Quick Update

It's been going pretty well so far. I've kept on track with my stretching for the most part. I did skip the night session last night, though. Boo. My poor body was just too worn out. It's much harder fitting everything in with a baby. I didn't do weights last night either, but I did do abdominal exercises (and it was a sorry state of affairs that my abs are in, they need a LOT of work).

This morning while Ariella watched her reading video, I did a brief upper body weights workout - Assisted Chins, Assisted Dips, Chest Press, and Bicep Curl. It was a start, but I'll definitely need to do better with this - more sets/reps/etc. Then, I came back upstairs and did an excellent stretching session (yay). I also had an IsoPure protein shake for breakfast.

One thing I didn't factor in is that it's a lot harder to exercise and build muscle when you don't get a full night's rest every night. This has gotten so much better than it had been, but I'm still up every morning around 5am. I used to sleep until 7am when I was training previously - and even later on weekends. Rest is critical for muscle recovery as well as to be able to give your all in exercise sessions. Unfortunately, I don't see this improving all that much. Weekends are the same. It's not like the baby will magically sleep in because I don't have to go to work.

Even though I haven't done all that much physically so far, I find myself pretty tired. It's a good thing that I'm not trying to add in running as well. I figure I get enough cardio with my walk at lunch with my friend 4 times a week. Plus, breastfeeding burns off calories like crazy.