Yeowch!!

Ok, so I stepped up the ante.  And I have regretted. every. moment!  After scraping by last week, I decided I would try to get some "real" exercise in.  A few weeks back, I found out that we have "on-demand" exercise routines on our cable box.  Lots of them!  I'm talking yoga, aerobics, dance, any type of routine you'd like to try!  It's actually really nice.  Really.

Anyway, for whatever reason, after working a million hours the past few months, my schedule has lightened up consideralby.  So, it was a perfect week to start back up in the excercise world.  Now, I've always been pretty athletic.  I've never had the perfect athlete's body, but I've kept myself in somewhat ok shape.  Until the kids came.  It was over after that.  I've gone downhill very fast!  And, let me tell you, that there hill is a steep one to climb back up!  Wow!  So, Monday, I was home a little after noon, and I had strong intentions to do a little workout that afternoon.  But, it just so happens I got home right at nap time.  At our house, this involves 3 books, and usually by the second one, I'm out.  I promise I did lunges in my dreams though.

Tuesday morning I only had one patient, which means I didn't have to get to work until 10:45, which equals sometime after 11 for me.    Yep, I'm good like that.  So, early that morning, after searching through all of the exercise programs and ruling out pole dancing, I chose something like 10lb Slimdown-Total Body.  Yes, I set my sights high.  Too high.  During the workout, I pretty much just felt like a joke.  I couldn't keep up.  I encouraged myself by saying at least I was DOING something.  And, even with the kids climbing all over me thinking that I was being a bridge to crawl under or over, I finished the long, grueling routine, and checked the clock.  What?!?  20 minutes?  Seriously.

Ok, so I took a needed shower, as Wyatt let me know that I was wet and sweaty all over. And left for work.  I was feeling pretty good until I hit the stairs.  I'm so glad no one was there because I nearly fell down an entire half flight.  Jello-legs!  Pretty much the rest of the day my legs kept trying to go out from under me!  And then, I woke up yesterday morning, paralyzed.  OMgoodness!  I have not been so sore in a really long time.  So, I wasn't paralyzed but could barely move my legs.  You should have seen me try to sit on the toilet to go pee!  I had to do one of those reach back and with as straight as possible legs lower yourself until your arms can't hold your weight anymore plop downs.  Pain. 

Needless to say, I did not do a second round of 10lb Slimdown on Wednesday.  But, you'll be proud of me to know that I did do a 10 minute Yoga wake up session.  The report today is a little better, still sore, but manageable.  The plan tonight is to try and do another episode, like upper body or something that doesn't involve too much legs.  But, you know, life is happening otherwise-Katelyn threw up several times last night and spiked a 102.4 axillary temperature, down to 101.5 this morning.  So, we'll see how she's doing.  She may ask me to just skip exercising this ONE time and snuggle with her all night.  We'll see. 

Hope you guys are having as much fun as I am!  Happy Thursday!