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17 inches!

Thursday, November 4th, 2010

Today while I was working out with Jeff the trainer, the other girls and I were talking about calf sizes and I mentioned that mine were 17 inches.  Jeff, as caring and sensitive as ever pointed out that 17 inches is the size of a big man’s neck.  So with my confidence soaring I continued to do the leg press on a trying level for me, but killer for the other ladies, all the while cursing my 17 inch calves. 

You see I’ve been working my ass off, quite literally to fit smaller jeans.  And sure enough, I’ve been successful, I’ve lost oodles of inches from my waist, hips, chest and arms, but not my calves.  So at this point I think I’m going to own my calves, because despite their enormity, they’re solid.  I’ll wear them with pride.  And it helps to know that there are rain boots out there that I can fit into.  (yay for Target!)

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Oh My Aching…..

Saturday, June 7th, 2008

Everything!
Today I went to my trainer’s bootcamp workout and I might go and die about now. I haven’t trained with her since the early days of my pregnancy because the relaxin kicked my ass. My joints were so loose I would roll my ankle walking and my knees would just periodically give out, so I figured it best to not jump around and stuff which I do when I work out. And then today. Oh golly lolly, I should have just sucked it up and took the chance of blowing out ligaments and such, then I wouldn’t be suffering like I am now! (okay it’s not that bad, but poetic licence and all)
The reason for the self torture? I’ve made no bones about wanting another baby, as soon as possible, please. But I need to finish losing the pregnancy weight and then some before the next baby. To this end I have started working out again and I even bit the bullet and joined Weight Watchers, whch has been going suprisingly well. A nice bonus of today’s workout was for me to realize that while my fitness has suffered, not too much else has. I can’t jump as high, but I can still skip, although not as long, but at least I don’t trip all over the place like I expected. It was really nice to work out again, I do love the physicality of it and my trainer rocks and creates a routine that really challanges me and is quick to show results so I keep loving it. Another nice gift from the post partum gods was that my abs have seemed to heal well and I did at least 100 crunches today with no pain! I was a little worried that I would feel pain in my incision or where my abs seperated, but there was nothing. YAY! I totally attribute it to wearing Trixie in a wrap (like a Moby) so much. It’s helped to strengthen my abs and my whole core, plus Trixie loves it and I love it, but the merits of babywearing is a whole another post.

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I (heart) a Bosu.

Wednesday, December 20th, 2006

What’s a Bosu you ask. It’s a lovely work out-ey thing-a-ma-jig. (Being in California has made me so hip) So today when I was working I was using it. It’s great fun, and so versatile. But the reason I’m talking about it is that I was doing one legged squats on it, with the balley side down, so I was standing on the flat side. I don’t know if that makes it harder than on the other side, mostly I guess it works different parts. When the ball side is down then you really have to stabilize with your core and big leg muscles. When the ball side is up, you have to stabilize with your feet and ankles. Personally I like the ball side down.
Well that’s all I have to say, I just wanted to share that with the world.
Oh and also, I’m still alive, I haven’t frozen to death. ‘Cause did you know? A record was set yesterday, it was the coldest ever! It reached zero celcius.
We’re all going to freeze to death down here. Send help.

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