New stuff!

I got a book and two new workouts in the mail yesterday. I'm excited to try the workouts AND to get started on the book. It's time to pay more attention to what food crosses my lips. Obviously I'm not doing my best here, because I keep going up and down on the scales. The plus side to this is that those few pounds that I fluctuate between are still slowly getting lower and lower as I continue down this path. Give me 30 - 40 minutes, and I'll be back to give a review of Jillian's Yoga Meltdown.

(this is the part where I did the 'holy cow this is hard' workout)

OMG! That was quite possibly the hardest workout I've ever done. It's no secret that Jillian Michaels workouts are difficult and require everything you have to get through them. I've always had to modify the moves until I get myself to a level of fitness (or get used to the moves) to actually do all the moves in each set as instructed. That was tough.

If you are new to yoga, this workout is not for you. The majority of the moves in this DVD are moderate to advanced levels. I sweat like I do when I mow in the hot summer sun. I have done yoga off and on for years...even with that in my bank of exercise knowledge, I found this difficult. I won't give up though. I know I can get to a place where I can do level one on this DVD, and then I will attempt level 2. I may have to add a yoga session at Kneaded Movements into my efforts to help me get to the level I need to get through level one of Jillian Michaels Yoga Meltdown with no modifications.

I have more yard work to do this afternoon, so it will probably be tomorrow before I can review my other new DVD.