New Year... New Me!

Well March has come and gone, making way for April. I know it's a bit late but as they say, better late than being smacked in the face. wait... was that the way that went?

In any case I continue my push toward a new me. In the month of March I added weight training to my yoga workout. So as of right now I spend 20 minutes doing a regular yoga workout (read: I stretch a LOT), followed by a 40 minute high intensity,w eight loss yoga workout. In the month of March I added on weight training as my upper body is rediculously weak.

I started out with 3 sets of 10 reps with a 10 lbs barbell. I know it doesn't sound like much but as I said, rediculously weak. As my strength increased I began increasing my reps and adding new training. I added 10 over head lifts between each set of reps. I started with a 7.5 lbs weight for this and have moved up to using the 10 lbs barbell. I closed out the month doing 2 sets of 12 reps and 1 set of 15 reps. In between sets I do 10 over head lifts and after the last set I do 20. I finish out my workout with holding the 10 lbs dumbbell straight out and hold it for 20 breaths.

Now in the spirit of honesty I did slip a bit this month. I hurt my back which kept me from working out for 4 days. And when I got back to it, boy howdy did it kick my ass. I also was less than stellar with snacking. Some asshole brought home a tub of my favorite mint chocolate chip ice cream. What was I to do? So this month I haven't lost as much as I would like BUT.. I am back in the swing and recommited to myself.

I have been toying around with what I will add to my workout for April. I may add Tai Chi or another type of yoga workout. My problem is that I am afraid I might begin to overload myself as I do these workouts every day. So I will see what I will enjoy adding. I may end up with something as simple as a few more weight training exercises or wearing a wrist weights when I work out. We'll see. My main point is that I don't want it to cross over into the realm of burdon. I have really enjoyed this change in my life and I REALLY don't want to jeapordize that by adding so much that I become resistant to doing it. It's a fine line to walk. So what does April hold for the New Me? Tune in at the begining of May to find out!

I am proud of myself!