Breathe, Breathe, Stretch

Today Kaia was a really fun mix of all kinds of different exercises. We bounced back and forth between many things and ended in a nice circle passing the handbags around. It was great to see how everyone decorated their bags. There was a lot of beautiful unique color and style. It's a reflection of the many individuals in this conglomeration; each one with their own unique style; each one with something special to share.

I had to take a moment to be mindful of uncomfortable emotions this morning. I always feel pretty embarrassed when I'm commended in class. I'm not sure why it feels so uncomfortable for me. There is a part of me that does feel encouraged and there is a part that feels shame. (Wow, that is an unexpected emotion to notice. I didn't notice it until I sat down to think about it right now.) In class I was only able to notice that it felt "uncomfortable." I hate how so many positive emotions often get paired with shame for me. I guess this is a really good time for me to be mindful and validating of the totality of my emotions and let go of judgments that I somehow don't deserve to be commended. It's also good to notice that this is a community built on a supportive foundation, and that there will be a lot of these sorts of commendations floating around. And it would also be good to note that I really do think that is kinda nice!

Today is my fist Double-D (double day). I'm going to do 30 minutes of practice with my hoop this evening. I am going to work on a few of the movements that have been giving me trouble and I'm going to do some work to condition my muscles in my back for chest hooping. Chest isolations, baby. My second Double-D will be on Thursday. Thursdays will very much be my tough days physically. I have to be sure to eat all my calories at the right times and drink all my water because I'm planning on doing Turbo Kick at 5:30 pm this week. I will also be picking up a Turbo on Saturday this week as well. So I will have to very careful to watch my form with things that could trip up my knee and I have to be aware of knee swelling after the workouts.

I'm not sure how closely we are supposed to follow the meal planning suggestions for Kaia. I'm not sure exactly sure what the detox for week 1 is targeting. I haven't stopped eating meat for this week because that seemed like it would have taken more time than I had to plan my meals for the week. So I'm pretty much eating the same mix of foods, just tracking them more stringently and cracking down on the random snacking I've been doing for the holidays. I'm not thrilled about the Kaia detox drinks. Since I don't know what we are really targeting with the detox, I'll just drink a bit more of my EveryDay Detox tea and be religious about taking a daily dose of Olive Leaf Complex. I have never tracked fiber before and was pleased to see that my pretty standard meal plan for a Monday has 45 grams of fiber. With a goal of 30-35 that's wootness!

I can't wait to go shopping later with Carry. I can always use new ideas for foods I can add to my meal plans. Variety is the spice of life!