Today's workout

I am week 2 into a T 25 rotation. My core is really weak and I am prone to hernias so I am very careful about the planks.  Today's workout, Total Body Circuit, had a lot of planks and I felt discouraged because I couldn't do the moves.  Also, I really rely on the modifier and sometimes the camera didn't show what she was doing until half or towards the end of the move.  As I do the workout more, I'll know how to modify better but today's workout was tough and not because of the moves but because of my attitude.  I know I'll get better but in that moment I was incredibly frustrated.  So I researched plank and push up modifications and have some strategies for how to approach this workout as well as Ab Intervals, which I do in a few days.

I am also doing CIZE and am on week 5 of that.  Love Shaun T and dance.  Feel so grateful to be able to do these moves after all the health issues I had in the past.  Am going to do my CIZE workout a little later today. I usually make it my second workout of the day because it really doesn't feel like working out -- aside from the breathlessness and sweat.  It really does get the heart rate up but Shaun T is so engaging and encourages you to put your personality in the workout so it can really feel different from day-to-day depending on what you put into it.

Also, I've pledged to weigh myself weekly (vs daily/every few days).  Weight should be another metric I use in my journey to optimal health along with blood glucose, body measurement, energy level, quality of sleep, how clothes fit, how my body moves and what I am able to do with it.  Right now I am giving that number too much power.  It can color my whole day.  It is great when the scale moves down but sometime it goes up and that shouldn't discount all my effort or discourage me, which is what is currently happening.  I'm not going to hate myself thin so I've got to give that number proper perspective.