Yoga

I haven't done yoga in months. I bought a new yoga mat. It was woven by a group in India - fair trade, etc.. It is supposed to be guaranteed for 15 years. I don't know if I like it. It doesn't grip as well as the sticky mat does and it kinda hurts my hands in certain positions. In fact, my hands still had marks on them an hour later.

Maybe if I weighed less.....

Whenever I am away from yoga for any length of time, I miss it and also worry that I won't remember the poses or won't be able to do the poses. Turns out my body is pretty good.

And it turns out that my body missed yoga! I haven't felt this good after exercise in ages!

Our bodies seem to have this amazing memory.

Thank God.

And I felt completely serene and relaxed afterward. Meditative.

Or was that the glass of white wine I had afterward?

Running

It is a gorgeous day! I must run! I no longer have to run, I may run because I want to. And today I want to.

Well, I don't really want to. I am afraid to start running again because I haven't run much since the marathon. I am afraid I won't be able to run. How does one go from running 26.2 miles to not running at all? Chalk it up to running burnout. And, boy, did I have running burnout.

But I am armed with new running shoes. I left my marathon shoes with a girl in Uganda. She is tall and I thought she could use them.

What a difference new running shoes make.

I ran two miles and I ran it well. Could I have run longer? Probably, but let's not die on the first day.

I ran well: good posture, sassy outfit, new shoes, good breathing technique. I had it all.

Next time I will run 3 miles.

I do enjoy running.

Gotta Lose the Weight!

I ran the marathon and then didn't do a damn thing for months. Didn't stop eating. Didn't work out. Now I've gained all of the weight back that I lost. All 35 pounds. I know that yo-yoing isn't good, but I gained everything back. The good news is that I know how to lose it.

I hate that I have to lose it, but lose it I must.

I have borderline high cholesterol. I am only 41! I need to get in shape.

I have to think about why I want to lose weight and why I want to be fit:

• I feel so amazing when I eat well and exercise. I need to remember that feeling all the time.
• I feel like a horse's ass when I don't eat well and don't exercise. I need to remember that bloated, fat feeling.
• I can recover from illness much faster when I am in shape. I have to remember that the surgery I had could be necessary again. I want to recover quickly again.
• I am not getting younger and the better I take care of myself now, the longer I will live a high quality life....I hope. That's what they tell me.

There are probably other reasons, but I have listed the above for now. This blog will serve to document my journey again. AGAIN! Seriously, how many times am I going to document this journey? This better be it.

This blog coupled with tippykayak will document my weight loss/healthy lifestyle journey and will also document any recipes I try and other things I do to be healthy and fit. Stay tuned. I will also put flattering pictures up. So you will have to wait until I have some.....