Today I start the BeachBody 3 Week Yoga Retreat. This is like the 3rd time I’ve attempt to start this (at least…). For a variety of reasons I haven’t been able to get past the first 4 days. I’m am determined though, I’m going to get through the whole thing this time.
I’m actually really excited to get started on this. I even took some time last night to make a ‘tracker’ page for this first week. I’d share a photo of it, but it’s just a bunch of notes on the page of an old sketchbook. Next week I’ll make it cute and I’ll share a picture of it then lol.
First: the obligatory ‘Before’ pictures.
After the first 2 pictures I decided I looked to angry, so decided that I would strike a lazy sailor moon pose lol. ‘Cause why not? This is a happy thing, I’m starting down a road to get my healthy self back 😀
So for the Yoga Retreat they have a little pdf where you are supposed to take photos of you doing the various poses so you can have a log of day one and day 21. I thought this was a great idea, so I got my 5 year old and 7 year old to take pictures of me.
Because I had my kids taking my pictures they took like 10 pictures of each pose, this captured something I wasn’t expecting. I saw these moments where there was just a look on my face of pure relaxation and joy. I had forgotten how much I liked Yoga.
I’m grateful they captured that, because otherwise it would be easy to look at the photos and just see that I look like a blown up version of the me in my mind, or see the frustration that my body doesn’t move the way I want it to any more, or that my stomach gets in the way for many of these poses.
I’m not thrilled about being the weight I am right now, and I forget exactly how big I am because in my mind I’m about the size I was after I had my first kid. I really wasn’t that big then. But I’m determined to get my body back, and today I take the first official steps.
So here are the poses.
Forward Fold:
Even at my current size I’m ridiculously flexible. That is something that I’ve always kind of take for granted. I do hope to blast down my belly a bit so I can get my head closer to my knees, because right now it is just in the way.
PIank:
Gotta love my cheesy 5 year old in the background. That girl makes me laugh.
So plank, blarg. This one sucks for me. I want to get my body into a smoother line, but right now my butt sticks up a bit and I cannot hold this pose for very long because of my weak arms.
Downward Dog:
I have to focus so much when doing this pose, I hope at day 21 it ends up looking effortless instead of so strained. I’ll get there, it is all about practice.
Tree:
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— this photo is a lie.
This one is more accurate→
The balance poses for me are really difficult, and the ones I’m hoping to see the
most improvement on. Right now I have to tap down my foot a lot in order to stay up.
Crescent Pose:
This is the best copy of have of this pose. I don’t know if I’m doing it right. My son decided it was selfie time at this point so I just have the one blurry photo lol.
Warrior II:
Rawr! I am a strong warrior!! And I felt kinda silly on this one, pretty sure I’m doing it about 100% wrong. LOL oh well it’ll get better. 
Triangle:
I’m not really sure what happened with my photographer at this point… but this is the best version of this pose I have. It’s more or less the way it is supposed to look.
Kneeling Rockstar:
Maybe it is because this is the pose that feels most like a dance move to me, but this is the one that while I was doing it I just felt happy. I want to have that kind of joy in each pose eventually.
Ok now for some kidlet pictures, since they had fun with my camera.
<- Minecraft Boy’s selfie
And naturally both of the older kidlet’s wanted yoga pictures as well. 
That is pretty much it except for starting Stats.
| Weight | 231 lbs |
| Bust | 50.5” |
| Chest | 43.25” |
| Waist | 47” |
| Hips | 52” |
| Midway | 49” |
| R. Thigh | 28.75” |
| R. Knee | 19.25” |
| R. Calf | 17” |
| R. Upper Arm | 14” |
| R. forearm | 11” |
| L. Thigh | 28” |
| L. Knee | 19.25” |
| L. Calf | 16.75” |
| L. Upper Arm | 14.25” |
| L. Forearm | 10.5” |
| Neck | 11” |
| WHR | .90 |
| BMI | 37.3 |
If you are wondering what some of the measurements mean, go to www.superskinnyme.com/bodymeasurements.html it’ll show you how I got a lot of my measurements.
ALSO fun fact: my L. Thigh is 2 inches bigger than my waist was back when I was in shape and did dance. I have to laugh at this so I don’t cry lol.
And lastly: my fitness goals.
- Drink only water
- 2500 GOOD cal/day
- Only homemade food (no short cut foods)
- Track food types/calories
- Walk a total of 10 miles this week
- Yoga Daily
- Bonus: Circuit training at least every other day
I’m going to be doing daily blog posts for awhile, but I don’t think I’m going to follow up on all of this every day, just every Monday.
Decidedly Nikkie 