again. I'm on maternity leave, so there's not much excuse for lack of time. I may have to pause between workouts to feed / change diapers / soothe crying, but I'm determined to do it this time around.

As for the Danish, since we now live in Oakland, the Scandinavian School is a bit far for me to travel (plus baby) for some Danish lessons. Fortunately, we've agreed that Søren will speak to Lily in Danish, so perhaps I'll learn some Dansk via my baby.

I attempted the Yoga video yesterday, and only got about half way through. I'm SOOO out of shape. It's going to take me a long time to ease back into this, but even if I can't finish a video, I'm determined to do a little sumthin'-sumthin' every day. My back has been killing me for the past 6+ months (while pregnant, and post baby), and I need to get my abs / ass back into shape and relieve some stress off of my poor achin' back!

I'm going to do a few more videos this week (just to ease into things), and then next week - Game On!!