Day 4 - Yoga X

After my highly successful day yesterday, today was my first real struggle to actually do my workout. I knew I was going to encounter these days, where I just do NOT feel like doing it, but I didn't realise they'd happen so soon. I had to figure out a way to just get 'er done.

My routine normally goes something like this: Wake up, make protein loaded breakfast, get ready for work, go to work, come home from work, get into workout clothes, grab 2 bottles of water from fridge, and head downstairs to rock out whatever Tony has in store for me that day, eat protein loaded supper immediately after workout, and relax for the rest of the evening. But, today was a wake up call, when I had to fit in my workout between doing all my grocery shopping, making supper, and going to visit a friend tonight as well. I literally came home, dropped groceries on the floor (put cold things in fridge), grabbed a Clif Builder Bar as my "supper" and ran right out the door again. So when all was said and done, I didn't get home until about 8:30, I hadn't eaten a real supper, and I didn't sleep much the night before, so here's where the excuses started to flow out of me. "Anna, you haven't even eaten anything for supper, and you didn't sleep last night, maybe you should just take a rest day." or "Anna, you're not even flexible enough for yoga anyways, what a stupid program!"

But I put on my workout clothes, laid out my yoga mat, and pressed play. I have readers that are depending on me to blog tonight!

Going into the workout with the negative attitude and empty stomach did not help my situation. It's currently -43ºC with the windchill, so my basement is very cold as well. I pushed through it though. Some poses were bringing me to places...well..I've never been before. The balancing poses went a lot smoother than I had thought they were going to go. Of course I attempted the "Crane"...and lets just say we're going to have to work up to that one! I was getting frustrated with my inability to do a lot of the poses, but towards the end of the video, as I loosened up, I was rocking out, almost to the point where I even enjoyed the ab portion. And by the end of yoga...I was letting out the loudest and longest "Ohms" you've ever heard.

I can't say I'm looking forward to Yoga X next week, but I've definitely learned a lesson today. Life goes on, even if I'm trying as hard as possible to be committed to this 3 month relationship with Tony. I just have to learn to make time to "push play."

Menu of the Day:
Breakfast
-Two Eggs over Easy
-3 Pieces Turkey Bacon

Snack:
-Banana with Peanut Butter

Lunch:
-Spaghetti Squash with Homemade Vegetable Pasta Sauce
-Tossed Salad with Balsamic Vinaigrette
-Quaker Oatmeal Snack
-Cottage Cheese with Raw Veggies

Snack:
-Nectarine
-Half a Vanilla Dipped Doughnut (Yes, forgot to add this yesterday. One of the service techs bought one for me. I succumbed. Somehow I stopped halfway through, and gave the rest to Sam, who I'm sure, devoured it.)

Supper:
-Clif Builder Protein Bar (ugh, i know i know)

After Workout:
-½ Cup 2% Cottage Cheese with Salsa