Day 46: X Stretch

Okay, okay, it was supposed to be yoga today, but that didn't really work out.  My arms are SO sore from yesterday's onslaught of hard stuff that I knew I couldn't do yoga if I wanted to.  But, I didn't want to be a weenie and skip a day, so I did the X stretch.  It turned out to be a brilliant decision.  It was just what my body needed, and I toyed with the idea of doing it a second time when I got to the end.  That's how awesome it was.  I had to pay attention to my family, though, so I didn't. 

My body felt so refreshed when I was done.  You work hard for the stretches, but when it's done, you feel as though you've been through a really intense massage. 

I have to tell you, I had a really great conversation with my oldest daughter tonight after dinner.  We had a mixed green salad with grilled chicken and apples for dessert.  I let them have a little caramel with the apples.  A dinner like this inevitably led to conversations about healthy living.  I just read earlier in the day an article that had interviewed Michelle Obama on how to have these sorts of conversations with kids.  She talked about deliberately taking the focus off of looks and putting it on health.  We talked about why we eat such healthy food and how it's okay to have junk food once in a while.  We played a game where I'd name a food, and she would tell me if it's a sometimes food or an anytime food.  We both got stumped on Jell-O, though.

We then segued into exercise.  I didn't talk about how we exercise to look good.  Rather, we talked about how we exercise to feel good.  Wendy doesn't see me exercise usually because I'm done before she's awake, so I asked her if she thought I exercised.  She said that she knows I do it every single morning.  Perhaps I grunt too loudly at times.  Hm.  Anyway, she said that she'd like to do videos like I do, and that's amazing because just yesterday I started looking into kids' yoga videos.  She's pumped to get started. 

So, to make a long post longer, it was a very satisfying time with Wendy tonight.  It helped me get my focus back on track.  Last night I was frustrated that I don't look better than I do.  Talking to Wendy reminded me that I may not look exactly how I want, but I am a heck of a lot healthier, and that's the most important thing, right?  The size 10's will follow. 

Day 46:  Brought.  And taught!