I’m still working out  a ton… mostly doing various yoga stuff. I picked up a DVD I really like by Shiva Rea recently. Parts of it I can do really well and then there is just a ton of epic fail segments and the I am so not doing that segments. Luckily the DVD is broken down by segment so I can customize my work out with what I can do versus trying to kill myself with a handstand workout that would probably result in death and destruction. I’ve gotten a lot stronger and have built up my upper body and arm muscles significantly. I can finally do chaturanga without epic fails. Now Side Plank is my new enemy. I need to learn the modified version because doing half-chaturanga (knees on the floor) helped me figure out how to do it in full.

I’m at a weird point in my weight loss and fitness. I want to lose another 10-15 pounds, but I am worried about my stretch marks getting worse and feel like I should focus on that and tightening my abdomen and building muscle mass and toning my body. I realized that when I lean forward, my belly hollows inward on the sides and I have this hideous pouch of loose skin. I like saggy kitteh tummy that flails back and forth when they run. I always called it “mummy tummy” because Apocalypse had it pretty significantly.  In any case, I really need to focus my workouts, which gets hard when  I am busier and whatnot. I really need to do Pilates every day in addition to my yoga workouts. I haven’t done much weight training lately and have been ignoring my poor elliptical machine again.

I discovered ala the Kundalini Yoga DVD that I picked up a few weeks ago that I absolutely love gong music/meditation. Its so weird, my body actually craves it like I would crave a cigarette.