Getting Back On…

May 19th, 2011

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Tonight I am taking my first yoga class and while I’m nervous and a little scared, I am mostly excited. I think it may be the beginning of a journey for me.

I’ve wanted to practice yoga “officially” for a long time now. I’ve followed along to videos at home but have never taken it as serious as I’d like, and never stuck to a routine. For Mother’s Day, Ant gave me a two week unlimited pass to a yoga studio, which allows me to take as many classes as I want over the course of two weeks. I intend to try out a few and find the style that feels right for me.

I feel like this has been a long time coming. And I know it’s time to get serious about my health again. Lately I’ve been falling down on the job.

I stuck to a very disciplined eating plan through the last half of my pregnancy. It was in order to maintain normal blood sugar levels, which it did successfully, but I got so much more out of it. I am thankful every day for that gestational diabetes diagnosis. It taught me the power of healthy eating. I’ve said it many times over, but I can’t stress it enough. I felt amazing. And at the tail end of pregnancy, no less.

Once I had delivered, it was all I could think about to eat those sugary snacks I’d been denied. I was like a caged animal, set free to devour – anything with sugar in it. It was as if I was making up for all the treats I couldn’t have over those past four months.

I make it sound drastic, but I also held pretty close to my diet plan as well. I still meet my protein and fruit requirements, but I’ll skip the dairy here and there, and have fallen back into eating very little veggies throughout the day. A cookie here, sugary cereal there, and a little chocolate at the wrong times, for me there is a noticeable difference I feel within my body and my mind too. I am having it all in moderation, but maybe too frequently.

So the question: Why do I do this to myself?

I know how great I am capable of feeling, if I just feed my body right. I gain more energy, a happier disposition, brighter skin. With two kids, goodness knows I could use more energy, patience, and mental strength.

I think yoga will be a good fit, at least I hope so anyway. My struggle is not with losing weight. In fact I would feel more comfortable in my skin if I gained about ten pounds. I need to build muscle, stability, and tone. I need to be stronger. Yoga should be of help there, and hopefully in a gentle and slow way, combined with healthy eating, I can begin to serve my body as it serves me.

So here goes…I’ll keep you posted.

What about you? Do you practice yoga or engage in other fitness routines? When/how do you feel your best?

XoXo, Katy

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