It's been forever since I have written on here. I have been married for almost a year now! The wedding went well, by the way...now we are prepping to go on a late honeymoon to the UK in June and...hopefully, baby time! I am sort of baby crazy right now, and worried because I was an idiot and looked at all this stuff on the internet about being over 35 and fertility. We shall see, I suppose.
The other news is that I started Pilates classes again. It's been a looooong time since I did it--it was prior to my mother passing away at a place called Precision Pilates. I didn't really like that studio much and just sort of stopped when my mom died and summer rolled around. It was far away, and honestly, I didn't have the drive to do anything like that at the time.
Well, flash forward to 2012--broken foot, stupid walking boot, and about 40 pounds later....flash forward to NOW, and I am down about 20 of those pounds due to healthful eating and portion control. I also kicked my Coca Cola habit, unbelievably..which took some work...I was pretty miserable going through some kind of aspartame withdrawal...and then caffeine withdrawal....and then sugar withdrawal. I actually felt pretty miserable for a month or two: migraines, lethargy, mood swings, the whole nine yards. I can't say I really feel that much different physically, but my skin is the softest and clearest it has literally ever been. I also have noticed a slight reduction in the amount of migraines that I have...and I am way more sensitive to caffeine and sugar now, when I do indulge. Generally, I get a migraine the next day if I have too much sugar now! So, I avoid it, though Easter chocolate made that hard!
At any rate, Pilates. Well, with the 6/5 schedule, I have the money so I researched Pilates studios in the area and signed up for a really great deal at a place near our condo. LOVE. It is the best! It is a clean, unpretentious, slightly earthy place with excellent instruction (thus far!) I have gone to about 7 sessions so far and I am sort of obsessed.
I generally come out of class feeling taller, more graceful, inspired, and with clear vision of what I want to achieve. It sounds corny, but it's true. I especially love my Saturday morning classes...and those who know me will testify that anything that makes me get up at 7 am on a Saturday HAS to be pretty miraculous. I find mornings quite upsetting...once, when working at the coffee shop back in the day, I lost the whipped cream container when working the 6 am shift. I asked my coworker where it was and he must have thought I had lost my mind because it was right in front of me...
I am eager to be able to do things that I couldn't do before...I can't wait to feel strong. I have already lost about an inch or two on my hips and about an inch and a half on my waist, too! Amazing.
