Okay, so I wouldn’t have believed it if someone told me that 4 days of working out at home, jumping rope, stretching, crunches, and push-ups could make a big difference. It’s INCREDIBLE! I can crunch twice as far up with the same reps (actually, 20 more tonight), jump rope for more than twice as long (including tripping on the rope about 1/10th of the of when I started – HELLO coordination!). I actually did JUMPING JACKS tonight! I haven’t done jumping jacks since gym in high school! That was after the 120 crunches (40 obliques), 20 push ups and 5 minutes of jumping rope. I’ve felt so much better in the past 4 days than I have for a long time. Tomorrow I’m hoping to go for a run (just around the block) which I haven’t done in at least a year and a half. I can already feel my lung capacity increasing.
I can’ t wait until Wednesday, when I’m going to go get my gym membership. Hello, eliptical trainer! Well, it’s time for some peanut butter and toast and some more good ol’ H2O. Another thing I’m rather proud of myself for – I’m consciously eating more (especially carbs and protein), now that I’m working out.
Peace!
