10 min. Solution Yoga on Friday and weight issues

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Had a great workout this evening with Lara Hudson and 10 Minute Solution Yoga. I programmed it so I'd do Yoga Basics, Yoga Buns and Thighs and Flexibility and Relaxation. I modified low plank by going down on my knees. That worked really well for me. Gotta concentrate on keeping my elbows in but was able to more with my knees down. Buns and Thighs was a serious burner. Wow. Crescent pose was really killing my thighs and I had to come out of it a few times but kept trying to breathe with it anyway. When I was done with that workout I could really see how the abs segment would fit next and probably feel really good but I had been so toasted by Buns and Thighs that I figured I was better off sticking with my plan to just do the 3 workouts I'd already chosen. The Flexibility and Relaxation segment had some wonderful twists and stretches and I felt great when I got done. I challenged myself but I also stayed focused on just acknowledging what was happening in my body and trying not to judge it. That was new but very good! Tomorrow I'm planning on cardio. Not sure if I'll do 's 4 Mile Walk Slim AGAIN or do something different. Thinking about the 3 Mile Express workout with the stretchy band for a bit of resistance work too. Got a busy day so I'll get up fairly early (but not 6 AM) to do it.

Weight issues: Bear with me, I'll be talking through some stuff with myself but I'm hoping my journey might help others who struggle too... Weighed in today and was up another .4 pounds. I'm still at a very acceptable weight but I've had 3 consecutive weigh-ins (over a little more than a month's time) going up and am actually about 1-2 pounds higher than I'd really like to be. I know that sounds like NOTHING to most people but at my height and build even a few pounds really matter so I need to at least stabilize if not drop a little bit. I'm approaching my "What the heck are you doing?" number and I want to stay where I am or even better, pull back from it. I also figured out why I am going up. I've gone back to mindless snacking the last few weeks and not writing down any of it. Old habits don't just die hard they become resurrected with stress, anxiety and lack of sleep! Mindless snacking for me means if I'm not aware of eating it then I didn't really eat it, right? Wrong. My one thing I'm changing this week is that I'm tracking every bite that goes into my mouth. I do WW's core plan so I'm actually only figuring points and tracking non core foods (processed foods, real cheese, anything with sugar or flour, etc.). When I eat core foods I just make sure I eat only to satisfaction or a little full, not busting at the seams and I do really well with that most of the time. Just keeping myself true to writing things down this whole day has made me much more aware of my choices and thus, I'm consciously making better choices (like not snacking when I'm just frustrated, bored or hungry and grabbing better things when I do) even though I'm not pushing myself to do that this week. I did give in and grab 3 stupid marshmallows when I was really being driven nuts by the kids bickering and not doing what they were told (after resisting the urge to grab something earlier during a similar incident) but I wrote it down at least so that was a huge improvement over the last few weeks and it was only 3 instead of who knows how many 'cause I sure wasn't counting as I shoved them in before. They didn't help me feel any better either I realized after I'd eaten them (had 2 and they didn't help, had the 3rd and it still didn't help so I realized that 4 wouldn't work either and stopped, that was good too). Earlier in the day I also thought I wanted something to eat but wasn't sure if it wasn't something else talking so at that time I set the timer for 15 minutes and did some much needed housework. When the timer went off I realized I really was hungry and that it had been a few hours since lunch so it was legitimate and made myself a healthy smoothie with frozen fruit and milk. That satisfied me (until the marshmallow incident) and then had a very healthy dinner later on. I'm not feeling too snacky beyond my usual 94% fat free kettle corn popcorn I have most nights (which I'll make in a minute) so I should do okay this evening too I hope. Day 1 back on program and I feel really good so far. Will see how tomorrow goes, plus I'll continue to exercise! Thanks for listening to me "journal" aloud!