MIA

I feel like I've been Missing in Action from the blog since Thursday morning. But not to worry the action hasn't stopped in my world. I've had a full plate the last few days. I didn't do 30 Day Shred on Thursday like planned. I was too pooped by the end of the day. So this week I missed both Tues. & Thurs, meaning that both Sat. and Sun. were make-up days for me. (Friday I did the Y). Saturday evening after the kids went to bed we put in 30 Day Shred. I say we because Hot Honey decided to join me! Thanks Hot Honey!

Let's just say we survived it. I'm glad this is not a video blog! I'm really glad it is not a video blog. Everyone would have been on the floor watching the two of us try Jillian's workout! Turns out I need a much better sports bra, if I'm going to be imaginary jump roping in my living room. Luckily it was imaginary, so I could use my hands for extra support. Of course Hot Honey volunteered his hands! I passed on that idea. Thanks Honey.

It also turns out that I need to do more kegel exercises so I don't wet myself. And I didn't! But it was too close for comfort. After all, if I have to think about not doing something, it is a bit distracting. Jumping jacks, jump rope and fanny kicks took some effort on my bladder after 4 babies. Or maybe I'm just getting old!

The part that I enjoyed most, and I use enjoy loosely here, were the squats. At least I know how to squat. Sure my thighs burn, but it is a straight forward no brainer for me. Poor, Poor, Hot Honey. Squats are not so natural for him. The more instruction he got, the more awkward he looked. I would say, don't let your knees go over your toes. Pretend you are sitting on a toilet when you go down. Chest out. Shoulders back. Pretend a string is running along your spine and pulling you up through your head. Good. There you go. --Two squats later, starting all over. He gave great effort. And lets face it, I felt much better about myself watching him struggle. Maybe that was his plan. I don't really think so, but we'll go with it;)

I also struggled in some other areas (push ups) and Hot Honey is the most inflexible person I know (next to my dad). But we somehow made it through balancing each others strengths and weaknesses. I'm glad we had each other. We laughed, we wanted to cry, at least I wanted to cry. It was great. We can put that experience in the super cheep date column.

For the most part I hated the DVD. Part of it is I don't care for Jillian. I don't like her personality. Hot Honey does. We continue to be opposite. It is a wonder we are together. The other part is that it was stink'n hard. However, I do agree with Jillian that it is good to stress the body to get results. This DVD pushed me. Usually I do Walk Away the Pounds, which I love. However, when I do WATP at night it charges me up and I'm awake longer than I want. 30 Day Shred makes me want to pass out. Too pooped to even shower. Fell asleep on couch.
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Here is the surprise. I did it again Sunday afternoon! Still hate it, but I think I'm going to turn it into the 7 Day Shred then send it back to Netflix. 5 more days! I will be counting them down. Feel free to join me for the next 5 days.