Sweat Is Fat Crying

I love that saying. But lately, my fat hasn't been crying all that much. Guess I've been too nice to it. I go through bouts of incredible motivation where I feel like NOTHING can stop me. And then once that starts to wane, I camp out at Unmotivated Ranch for a while. Today, I am so unmotivated - and bloated. If you are a woman, you will probably understand why. I think this week will be tough.

Last night I went to bed in my workout clothes. I figured, if I did this, I would be less likely to turn off my alarm and go back to sleep since I was already dressed. It worked. I got out of bed at 5:50 and went downstairs to do my TAM. I got through the MS (muscular structure) part which is the first 30 mins but couldn't get through any of the cardio. I think that's what's so hard about working out in the AM. My body is still cold so it's hard to get through it all, even though I turn on the space heater to get my body used to working. So instead of doing the DC (dance cardio), I went upstairs and cooked breakfast for me and the hubs. The hubs actually got up with me to work out (he did his p90x). We had 2 slices of bacon each, eggs, and I had a couple slices of toast. I needed fuel and at the time hard-boiled eggs and oatmeal did not sound good. I am going to the gym after work to do some running on the treadmill so I figured it was an OK substitute for my missed DC this morning. The hubs and I are also doing the Body Flow class. I'm looking forward to it - I need a GOOD stretch. 

On a separate note, I was reading an article yesterday on how to slim your calves. I have very large, muscular calves. I love that they're muscular but hate how bulky they are. And they bulk up quickly. When I get compliments on them, they are always from men who wish they had calves like mine. Not so much a compliment. And I can never wear cute knee high boots. So apparently, I have been doing all the wrong workouts. The article said:

1) Do not walk on the balls of your feet. I walk this way because I often get pain in the heels of my feet. 

2) Run. And run slower for longer distances with little resistance. I hate long distance running - but I'm trying to learn to like it. When on the elliptical, I up the resistance to make me feel like I'm working.

3) Avoid incline workouts. Eff. I do the "3x fat burner" exercise on the treadmill at the gym which basically consists of incline walking for 30 mins. 

4) Avoid high-impact jumping movements. I love jump roping. And TAM DC is pretty much 30 straight minutes of jumping around like an idiot. I can also do a ton of jumping jacks. Crap.

Sigh. Guess I'll need to find some new ways to get fit. Or just accept the fact that I will always have "calves like tree trunks".