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April 5, 2006
process, progress 
So, I've managed to be good for the last 24 hours or so. I don't know how long I can hold out!
I'm joking, some. I went to pilates last night; I've eaten sensibly; I've been drinking water like a camel, and I rode the bicycle in today. It's not glamorous, but it's something.
Last night's pilates was all about hip flexors and glutes, for some reason, and now today I am all about feeling how achey and cranky my hip flexors and glutes are. I really like that achey feeling, though—I like this tangible reminder that I'm making my body stronger, and that I showed some self-discipline last night.
I'm reading (slowly) Steve Pavlina's Self-Discipline series, and it's quite clear that in some things, I have lots of discipline, and in others, I have none. I'd like to improve everything all at once, of course, like some sort of crazy magic wand that somehow cleans the house, and gets the weird grit and moss out of the grooves of the car's exterior, teaches me how to appropriately wear makeup and style my hair, and causes my bank account to swell.
But ya gotta start where you are. I've been reading Granny gets a Vibrator (worksafe, in spite of the name. Though it does have the word vibrator in very large letters right at the top)—she's got a great voice, and while there is a bit of noise, there's a lot of signal there. A recent post talks about how she went from being an 115 lb weakling to the formidable ass-kicker she is now, and it's clear that her transformation took some time. And it makes me really want to get back to the gym.
Posted at April 5, 2006
Comments
OK, if you interview for another job soon and they ask you the last book you read? DON'T mention that one!
:D
Posted by: Jon in Michigan at April 5, 2006 3:26 PM
Yeah, I love her site! And like you, I want to "fix" all the pieces of me at once, then I wind up burned out. I'm trying to change that, but it's tough.
Posted by: neca at April 6, 2006 11:25 AM
If you're interested, Granny Gets a Vibrator has been revived twice a week at As We Are - a magazine that celebrates women, not for how they look, but for what they have to say.
Posted by: Trudi at July 11, 2007 1:27 PM