Day Four: Getting stronger.

Well, I'll admit, the gumption to get up and do this in the morning is still really lacking. I am so relying on this blog to get me past it and push play. What is it they say about how long it takes to create a habit? It seems like it's something like 30 days of repetition-possibly longer. Ha. By that standard, it will be habit right when I finish this program. Oh well. The upside is, I plan to move onto another one when this one is done anyway, so I guess that's okay.

As far as current progress goes, I am getting stronger. My muscles are much less sore today and I can go a bit deeper into a lot of the moves. I feel like my form is probably improving too. I always have a problem with the moves where they say "don't let the knee go over the toe". I have this problem in yoga too. For some reason, I don't seem to have a good internal indicator of when to stop-or how far to go-and I know it looks like it's going over the toe from my perspective before it actually is. A few years back I lived in a house that had a mirror wall in the room I did yoga in. (It also had a nice big kitchen and, not only a washing machine, but a tumble dryer! Two things I miss so much living in this particular flat in Glasgow!) Anyway, exercising in front of the mirror was the only time I felt like I was getting those lunge-type moves just right. But most of the moves feel like they're getting better and deeper anyway. I wonder if I'll feel like I've 'mastered' level one by the time the first 10 days are up and it's time to move onto level two.

I started moving my breakfast until after the morning workout though, and I do think I like that part better. Before I was eating first, letting it settle a bit, and then going into it. Not only does this feel a bit more natural-possibly a hold over from the yoga days-but I'm hoping it will help with the motivation as well. No bowl of fruit until after your morning date with Jillian, Self!

Any motivation tips would be much appreciated. I so don't want to slip up this time!