Yesterday ended up being way harder than I expected it to be. I mean I wasn’t expecting to be a total rockstar, but I wasn’t expecting to be as out of breath or that I’d have to take a break yet again toward the end of class.
The more trouble I have, the more mad I get at myself for failing on things that I’m convinced I should be able to do this for 45 minutes , however all this is really telling me is I really need this. I know I keep saying that, but it’s true. They work a lot on form, and more or less are very insistent that if one of us has actual pain that we are to stop what we’re doing and call the instructor over.
Jackie (yesterdays instructor) really kept just telling me I was doing great yesterday, and reminded me that if I needed a break I should just take one. She insists she can see me doing better, and pushing myself harder. She reminds me that other people are going through the same thing, but no one really notices much because they’re busy paying attention to the instructor or working on getting the most out of their workout.
That’s the one thing I really like about this program. No one (as far as I can tell anyway) slacks. Everyone is really pushing it. People who’ve been there and lost over 100 lbs (there are more than one) are still busting out the sweat every day. They are all happy people.. or at least they’re happy to be there. That really gives me hope that I’ll get to that lvl too. You guys will totally hear a victory cry for me when I can do a full 45 min workout without literally feeling like I’m going to fall over or run out of breath to the point I have to stop what I’m doing to catch it.
I had one other thing that’s been surprising me. I was really worried that my knees, ankles and hips would protest this to the point it may not be possible. Instead, I’m finding they aren’t having any trouble. As long as I keep my form they’ve been champs. That is huge for me, because I have knees and ankles that really let me know when they feel abused. And this is hard work. This is moving all the joints, this is go go go for 45 minutes. So the fact that I can do the kicks & boxing moves without my joints screaming for me to quit is really good to me. My Dr thought (I asked prior to joining) it would actually be good for my joints as it would build up the muscles around them and possible cause some of the issues I currently have to go away…. though she’s also pretty convinced weight loss is key to that too. I don’t disagree with her on either count.
Today at 7:15 – 8:15 will be the nutrition class. Jer & I will totally be attending. I think we’ll learn something. I REALLY like that so far they haven’t pimped specific products. They tell us about Max Muscle sales, and stuff, but they don’t require us to put it in our meal plans, or tell us what we “have” do use for protein powders or bars or whatever. They give us some recipes and suggestions, but they don’t shove products down our throat. This is something I REALLY appreciate. I always get super annoyed when people try to tell me exactly what I need to eat. Parameters I can deal with, forcing products on me isn’t.
Anyway this is an interesting learning experience. I look forward to see what the rest of this 10 weeks will bring.
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