What I'm Reading This Week #29
Howdy do all and welcome to your Friday. I hope your week treated you well and you're ready to recharge a bit. You know, when I started this gardening business, I had delusions of like, actually enjoying it maybe with my morning tea before the day got hectic. source Instead it's like the second the plants went into the ground, Mother Nature turned it to 11 and hasn't let up. The wall of humidity is ridiculous! I can't even go out to water or do something simple without looking like I was back on the chain gang for 8 hours. Or I get to see the 500th mistake I've made and end up ripping out my strawberry plants or moving other plants because they might be too close together. Watching my 4 puny tomatoes laugh at me as they choose not to ripen or grow while other people talk about mad harvests in which they can't pick them fast enough. I will say the bees have been making me happy out front. I was at the planter and one was working on a ...
I was noticing how your legs are changing too. You are entering that phase where I think things will really start to become more and more noticeable as you continue to lose weight.
ReplyDeleteAs for my memory, I remember the first time I realized I could do a real pushup 20 times. All the times I'd heard the phrase "drop and give me 20" always scared me because I was never able to do that. Now I can do a lot more than that without stopping if I want to. Or I will typically knock out about 50 of them with only short breaks every 10 or so.
My next goal, though, and one that still eludes me, is being able to do pull-ups!
I notice changes in my calves but man those thighs are hangin' on for all they're worth. *kicks pebble*
DeleteYeah I think 20 is about my limit on "big girl" push ups but anything more than that I need a few seconds break to recover a bit before pushing on. You'll get those pull ups fo' sho!
WOOT! *kicks leg into the air in celebration*
ReplyDeleteI never thought I'd be able to do Bird of Paradise pose (google it, it's crazy). The first time I saw it I just said, "I'll never do that" and almost forgot about it. But in the past few months, I've started trying it and while I can't do it perfectly by any stretch, I can get my leg up there with my arms around and make a very wilted version. It ain't pretty but it's FAR FAR more than I ever thought I'd do.
Yoga is good for that, surprising me. I'm closing in on being able to do a full plow (from a very solid shoulder stand) and I'm closing in on Crow, too.
Um yeah, I think I would fall over before being about to do the BoP pose! Good on ya for being able to do it...wilted or not! Keep it up!
DeleteWoohoo, that's great! I love *feeling* things differently. It's a huge boost = )
ReplyDeleteIt certainly is and sometimes those victories are the only bones we're thrown for a period of time.
DeleteIt's been a while, but I remember that feeling. One day my zumba class was cancelled so I went for a walk and suddenly I was running. Not far and not fast, but running for the first time since I was a kid. I'm not a runner and don't really strive to be a runner, but it just kind of happened and it was really cool.
ReplyDeleteThat's awesome! I know what you mean about not striving to be a runner but if you can run without being chased by a bear or something then all the better!
DeleteA couple weeks ago in my bootcamp I did my first sit ups ever. Usually I just modify and do crunches when they start doing sit ups, but all of the sudden I was up. It took me a couple of times to realize I was doing sit ups. I looked at the girl next to me and said, "Oh my gosh! I'm up!!" It's amazing what our bodies can do!
ReplyDeleteCongrats on the sit ups! That's another recent victory of mine too! Crap, I should've put that in there too! LOL But yeah, one day you just do it and then you're like "holy crap!" Keep up the awesome core work!
DeleteFor me, it's push ups!
ReplyDeleteAnd the other day, I lowered myself from a chin hang like 6 inches and was able to pull myself back up lol
That is TERRIFIC! Nothing like some upper body rockin' to feel like a bad @ss!
DeleteI love that feeling! More than scale results even! (And I'm 100% serious with that.) My victories are push-ups and planks. Chin-ups/pull-ups still defeat me, but I know that one day I'll be hoisting my chubby self up to the bar.
ReplyDeleteThat's awesome and you'll be getting those chin/pull ups in no time!
DeleteI have been blessed with chunky legs too. No matter what I weigh, I will always have chunky legs. Even if you're not seeing improvement, it's great that you can feel it!
ReplyDeleteThanks and I hope to keep on feeling it but it'd be nice to SEE it too, ya know. :)
DeleteThere was a time when my boobs felt lighter (given that I'm a J cup, this is a big deal) and walking up the stairs got much easier because my stomach didn't hang halfway down my legs anymore. Lately though my boobs feel heavier and my energy levels aren't nearly what they were so I feel more pooped than anything. I did my workout when I got home and was bouncing around the house....until I sat down. Now I'm as stiff as a board...*snort*. To say I'm feeling old is an understatement.... I'm looking forward to the day when I turn sideways and my butt doesn't look like a shelf that you could keep the American Classics set from Easton Press on it.
ReplyDeleteJust walking is so much easier now. I can walk up my steep long country driveway now and am not gasping for breath at the end. This is progress!!
ReplyDeleteI used to have to stop once or twice walking up a big hill near our house. Now, I can easily make it without stopping. My other note of progress was in my pilates class when I was able to do a regular plank instead of a modified one. Yahoo!
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