Yoga was invented by skinny tall people for skinny tall people. And if that's off the mark, they at least didn't consider short fat people when designing the majority of these poses. I mean, really! Triple D boobs here and at least 3 full fat roll below them. Yet, somehow, I am suppose to roll up onto my shoulders from my back and be a straight line while not suffocating from the boobs on my face and the fat rolls right behind and pressing down onto my throat. Not to mention the laughable part of the "straight line." Then at some point, we moved from runners pose to some sideways twisted thing where the right hand fell behind the back and the left hand reach through the legs and up the butt and around the back to grab the other hand. Ummmm....... my arms are proportionate to my body and unfortunately, I'm not Gumbi-fied. how the hell am i suppose to REACH? And this whole balance pose thing??? Yeah, right! No way the designer of those consider people my shape. I'm top heavy, middle heavier, and so short I have no base and forget center of gravity-I'm ALL gravity. And what sadist came up with this crane pose? I mean, really? Forget that I would probably end up in the emergency room from a busted nose if I could even get into that pose, but how about the excruciating pain in my arms where my knee-caps dig in. Oh, and two skinny wrists cannot support all this fat and weight. Yeah, I said skinny wrists. It's probably the only part of me I can call skinny. Those and my pinky fingers. So, yeah, I think I believe this P90X will work, and I like the fact that in most of the dvds he shows you how to modify for your level, but I really think they missed the mark on this yoga thing. But whatever.... Tomorrow is day 5. That means only 85 more days to go. Ha! I think I'll shorten my goals. Let's be realistic. I'm aiming for a week. If I make it a week, then maybe I'll set my goal at 30 days. After all, I can take pictures again at 30 days. And most of the people who's pics I looked at showed some progress at the 30 day mark. So, yeah, maybe 30 days is my goal. I only have 25 more to go if I do it that way! :)
And not to change the subject, but to change the subject. I ventured out among the crazy shoppers today to do some shopping. Somehow, logically, I know that makes me one of those crazies, but I like living in my alternate reality, so just leave me be. Got some great deals! My bras usually run 30-40 bucks each. I had a gift card to JC Penneys, and they had a sale: buy two at regular price, get two free. And then if you spent over 25 you got 10 off. Well, what I didn't know until I got up to the register was that they were also on sale. So, I got 4 bras for $23!!!!! Talk about savings! Loving JCP the day after xmas! A belt, new black heels, and a yellow Liz Claiborne sweater topped it off. I could have shopped more because I still had $$ left on the card, but I just couldn't handle the crazies anymore. :)
Back to work tomorrow. Not a long day, but a day nonetheless. Then three days in a row of working on the CSP grant application and the appeals arguments and combing through the district's rebuttals. If I have to be at work at 10, and I leave here at 9 to do so, and get up at 8 to get ready, what time would I have to get up to do day 5 of my program since I know I wont have the energy when I get home? 7? 6:45? Yeah, I'll try it. 'Night all!
This is so AWESOME! You put into words exactly how I felt my first week. As I was reading this, I had tears rolling down my face because I still have issues with the "up the butt" pose and I find it quite hilarious how I must look, and you talking about it made me picture that image all over again! LOL....And crane? Yeah, I'm not sure that I will ever be able to do it!
ReplyDeleteIf it helps any at all....I just focused on getting through one week at a time.... First week in, 90 days was way beyond my realm of comprehension as to why people would willingly do this to themselves, but it does pay off in the end! Good job! The first week really is the hardest!!